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SAME-SEX marriage is possible under the Philippine constitution and should be treated as a matter of “equal protection” under law rather than a religious issue, a Protestant pastor who conducts same-sex weddings said.

Rev. Ceejay Agbayani, founding pastor of the LGBTS Christian Church Inc., an independent Protestant church, argued that procreation should not be the basis of marriage. “Mutual love, respect, and support [is] the essence of marriage. Walang procreation doon,” Agbayani told the Varsitarian in an interview.

June 10, 2015, 12:18 p.m. - LESS than a year before the 2016 national elections, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) warned voters against “spin doctors,” political dynasties, and “inexperienced” candidates.

CBCP President and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas reminded voters that the right to suffrage was not merely a political right, but a moral obligation. He urged them to vote for the “right reasons.”