CHED ready to issue policy on use of lived names by LGBTQIA+ students
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The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is ready to issue a policy recognizing the lived names or identities of students in the country's Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) who are transgender, queer, non-binary, or belong to other LGBTQIA+ sectors.
According to a report by Isa Avendaño-Umali on Super Radyo dzBB, the commission's stance on the matter was relayed by House Appropriations Vice Chair Monique Lagdameo of Makati City's First District, sponsor of the proposed CHED budget for 2027.
During budget deliberations Friday, Akbayan party-list Representative Perci Cendaña raised the topic on lived names, or identities used by an individual which may differ from how it is provided in one's birth certificate.
Cendaña cited the decision of state-run Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) to allow students to be called by their lived names during its graduation ceremonies.
Lagdameo said CHED does not see any problem with this and remains open to engage in further discussions with stakeholders.
The report said one possible wrinkle, however, is with regard to the student's official records, since names are matched with entries from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Last June, Akbayan party-list filed House Bill 9929, or the Lived Identities Recognition Bill. It is otherwise known as the "Sharmaine Bill," in recognition of the viral orange fruit which sought to have its name changed to "Sharmaine."
The measure seeks to allow LGBTQIA+ members to use their lived names and simplify the process for this.
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Its provisions provide the administrative mechanism for name change for those aged 18 years or older.
If enacted, the PSA will be tasked to enforce the change. Applicants will be allowed to secure a Certificate of Name Change or Gender Recognition, and an updated PSA birth certificate without any annotation about the name change. — VDV, GMA News
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