Date of News Report: 11:34am (Mla time) 03/22/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine police issued a warning to gay officers not sway their hips or display other suggestive behavior while on duty -- or they could risk losing their jobs.
"If they sway their hips while marching, or if they engage in lustful conduct, I think that will be a ground for separation," Chief Superintendent Samuel Pagdilao, Philippine National Police or PNP spokesman, said Thursday.
Pagdilao said the police department did not discriminate against homosexuals, but would not hesitate to fire those who misbehave.
"As an institution, the PNP does not look at or interfere with one's sexual preference," Pagdilao told Manila radio dzXL. "But it does look at its members' conduct. If they behave within the norm, I don't think we'll have a problem."
The Philippines has a reputation for tolerance toward homosexuality.
However, a party representing lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people was recently refused registration for May congressional elections on the grounds that it does not have nationwide chapters. Its members are appealing.
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