Members and allies of the LGBTQ community participate in the 2023 Manila Pride March themed “Samo’t saring Lakas, Sama-sama sa Landas” in Circuit Makati on June 24, 2023. The march aims to provide safe, informed, intersectional, educational, and empowering spaces for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

San Juan City passes Right to Care Card ordinance

Ched Rick Gatchalian

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174964016474520230702-pride-month.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Members and allies of the LGBTQ community participate in the 2023 Manila Pride March themed “Samo’t saring Lakas, Sama-sama sa Landas” in Circuit Makati on June 24, 2023. The march aims to provide safe, informed, intersectional, educational, and empowering spaces for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members and allies of the LGBTQ community participate in the 2023 Manila Pride March themed “Samo’t saring Lakas, Sama-sama sa Landas” in Circuit Makati on June 24, 2023. The march aims to provide safe, informed, intersectional, educational, and empowering spaces for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.<em> Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — LGBTQIA+ couples can now make medical decisions for their partners if deemed necessary in San Juan City, Metro Manila.</p><p>The move comes in time for Pride Month, as San Juan City passed the Right to Care Card ordinance on Tuesday, June 10, reaffirming queer couples&#x27; right to make medical decisions on behalf of their partners.</p><p>In the Philippines – where the fight for the same sex marriage or Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) bill remains an uphill battle – many queer couples suffer difficulties in conjugal rights, especially in healthcare.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/16/qc-govts-right-to-care-card-for-queer-couple-wins-good-design-award-2111">QC gov&#x27;t&#x27;s &#x27;right to care&#x27; card for queer couples wins Good Design Award</a></div><p>&quot;In recognition of the efforts to ensure equalities and equity among all gender, the City Government of San Juan hereby declares all Health-Care Providers within the territorial jurisdiction of locality shall recognize and respect the use of Health Care Proxy[...] granting LGBTQIA+ couples and other eligible individuals the right to make medical decisions for their partners if needed,&quot; the ordinance stated.</p><p>San Juan City now becomes the second local government unit to recognize and institutionalize the Right to Care card.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1932724945588490345&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-06-11T11%3A58%3A16.981607%3Ac8fa4a3d-d895-4ae2-982f-e265925e2e69%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=1ec08e61a57700e80290e891966b5919be7d238e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:absolute;visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1932724945588490345"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1749648140477855966="true"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Pride Month! Thank you for caring. <a href="https://t.co/H5lHh2vjgX">pic.twitter.com/H5lHh2vjgX</a></p>— The Right to Care Card (@RightToCareCard) <a href="https://twitter.com/RightToCareCard/status/1932724945588490345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/21/hontiveros-to-refile-divorce-bill-push-sogiesc-and-teenage-pregnancy-bills-in-20th-congress-1645">Hontiveros to refile divorce bill, push SOGIESC and teenage pregnancy bills in 20th Congress</a></div><p>The Right to Care Card enables its cardholder to have crucial decision and consent to any type of medical treatment for their partners, through a special power of attorney. <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/06/24/23/qc-launches-right-to-care-card-for-lgbtq-couples">It started in Quezon City in 2023</a>.</p><p>LGBTQIA+ advocate and Akbayan Rep. Perci Perci Cendaña lauded the recognition of the said card in San Juan City. He was a resource person in the public hearing of the local ordinance.</p><p>&quot;Maraming salamat, San Juan! Deserve ng bawat partner, anumang SOGIE, na kilalaning “mahal sa buhay” sa mata ng batas. Sa ilalim ng Right to Care Card Ordinance, binibigyang karapatan ang mga partner na magdesisyon para sa kalusugan ng taong mahal nila,&quot; he wrote <a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.facebook.com/AkbayanTeamPerci/posts/%F0%9D%97%A3%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%97%BC-%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%AE-%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B4-%F0%9D%97%A5%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B4%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%98%81-%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%BC-%F0%9D%97%96%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%96%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%B1-%F0%9D%97%A2%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B0%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%97%AE-%F0%9D%97%A6%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BB-%F0%9D%97%9D%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BB-noong-february-28-naging-/736782175526516/">in a Facebook post</a>.</p>

<p>San Juan City on Tuesday has passed the Right to Care Card ordinance, enabling LGBTQIA+ couples in its community to have the legal right to make medical decisions for their partners if necessary.</p>

San Juan City on Tuesday has passed the Right to Care Card ordinance, enabling LGBTQIA+ couples in its community to have the legal right to make medical decisions for their partners if necessary.

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