)[5] Ladlad first tried to register with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in 2006,[4] with the hopes of appearing on the 2007 ballot, but was denied for supposedly not having enough members.

[7][8] COMELEC further denied Ladlad's petition to be allowed to run in the 2010 elections, this time on the grounds of "immorality".

[9] However, on January 12, 2010, the Supreme Court granted a temporary restraining order, thereby allowing Ladlad to participate in the 2010 elections.

[10] On April 8, 2010, the Supreme Court overturned the ban in the case of Ang Ladlad v. COMELEC (G.R.

Recent trends, however, have lessened the percentage of Filipinos who closely follow traditional Catholic teachings,[14] and LGBT causes have gotten more visibility in the country as can be seen by the huge influx of attendees of pride parades, such as the Metro Manila Pride March, which more than 70,000 attended in 2019.