 Entertainers Aiza Seguerra and Arnell Ignacio are the first LGBT-community members appointed as government officials; they were appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte chair of the National Youth Commission and vice-chair of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, respectively.In December 2019, Duterte appointed trans activist Dindi Tan as director of the Department of Agrarian Reform.The Communist Party of the Philippines, a Maxist-Leninist-Maoist political organization, states that it has recognized same-sex relationships within its membership since 1998.