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Manila Rep. Manny Lopez (Photo courtesy of congress.gov.ph) MANILA - A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday said the new law raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 could help drastically reduce abuses against minors and provide stronger protection for them. Manila Rep. Manny Lopez, one of the principal authors of Republic Act 11648, said the legislation would provide stronger protection against rape and sexual exploitation and abuse, especially in poorer communities, citing his district of Tondo, which ranks "among the top in terms of recorded crimes of these nature" due to its very dense population, as well as poor and unsafe living conditions for most of its residents. "Especially in our poorer communities like Tondo Manila, it is imperative that the government extend the scope of protection for our poor children where they are more susceptible to all forms of sexual abuse. I hope the passage of this new law is a good first step," ....
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed into law a bill raising the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16. Republic Act (RA) No. 116481, signed by Duterte on March 4, amends RA 3815 or the Revised Penal Code and RA 7610 or the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act. The law increased the age for determining statutory rape to 16 years old to provide more protection for young people against sexual exploitation and abuse. Under the new law, rape is committed by a person who shall have carnal knowledge of another person "when the offended party is under 16 years of age or is demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above be present." "Provided, that there shall be no criminal liability on the part of a person having carnal knowledge of another person under 16 years of age when the age difference between the parties is not more than three years, and the sexual act i ....
MANILA - The United Nations (UN) Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday lauded the Philippine government for passing a law increasing the age of sexual consent from 12 years old to 16 years old making sexual activity with those below 16 to be considered statutory rape. In a statement, UNICEF Philippines Representative Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov congratulated the Philippine government for the "legislative milestone" after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 116481 or the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act on Friday. "The passage of this legislation is an essential step towards fulfilling children's rights to protection from sexual violence, abuse and exploitation, regardless of their sex, orientation, and gender identity and expression," Dendevnorov said. The UN, she said, has previously voiced concerns over the "alarmingly low" age of sexual consent in the country. "The age of consent was th ....
Agusan del Norte Rep. Lawrence Fortun (File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Monday lauded the signing into law of a measure that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, describing it as "a major step forward" toward justice and equality. Agusan del Norte Rep. Lawrence Fortun said the new law not only increases the age for determining statutory rape to below 16 years of age, but it also makes statutory rape gender neutral. Fortun said this means that the law protects not only female, minors but also members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community. "As one of its House authors, I am elated that our collective efforts at pushing for stronger protection against rape and other forms of sexual abuse are advancing. The signing into law of Republic Act 11648 is a major step forward," he said. He, however, noted that a number of notable provisions in the House version were not included in the final version, including ....