Higher statutory rape age passes 2nd Senate hearing
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has supported the Senate’s decision to adjust the age for filing statutory rape in the Philippines, something that many sectors have long demanded. The …
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POPCOM backs raising statutory rape age to 16 years old
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) expressed its support to Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri’s bill raising the statutory rape age to 16 years old in the Philippines Thursday. Currently, …