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Violence against women in the Philippines includes different forms of gender-based violence.The term "violence against women" is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse, intimidation, physical harassment, homicide, sexual assault, and rape."
The law prohibits rape of a female by a male and physical spousal abuse, but the law excludes marital rape if the female is above 13. [36] Section 375 (Of Rape) of the Penal Code includes the exception: "Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under thirteen years of age, is not rape."
Jennifer Laude was born on November 4, 1987. At the time of her death at the age of 26, she was engaged to a German national. While having a drink with her friend Barbie Gelviro at the Ambyanz Disco in Olongapo, on October 11, 2014, she met an American military foreigner and agreed to go with him to a "short time" hotel called the Celzone Lodge.
Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a U.S.-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday, urging the country's bishops to take action ...
The María Clara doctrine, also known as the Woman's Honor doctrine, is a legal doctrine applied by Philippine courts regarding cases that concern abuse against women.The doctrine is a presumption "that women, especially Filipinas, would not admit that they have been abused unless that abuse had actually happened."
Illegal drug trade is a major concern in the Philippines. Meth ("shabu") and marijuana, are the most common drugs accounting most drug-related arrests. Most of the illegal drug trade involved members of large Chinese triad groups operating in the Philippines, owing to its location on drug smuggling routes. [4]
Spousal rape can be punished by up to 15 years imprisonment. [257] [258] Angola [252] Yes Rape, including spousal rape, is illegal and punishable by up to eight years’ imprisonment. [259] Antigua and Barbuda [252] [260] No The Sexual Offences Act, 1995, includes in the definition of rape: "with a female person who is not his wife". [261 ...
Rape in the Philippines is considered a criminal offense. In Philippine jurisprudence , it is a heinous crime punishable by reclusión perpetua when committed against women. Rape of males is also legally recognized as rape by sexual assault, which is penalized by imprisonment of six to twelve years.