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One of the more consequential amendments came in 1997, with the passage of Republic Act No. 8353, the Anti-Rape Law of 1997. [4] Prior to the 1997 amendments, rape had been classified as a crime against chastity and was defined as "having carnal knowledge of a woman" under enumerated circumstances that indicated lack of consent. [3]
However rape against males are only considered by law as rape by sexual assault, which carries a lesser penalty of 6 to 12 years as opposed to the same act against females which are penalized by life imprisonment. [5] The María Clara doctrine is a relevant legal doctrine that observed by Philippine courts on abuse on women, including rape. It ...
The Anti-Rape Law of 1997 (Republic Act No. 8353) [25] The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (Republic Act No. 9208) [26] The Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1998 (Republic Act No. 8505) [27] The Women in Development and Nation Building Act (Republic Act No. 7192) [28] The Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (Republic Act No ...
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An Act Providing for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Increasing the Age for Determining the Commission of Statutory Rape, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "the Revised Penal Code," Republic Act No. 8353, Also Known as "the Anti-Rape Law of 1997," and Republic Act No. 7610 ...
The law originally did not include the word "rape" in the legislation nor did it have a 15-week exception for rape, incest and human trafficking. Instead, the Senate OK'd an amendment by Sen ...
Many significant laws have been enacted directly addressing this issue. These include the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (Republic Act (RA) 9262), the Anti-Rape Law (RA 8353), the Rape-Victim Assistance and Protection Act (RA 8505), the Anti-Sexual Harassment Law (RA 7877), the Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act 2003 (RA 9208 ...
Chapter 3 of this Code, which relates to rape, was inserted by the Anti-Rape Law of 1997. [77] By section 2 of that Act, the crime of rape is classified as a crime against persons under that Code. On March 3, 2022, Republic Act (RA) No. 11648 was signed and it changed the definition of rape into "By a person who shall have carnal knowledge of ...