Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT LIMITING THE COVERAGE OF STATUTORY RAPE TO AN OFFENDED PARTY WHO IS NOT A PROSTITUTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH 1(D), ARTICLE 266-A OF CHAPTER THREE, TITLE EIGHT OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
September 4, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2842, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT LIMITING THE COVERAGE OF STATUTORY RAPE TO AN OFFENDED PARTY WHO IS NOT A PROSTITUTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH 1(D), ARTICLE 266-A OF CHAPTER THREE, TITLE EIGHT OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: It has been observed that statutory rape is being utilized as a defense and a mode of extortion by parents and pimps of prostituted children against the offender. Thus, the intent of the proposed bill to curb this incongruity by limitingthe coverage of statutory rape only to victims who are not prostitutes nor prostituted children. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GONZALES, RAUL M. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-04 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: chnge of ctte. ref'l from Rev. of Laws as per J.69;p.69( May5-7,200 3) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-09-24 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WOMEN |
Abstract
Rationale: It has been observed that statutory rape is being utilized as a defense and a mode of extortion by parents and pimps of prostituted children against the offender. Thus, the intent of the proposed bill to curb this incongruity by limitingthe coverage of statutory rape only to victims who are not prostitutes nor prostituted children.
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