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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF THE CRIME OF RAPE INVOLVING GIRL CHILDREN AND RATIONALIZING THE PENALTIES THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'REVISED PENAL CODE,' AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT'
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Date filed
December 18, 2013
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03638 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF THE CRIME OF RAPE INVOLVING GIRL CHILDREN AND RATIONALIZING THE PENALTIES THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'REVISED PENAL CODE,' AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT' | |
| ABSTRACT : Raises the minimum age of consent in determining statutory rape to sixteen years old and rationalizes the penalties stipulated therein for child victims. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GUTIERREZ, IBARRA III M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2013-12-18 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Reform | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Bello (W.) | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Bataoil (044 2015-02-03) | 2. Katoh (002 2015-07-28) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2014-01-20 |
Abstract
Raises the minimum age of consent in determining statutory rape to sixteen years old and rationalizes the penalties stipulated therein for child victims.
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