Legislative History
| An Act to amend Article Three hundred and thirty-five of the Revised Penal Code. (Re - rape.) |
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| January 28, 1958 | Introduced by Senator Cuenco and filed. |
| January 29, 1958 |
- Submitted to the Senate; - Referred to the Committee on Revision of Laws. |
| February 17, 1958 |
- Returned by Committee on Revision of Laws with Committee Report No. 8, recommending that it be approved without amendment; - Submitted said Report to the Senate. |
| March 5, 1958 | Discussed. |
| March 24, 1958 | Discussed. |
| April 8, 1958 |
- Discussed; - Passed on second reading by the Senate with amendments. |
| April 24, 1958 | Printed copies distributed to the Senators. |
| April 28, 1958 | Passed on third reading by the Senate. |
| April 29, 1958 | Sent to the House requesting concurrence on April 29, 1958. |
| May 6, 1959 | The House having passed a Bill (H. No. 42), similar to this Bill, and owing to discrepancies found in the provisions of the two measures, said House asked for a conference, having designated as representatives on its part Congressmen Zosa, Roces and Roxas. |
| May 8, 1959 | The Senate insisted on its Bill and accepted the conference asked for by the House, having appointed as conferees at the same on its part Senators Tolentino, Sumulong and Padilla. |
| May 5, 1960 | - Conference Report was submitted with the statement that the Conference Committee has reached an agreement on the disagreeing votes of both Houses, and agreed to by the Senate. - The House approved the Report of the Conference Committee. |
| May 16, 1960 | Enrolled copies of the Bill were sent to the President of the Philippines for his action. |
| June 18, 1960 | Approved by the President of the Philippines. |
| Converted into Republic Act No. 2632. |
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S. No. 21 H. No. 42 / 56 OG No. 37, 57278(September 12, 1960)
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2632, June 18, 1960 ]
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE. (Re rape)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Article Three hundred and thirty-five of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"ART. 335. When and how rape is committed—Penalties.—Rape is committed by having carnal knowledge of a woman under any of the following circumstances:
By using force or intimidation;
When the woman is deprived of reason or otherwise unconscious; and
When the woman is under twelve years of age, even though neither of the circumstances mentioned in the two next preceding paragraphs shall be present:
The crime of rape shall be punished by reclusión temporal.
Whenever the crime of rape is committed with the use of a deadly weapon or by two or more persons, the penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period.
When by reason or on the occasion of the rape, a homicide is committed the penalty shall be reclusión perpetua to death.
When the rape is frustrated or attempted and a homicide is committed by reason or on the occasion thereof, the penalty shall be reclusión perpetua.
When by reason or on the occasion of the rape, the victim has become insane the penalty shall be likewise reclusión perpetua.
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 18, 1960.
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