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New anti-rape legislation aims to reduce rape of minors: solon

MANILA, Philippines β€” On Wednesday, a member of the House of Representatives stated that the new law, which raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, will assist in substantially reducing child sexual abuse and provide stronger protection for youngsters.

Rep. Manny Lopez of Manila, one of the main authors of Republic Act 11648, said the bill would strengthen protections against rape, sexual exploitation, and abuse, particularly in poorer communities. He cited his district of Tondo, which ranks “among the top in terms of recorded crimes of this nature” due to its dense population and poor and unsafe living conditions for the majority of its residents.

“It is critical that the government expand the breadth of protection for our impoverished children, particularly in disadvantaged places like Tondo Manila, where they are more vulnerable to all sorts of sexual abuse.” I hope that the approval of this new law is a good first step in the right direction “Lopez remarked.

With some exclusions, any sexual act done against kids under the age of 16 is now automatically considered rape under the new rule.

Acts of seduction and having sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of 16 are also punishable under this new rule, as opposed to the existing law, which only punishes such acts of seduction if the offended person is a woman over the age of 12 and under the age of 18.

Lopez urged all members of the community to work together to confront these abuses and to do all possible to protect youngsters.

“As required by law, our schools should implement learning subjects or sessions on children’s rights and protection so that students can recognize, respond to, and report rape and other sexual assaults.” Our police force must be vigilant in pursuing all criminals “he stated

As the new law takes effect, he says everyone should do their part and continue to look for innovative methods to defend all children’s rights in the country.

“Government institutions must continue to create chances and meaningful developments in order to enhance the lives of its residents, particularly the poor. Finally, our loving parents must become more involved in their children’s life. This is the most effective strategy to safeguard our children from these kinds of atrocities “he stated

Acts of child prostitution and other forms of sexual abuse, as well as child trafficking and other forms of neglect, cruelty, or exploitation, are now punished if the victim is under the age of 16.

Cases involving obscene publications and indecent exhibitions in which the kid utilized as a performer, topic, or seller/distributor is under the age of 18 are included; previously, these actions only applied to those whose victims were under the age of 12.

When the age difference between the parties is less than three years and the sexual act in issue is proven to be voluntary, non-abusive, and non-exploitative, the law stipulates that a person having carnal knowledge of another person under the age of 16 is not criminally liable: Furthermore, if the victim is under the age of 13, this exception does not apply.

According to the legislation, “non-abusive” means “without undue influence, intimidation, deceptive schemes, coercion, threat, physical, sexual, psychological, or mental injury or maltreatment, either with intent or by neglect, during sexual activities with a child victim.”

Non-exploitative, on the other hand, means that during sexual activities, there is no actual or attempted act or actions of unfairly taking advantage of the child’s position of vulnerability, differential authority, or trust.

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