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PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure raising the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years to further shield minors from rape and other acts of sexual abuse.
The President signed on March 4, 2022 Republic Act 11648 amends Republic Act 8353 of 1997, also called the Anti-Rape Law of 1997. The new law provides additional protection to minors aged 16 and under against the following sexually related offenses: qualified seduction, child prostitution and other sexual abuse, child trafficking and forceful hiring of minors for obscene publications and indecent shows.
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