02/12/2023
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To raise awareness during this 18-day campaign against violence against women and their children, here's more information about the Anti-R**e Law of 1997 following Republic Act 8353, as amended by RA 11648.
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โAN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF THE CRIME OF R**E, RECLASSIFYING THE SAME AS A CRIME AGAINST PERSONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR THE PURPOSESโ
Section 1. Short Title. โ This Act shall be known as โThe Anti-R**e Law of 1997.โ
Sec. 2. R**e as a Crime Against Persons. โ The crime of r**e shall hereafter be classified as a Crime Against Persons under Title Eight of Act No. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code. Accordingly, there shall be incorporated into Title Eight of the same Code a new chapter to be known as Chapter Three on R**e, to read as follows:
Article 266-A. R**e: When And How Committed. โ R**e is committed:
1) By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under any of the following circumstances:
a) Through force, threat, or intimidation;
b) When the offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise unconscious;
c) By means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; and
d) When the offended party is under twelve (12) years of age or is demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above be present.
2) By any person who, under any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 hereof, shall commit an act of sexual assault by inserting his p***s into another personโs mouth or a**l or***ce, or any instrument or object, into the ge***al or a**l or***ce of another person.
If you are someone who is experiencing physical, psychological, and sexual violence, or if you know someone who needs help,
You can: contact the international emergency number 911, or local Police at +63 946 765 7896 (this hotline is available for either male or female adults and children), or Philippine National Police (PNP), Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC) on 410-3213 or 532-6690 and 0919-777-7377