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The following are just some of the most unspeakable rape-slay cases that have shocked the Philippines. The Silawan Rape Case (2019) In March 2019 in Lapu-Lapu City in the Visayas, 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan asked permission from her mother if she could go to church that evening.
Looking back to last year, the PNP said the number of rape cases in the Philippines is still high even if it went down to 7,197 on Jan. 1 to Nov. 13, 2022 from 8,460 the previous year and 9,503 in 2020. GRAPHIC: Ed Lustan.
Rape in the Philippines is considered a criminal offense. In Philippine jurisprudence, it is a heinous crime punishable by reclusión perpetua when committed against women. Rape of males is also legally recognized as rape by sexual assault, which is penalized by imprisonment of six to twelve years.
MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City court has a convicted a policeman who raped a girl in Quezon City last year. Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 229 Judge Maria Gilda Loja-Pangilinan...
Apr 2, 2023 11:03 AM PHT. Jairo Bolledo. The High Court says the 'mere introduction' of penis to the cleft of labia majora already consummates rape. MANILA, Philippines – In a landmark...
At least 22 rape cases are being reported in the Philippines every day from January 1 to November 13 this year, Jun Veneracion reported on “24 Oras” on Friday. Citing data from GMA News Research culled by Philippine National Police, the report said a total of 7,197 rape cases were monitored in the country during the said period — lower ...
Jan 6, 2021 12:21 PM PHT. Samantha Bagayas. Although authorities have yet to release a complete narrative of what happened to Dacera, the victim-blaming that it had sparked was nonetheless real....
