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AN ACT INCREASING THE AGE FOR DETERMINING STATUTORY RAPE AND OTHER ACTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, ALSO KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8353, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ANTI-RAPE LAW OF 1997, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT
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STATUTORY RAPE (INCREASING THE AGE)
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July 26, 2021
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4
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Committee Report No.
279
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Entitled: AN ACT INCREASING THE AGE FOR DETERMINING STATUTORY RAPE AND OTHER ACTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, ALSO KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8353, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ANTI-RAPE LAW OF 1997, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2021 ] 7/26/2021 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY with Senators RISA HONTIVEROS, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI, LEILA M. DE LIMA, WIN GATCHALIAN, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, IMEE R. MARCOS, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR. and RICHARD J. GORDON as authors per Committee Report No. 279, recommending its approval in substitution of S. Nos. 163, 305, 622, 739, 762, 774, 1258 and 1853; 8/2/2021 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 8/2/2021 Sponsor: Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 8/4/2021 Letter from Senator FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN requesting to be made co-author of SBN-2332, received by LBIS; 8/25/2021 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 8/25/2021 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 8/25/2021 Co-sponsorship speech of Senators JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI, RISA HONTIVEROS, JOEL VILLANUEVA, PIA S. CAYETANO, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR. and WIN GATCHALIAN; 8/25/2021 Senators JOEL VILLANUEVA and PIA S. CAYETANO were made co-authors; 8/25/2021 Letter from Senator GRACE POE conveying her intention to be made co-author of SBN-2332, received by LBIS; 9/20/2021 Interpellation/Remarks of Senator(s) RISA HONTIVEROS, PIA S. CAYETANO, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN and SONNY ANGARA; 9/21/2021 Period of interpellation closed; 9/21/2021 Period of individual amendments; 9/21/2021 Period of individual amendments closed; 9/21/2021 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 9/22/2021 Printed copies were electronically distributed to the Senators; 9/27/2021 Approved on Third Reading; 9/27/2021 In favor: (22) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, IMEE R. MARCOS, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, GRACE POE, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 9/27/2021 Against: (None) ; 9/27/2021 Abstention: (1) Senator AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL; 9/27/2021 Senate designated Senators Gordon, Zubiri, Angara, Lapid and Hontiveros as conferees to the conference committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2332 and HBN-7836; 9/28/2021 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 10/13/2021 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 10/20/2021 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 11/8/2021 House of Representatives designated Representatives Deloso-Montalla, Romualdez (Y.M.), Escudero, Benitez, Zubiri and Fortun as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN- 2332 and HBN-7836 on September 29, 2021, 11/8/2021 House of Representatives designated Representative Brosas as its additional conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provision of HBN-7836 and SBN-2332 on September 30, 2021; 12/14/2021 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2332 and HBN-7836 submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2332, in consolidation with HBN-7836, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees; 12/15/2021 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 12/15/2021 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; [ 2022 ] 1/17/2022 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 14, 2021; 1/25/2022 Letter from Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2332 and HBN-7836, for the signature of Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza; 2/2/2022 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 31, 2022, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2332 and HBN-7836, which were signed by Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza; 2/3/2022 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2332 and HBN-7836, sent to the Office of the President through PLLO for the signature of the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER PROTECTION AGAINST RAPE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE, INCREASING THE AGE FOR DETERMINING THE COMMISSION OF STATUTORY RAPE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT 3/8/2022 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-7836, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on March 4, 2022 and became 3/8/2022 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11648.