Senator Risa Hontiveros is a principal author of the Bill. - PHOTO: SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES/FACEBOOK via The Straits Times/ANN
MANILA, Sept 28 (Reuters): A bill to raise the minimum age of sexual consent in the Philippines from 12 to 16 has moved closer towards becoming law, after senators approved it its final reading.
The bill aims to protect children from rape and other forms of sexual abuse and was backed by 22 senators on Monday, with one abstention. A counterpart measure was approved by the lower chamber in December last year.
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