An act adjusting the amount or the value of property and damage on which a penalty is based and the fines imposed under the revised penal code, amending for the purpose act no. This act shall be known as the antiphoto and video voyeurism act of 2009. A collection of philippine laws, statutes and codes not included or cited in the main indices of the chan robles virtual law library. This act prohibits the imposition of death penalty ra 7659 and designation of death by lethal injection ra 8177. Some salient features of the antirape act of 1997 are. Antirape law ra 8353 captain barangay to the rescue. Tel no 02 7230401 loc 3480 call or text 117 patrol 117 national bureau of investigation nbi violence against women and childrens division vawcd tel nos 02 5238231 loc 3403, 5256028. It rather imposes reduced penalties when the law is violated under the republic acts as mentioned. These rules shall be known and cited as the rules and regulations implementing the indigenous peoples rights act of 1997 ipra.
Republic of the philippines congress of the philippines metro. Otherwise known as the revised penal code, and for other purposes the antirape law of 1997, republic act. Aug 29, 2017 an act adjusting the amount or the value of property and damage on which a penalty is based and the fines imposed under the revised penal code, amending for the purpose act no. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the. This act shall be known as the magna carta of women. This means that anyperson who has knowledge of the crimemay file a complaint. Republic act 8505 and 8353 antirape law free download as pdf file.
Implementing the antiviolence against women and their children act of 2004. One of the more consequential amendments came in 1997, with the passage of republic act no. This contains the fulltext of the said laws and their implementing rules and regulations irr. Magna carta of women university of the philippines. Violence occurs precisely because of their gender, specifically because the victims are women. Under the present law on rape, penal code, article 266a, as amended by republic act. Purpose these rules and regulations provide guidance and. This web page contains the full text of republic act no. United nations nations unies welcome to the united nations. The juvenile justice and welfare law republic act no. Republic act 8353 an act expanding the definition of the crime of rape, reclassifying the same as a crime against persons, amending for the purpose act no. Fourteenth congress second regular session begun and held in metro manila, on monday, the twentyeight day of july, two thousand eight.
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While ra 8353 which reclassified rape from a crime against chastity to. By declaring that rape is a crime against persons, the law no longer considers it as a private crime. Violence against women is the word or concept that has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse, intimidation, physical harassment, homicide, sexual assault, and rape of women in particular. These rules and regulations are hereby promulgated to prescribe the guidelines and procedures for the implementation of republic act no. Republic act 8505 and 8353 antirape law rape prosecutor. This act shall be known as the antisexual harassment act of 1995.
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