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Philippines raise age of consent from 12 to 16

Thursday, March 10th, 2022

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that raises the age of consent from 12 to 16 years old in a move aimed at protecting minors from sexual abuse and rape. According to the gender-neutral bill, any adult having sex with anyone under 16 years old would be guilty of statutory rape. Read more

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Bishops push Filipinos to cast Catholic vote

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte’s attacks against God, the Church and its bishops are driving Filipino Catholics to cast votes for candidates not allied with the administration. Duterte earlier drew flak for calling God “stupid”, for cursing at Pope Francis and for issuing death threats against Roman Catholic bishops who allegedly plotted to oust him. By attacking Read more

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