HB 6876

House·20th Congress·Filed Dec 15, 2025

An Act Removing as Absolutory Cause the Subsequent Marriage of the Offended Party to the Offender in Cases of Rape, Thereby Extinguishing Criminal Liability, Amending for This Purpose Article 344 and Repealing Article 266-C of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended

In plain language

The bill removes the rule that a later marriage between a rape victim and the rapist erases the rapist’s criminal liability, but it also adds language that still lets marriage end the criminal case for rape.

Human RightsPublic Order and SafetyJustice and Judiciary

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Iris Marie Demesa MontesReceipts →

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Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 2931· Filed Aug 4, 2025
An Act Removing the Subsequent Marriage of the Offender to the Offended Party as a Cause to Extinguish Criminal Liability, Amending for This Purpose Article 266-C of the Revised Penal Code, as Amended, and Articles 89 and 344 Thereof
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-12-16Rep. Audrey Kay T. Zubiri
HB 7670· Filed Feb 9, 2026
An Act Repealing Article 266-C of Act No. 3815, Also Known as the Revised Penal Code
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2026-02-11Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +3
HB 8259· Filed Mar 3, 2026
An Act Removing as Absolutory Cause the Subsequent Marriage of the Offended Party to the Offender in Cases of Rape, Seduction, Abduction and Acts of Lasciviousness, Thereby Extinguishing Criminal Liability, Repealing Article 266-C of Republic Act No. 8353, Otherwise Known as "The Anti-Rape Law of 1997", as Amended, and Amending Articles 23, 89 and 344 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Penal Code"
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2026-03-09Rep. Ivan Howard A. Guintu
HB 6305· Filed Nov 24, 2025
An Act Removing the �forgiveness Clause� as a Ground to Extinguish Criminal Liability for Rape, Seduction, Abduction and Acts of Lasciviousness, Repealing Article 266-C of Republic Act No. 8353, Otherwise Known as �the Anti-Rape Law of 1997�, as Amended, and Amending Articles 23, 89 and 344 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as �the Revised Penal Code�
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-11-26Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla
HB 10099· Filed Jul 16, 2026
An Act Repealing Article 266-C (The �forgiveness Clause�) and Amending Articles 23, 89, and 344 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the �revised Penal Code�, as Amended by Republic Act No. 8353, Otherwise Known as �the Anti-Rape Law of 1997�
Pending First ReadingRep. Dadah Kiram Ismula +3

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