An Act Extending the Prescriptive Period of Offenses Under the Violence Against Women and Their Children Act, the Crime of Rape and the Crimes Characterized as Crimes Against Chastity Under Title Eleven of the Revised Penal Code, Amending for the Purpose Section Twenty-Four of Republic Act No. 9262, Otherwise Known as the 'anti-Violence Against Women and Their Chidlren Act of 2004,' and Article 90 of the Revised Penal Code, as Amended
The proposal would lengthen the time victims have to bring cases of violence against women and children, and would remove any time limit altogether when the offender is a close family member or authority figure, especially for rape.
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SBN-1892 · Sources: BatasWatch
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