An Act to Further Strengthen Republic Act No. 8353 Otherwise Known as the Anti-Rape Law of 1997, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, and for Other Purposes
The bill would raise the maximum punishment for rape to life imprisonment or death, especially when a weapon, multiple attackers, or resulting homicide are involved, and would become law 15 days after official publication.
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SBN-1959 · Sources: BatasWatch
Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.