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Mar 25, 1999 statutory rape criminal law revised penal code rape philippine supreme court alojado case

Statutory Rape in the Philippines: Consent Is No Defense Under the Revised Penal Code

The Supreme Court explains why consent is irrelevant in statutory rape cases involving victims below 12 years old, citing the Alojado case.