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Nov 22, 2000 rape criminal law consent unconscious victim revised penal code

Rape of an Unconscious Person in the Philippines: What the Law Says

Philippine law treats sex with an unconscious person as rape—consent cannot exist without consciousness. Learn the rules from People v. Ramos.