Policy Brief on Raising the Age of Statutory Rape

This policy brief is an output of a research project conducted by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development in partnership with Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation

Lead researcher and writer ANNE JANELLE RABE

Reviewers DR. BERNADETTE MADRID ATTY. KLARISE ESTORNINOS-CAJUCOM

ATTY. WRYL SANCHEZ MARC JOSEPH ALEJO ATTY. ALLAN CHESTER NADATE

Publication design KRISTINE MEG ROXAS

ABOUT CONSUELO FOUNDATION

We are a U.S.-based private foundation that works for the prevention and treatment of abuse, neglect and exploitation of children, women, and their families in Hawai’i and the Philippines. We are named after Doña Consuelo Zobel Alger, Founder and Benefactress, whose generosity and genuine love for children paved the way for us to “renew hope to those who have lost it and give hope to those who never had it.”

The views, opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are strictly those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation. The Foundation does not take responsibility for any errors or omissions in, or for the correctness of, the information contained in this document.

RAISING THE ALARM: A POLICY BRIEF ON INCREASING THE AGE OF STATUTORY RAPE

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