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==Statistics==
Statistics on the incidence of rape are usually based on available police records. Cases of rape in the Philippines dropped from 5,192 in July 2021 to 3,762
==Occurrences==
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===Rape of children===
The [[age of consent]] in the Philippines was raised from 12 years to 16 years by a law signed by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] in March 2022. This made non-forcible sexual intercourse with a child 15 years and below as [[statutory rape]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parrocha |first1=Azer |title=Duterte signs bill raising age of sexual consent to 16 |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1169147 |access-date=7 March 2022 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307114928/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1169147 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Neil Jerome |last2=Petty |first2=Martin |title=Philippine leader approves bill raising sex consent age from 12 to 16 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-leader-approves-bill-raising-sex-consent-age-12-16-2022-03-07/ |access-date=7 March 2022 |work=Reuters |date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307120235/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-leader-approves-bill-raising-sex-consent-age-12-16-2022-03-07/ |archive-date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
===Rape of students===
The 2015 National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children (NBS-VAC), reported 17.1 percent of children aged 13 to 18 had experienced sexual violence, with 5.3 percent having happened “in the school.”<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1868551/sexual-predators-prowling-schools-as-group-is-in-disbelief-over-low-number-of-cases|title=Sexual predators prowling schools as group is in disbelief over low number of cases|date=November 30, 2023|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> The study reported that 3.2 percent of children and youth had experienced forced consummated sex (anal, oral, and/or vaginal) while growing up.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://asianews.network/sexual-abuse-in-philippine-schools-the-silent-scream-of-students/|title=Sexual abuse in Philippine schools: The silent scream of students|newspaper=Asia News Network|date=September 7, 2022}}</ref>
===Sex trafficking===
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==Victim silence==
Most female victims of [[gang rape]] remain silent for months before reporting the crime.
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