Tag: Rape
SC ruling allows reopening rape case to impose higher penalty
THE Supreme Court (SC) has reiterated that courts have the authority to reopen a case and may even impose a higher penalty for the...
SC modifies statutory rape conviction to rape
THE Supreme Court upheld with modification the conviction of a man from statutory rape to rape, as it faulted the prosecution for failing to...
Pasay court denies dismissal bid in Sandro Muhlach rape case
A Pasay court yesterday junked the motion to quash information filed by the two accused in the rape through sexual assault case filed by...
Pandi, Bulacan mayor, 2 others arrested for 2 counts of rape
POLICE operatives arrested Mayor Enrique Roque of Pandi town in Bulacan along with two others last Tuesday afternoon for two counts of rape.
“This operation...
DOJ files rape charges vs GMA7 contractors
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed rape charges before the Pasay City Regional Trial Court against two independent contractors of television station GMA7,...
