Age of sexual consent to be raised from 12 to 16 in Philippines
菲律宾同意性行为的年龄将从12岁提高到16岁
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The government in Philippines is going to raise the age of sexual consent from the age of 12 to 16. At present, the Catholic-majority country has one of the world s lowest ages of consent in the world. Patrizia Benvenuti, UNICEF’s chief of child protection in the Philippines called the decision a “victory for Filipino children . Abortion and divorce have also been banned by the Philippines government.
菲律宾的政府计划将同意性行为的年龄从12岁提高到16岁。目前，这个天主教占多数的国家是世界上同意年龄最低的国家之一。联合国儿童基金会菲律宾儿童保护负责人帕特里齐亚·本维努蒂(Patrizia Benvenuti)称这一决定是“菲律宾儿童的胜利”。菲律宾政府也禁止堕胎和离婚。
