Diokno thanks Hontiveros for law increasing sexual consent age to 16
Senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno thanked Senator Risa Hontiveros for authoring the recently signed law that increases the sexual consent age to 16 years old.
Senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno thanked Senator Risa Hontiveros for authoring the recently signed law that increases the sexual consent age to 16 years old.
Vice President Leni Robredo presented her Senate slate for the upcoming 2022 national elections.
On June 12, various political forces seeking to prevent Rodrigo Duterte to extend control beyond his term, through his proxy, got together to begin a long process of selecting a common candidate for next year’s presidential elections.
The Duterte administration can use the new law against terrorism to label the political opposition and cripple their chances in the 2022 elections, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said.
De Lima, the staunchest critic of the administration’s war on drugs, has been detained since Feb. 24, 2017 over drug charges that she maintains were fabricated by the government to malign and silence her.