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WATCH: What Duterte said about rape joke

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 11:51 PM

President Duterte had this to say about his last statements on rape. Watch this. Read more »

Duterte, nag-sorry sa pagmumura kay Obama; dumepensa sa 'rape joke'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 10:39 PM

Humingi ng tawad si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kay dating U.S. President Barack Obama sa pagmumura niya rito noong 2016 dahil sa pagpuna ng Amerika sa kaniyang kampanya kontra droga. Read more »

OPINION: Sick

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 03 10:21 PM

President Duterte was in his element again – spewing expletives, spreading lies, concocting fake news -when he was in Cebu Thursday last week for Mandaue City’s 49th Charter Day celebration. Read more »

Rape exists because of rapists, says VP Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 01:47 PM

MANILA - Rape is caused by rapists and not because there are beautiful women in the country, Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday in reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte's rape joke. Read more »

Duterte defends joke on Davao rape cases

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 07:56 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has defended himself from criticism over his latest rape joke, saying it was part of freedom of expression. Read more »

Duterte 'very supportive' of women's rights, concedes body that hit rape joke

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 12:51 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has been "very supportive" of women's rights, even when he was still mayor of Davao City, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) conceded Sunday after criticizing his joke on rape.  Read more »

'No laughing matter': Rape a crime, human rights violation, says Commission on Women

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 02:56 PM

MANILA - Rape is a crime, never a woman’s fault, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCS) said Saturday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte said in jest that women are raped because of their good looks. Read more »

Sara Duterte to rape joke critics: What have you done to help Davao?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 12:38 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday said the government's action on addressing the issue of rape in the city should not be lost on critics of her father. Read more »

Roque defends Duterte's rape joke on Davao City women

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 10:31 PM

Malacañang defended President Rodrigo Duterte amid the furor over his latest rape joke, wherein Duterte attributed the high number of reported rape cases in his hometown Davao City to its beautiful women.       Read more »

'Mga biro ni Duterte di dapat seryosohin'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 10:42 PM

Hindi dapat seryosohin ng publiko ang mga biro ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, sabi ng Palasyo nitong Biyernes, matapos ulanin ng pambabatikos ang pinuno dahil sa panibagong biro ukol sa rape o panggagahasa. Read more »

Palace on Duterte's new rape joke: He is 'mature enough' to know limits

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 03:27 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte is “mature enough” to know when he is going overboard with his statements and jokes, Malacañang said Friday, as the chief executive drew flak for making yet another rape joke.   Read more »

President Duterte and rape

Inday Espina Varona
Updated as of Aug 31 11:01 AM

The city council’s committee on health on August 28 bared national police statistics showing Davao as having the most number of rape cases, 42, in the second quarter of 2018. Read more »

French actor Gerard Depardieu faces rape investigation

Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 02:23 AM

PARIS - Gerard Depardieu is being investigated by the Paris prosecutor over accusations of rape and sexual assault, a judicial source said - though the French actor denied any wrongdoing, his lawyer said. Read more »

'Many beautiful women': Duterte jokes about Davao City rape cases

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 11:37 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said in jest that Davao City has the highest number of rape cases in the country because it is teeming with beautiful women. Read more »

De Lima wants statutory age of consent raised to 18 from 12

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 12:47 PM

Detained Senator Leila De Lima has filed a bill seeking to raise the age of sexual consent to 18 from the current 12 to protect the youth from sexual exploitation and abuse. Read more »

13-anyos na dalagita, ginahasa ng tatay-tatayan sa Cebu

Donna Lavares, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 10:34 AM

Kalaboso ang isang 43-anyos na lalaki matapos umano nitong gahasain ang 13-anyos na anak ng kaniyang live-in partner, Huwebes.  Read more »

'No. 5 most wanted' sa San Pablo, nasakote sa Calamba

Mariz Laksamana, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 08:55 PM

Nasakote sa Calamba City ang number 5 "most wanted" personality sa San Pablo City, Laguna na sangkot sa kasong rape. Read more »

India orders death sentence for rapists of 8-year-old

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 11:43 PM

In Indian court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death for the gang-rape of an eight-year-old girl that sparked angry protests. Read more »

2 suspek sa rape-slay ng dalagita sa Bulacan arestado dahil sa chat messages

Ernie Manio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 09:55 PM

Nakatulong para agad na mahuli ang 2 lalaki na nanggahasa at pumatay sa isang 15-anyos na dalagita sa Pulilan, Bulacan ang naging palitan nila ng chat messages. Read more »

Celebrity doctor Joel Mendez pleads not guilty to rape charges

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 02:10 PM

Celebrity doctor Joel Mendez on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea to two counts of rape filed against him. Read more »