A Step Towards a Safer Future

   

 This campaign is a powerful reminder that women and children deserve to live free from harm and abuse. One important law that ensures their protection is the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (RA 9262). This law shields women and children from abuse, whether at home, in relationships, or anywhere else.

     

 Over time, more laws have been introduced to strengthen these protections. Let’s look at two of them: RA 11648, which improves laws against rape, and RA 11862, which fights human trafficking.

RA 11648: Raising the Age of Consent to Protect Young People

RA 11648 updated the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 to give children and teens better protection from abuse, In 2022. One of its biggest changes was raising the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years old. This means that if an adult has sexual relations with someone under 16, it is considered rape, even if the younger person agrees.

     Why is this important? It’s because kids and teens under 16 are still growing and may not fully understand the consequences of their actions. This law recognizes that they need more protection to prevent abuse and exploitation. By raising the age of consent, the law helps keep them safe.

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TAG, you're it: My 2nd Quarter Adventure

 I have learned a lot in this 2nd quarter as I learned and gained new knowledge and looked into new topics. Lessons were interesting and challenging, encouraging me to get better at things like coding. Every task we completed built on the one before it, which made it clearer to me how important patience and focus are to learning new ideas. I discovered that teamwork can make even the most difficult tasks simpler to manage, whether I'm working alone or with classmates.

Of course , there were difficulties this quarter. Although some tasks needed more time and effort than others, I finally breathed after overcoming those challenges. I came to see that never giving up is the answer to success and that committing mistakes is a necessary part of learning. All in all, this quarter set me for even bigger challenges ahead by teaching me important lessons about growth and resilience in addition to new information.