Philippines raises age of sexual consent from 12 to 16

MANILA, the Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, his office said on Monday, in a bid to protect minors from rape and sexual abuse .

译文: 马尼拉，菲律宾——菲律宾总统办公室周一表示，罗德里戈·杜特尔特已经签署了一项法案，将同意*行为性**的最低年龄从12岁提高到16岁，以保护未成年人免受强奸和*虐性**待。

consent：许可，同意