Several provisions of the Revised Penal Code have also been amended

through Republic Acts. One of the more consequential amendments came in 1997, with
the passage of Republic Act No. 8353, the Anti-Rape Law of 1997.[4] Prior to the 1997
amendments, rape had been classified as a crime against chastity and was defined as
"having carnal knowledge of a woman" under enumerated circumstances that indicated
lack of consent.[3] Under the amendments, rape was reclassified as a crime against
persons. The definition was further expanded from mere "carnal knowledge of a woman"
and now included "an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into other person's
mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of
another person." Additional circumstances by which the victim would be deemed
incapable of giving valid consent were also integrated into this new definition of rape

Several provisions of the Revised Penal Code have also been amended
through Republic Acts. One of the more consequential amendments came in 1997, with
the passage of Republic Act No. 8353, the Anti-Rape Law of 1997.[4] Prior to the 1997
amendments, rape had been classified as a crime against chastity and was defined as
"having carnal knowledge of a woman" under enumerated circumstances that indicated
lack of consent.[3] Under the amendments, rape was reclassified as a crime against
persons. The definition was further expanded from mere "carnal knowledge of a woman"
and now included "an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into other person's
mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of
another person." Additional circumstances by which the victim would be deemed
incapable of giving valid consent were also integrated into this new definition of rape

Several provisions of the Revised Penal Code have also been amended
through Republic Acts. One of the more consequential amendments came in 1997, with
the passage of Republic Act No. 8353, the Anti-Rape Law of 1997.[4] Prior to the 1997
amendments, rape had been classified as a crime against chastity and was defined as
"having carnal knowledge of a woman" under enumerated circumstances that indicated
lack of consent.[3] Under the amendments, rape was reclassified as a crime against
persons. The definition was further expanded from mere "carnal knowledge of a woman"
and now included "an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into other person's
mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of
another person." Additional circumstances by which the victim would be deemed
incapable of giving valid consent were also integrated into this new definition of rape