COURT-martial proceedings are being readied against three soldiers implicated in the alleged rape of a minor lumad (indigenous person) in Davao del Norte, the Philippine Army announced on Sunday.

In a statement, the Army said it conducted an internal investigation even in the absence of a formal complaint from the alleged victim.

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