Lawmakers file measure seeking to criminalize incestuous relationships

While incestuous rape and marriages are prohibited under the law, two lawmakers seek to criminalize incestuous relationships between consenting parties of legal age.

Reps. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City and Maximo Rodriguez Jr. of Abante Mindanao Party-list filed House Bill 3329, or the Anti-Incest Act, to address the rising incest statistics among families of overseas Filipino workers.