Woman’s Right to Refuse (Philippines)
Got this from my email.. Please feel free to pass to all women you know who lives in the Philippines.
The right to refuse .. (sa PINAS to ha..)
Ladies, you may want to forward to any female relatives who may need to know this important information.
I was talking with a lawyer friend of mine. We were discussing the law and women`s rights.
She told me about this incident - a young girl was raped by a man posing as a plain clothes officer; he asked her to come to the police station when she and her male friend didn ‘ t have a driver`s license to show. He sent the boy off to get his license and asked the girl to accompany him to the police station. Took her instead to an isolated area where the horrendous crime was committed.
Infact, the law clearly states that between 6 pm and 6am, a woman has the right to REFUSE to go to the Police Station, even if an arrest warrant has been issued against her. It is a procedural issue that a woman can be arrested between 6pmand 6 am , ONLY if she is arrested by a woman officer and taken to an ALL WOMEN police station. And if she is arrested by a male officer, it has to be proven that a woman officer was on duty at the time of arrest.
It is good for us to know our rights. To what extent it comes of use remains to be seen in any situation. But as they say, knowledge is power.
Just thought I`d share this with you. I did not know this and am sure lot of us will not know this- please be informed…. . And pass on this info to whom all u know…….
thanks for this marns, it was very helpful. i would be sure to post this. thanks again.
Comment by cheann — October 14, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
thanks for this marns, i will be sure to post this. what’s new with you?
Comment by cheann — October 14, 2008 @ 2:25 pm
hi marns! thanks for posting this, really informative. can i repost this also? thanks.
Comment by cheann — October 14, 2008 @ 2:42 pm