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DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. , s. 2022

DISSEMIIIATIOIY OF RTPUBLIC ACT ITO. 11644

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Dtectors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
AII Others Concerned

l. For the information and guidance of all concerned, enclosed is a copy of

Republic Act No. 1 1648 dated March 04, 20'22 from the O{hce of t}re President
titled, An Act Provldlng for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual
Eaploltetion and Abuse, Iacreerlag the Age for Determlaing the Commisslon
of Statutory Rape, Amendlag for the Purpose Act IYo. 3815, as Anended,
Otherrlse Xnoqtn as "Tbe Revlsed Penal Code," Republlc Act IIo, 8353, also
Kaowa as 'The Artl-Rape Law of 1997," and Republic Act !Io. 76LO, as
Anended, Othersrlle Knosn as the aSpecial Protection of Ch.ildrea Agafnst
Abuse, Exploltatlon aad Dlscrfunlaation Act."

2. Immediate dissemination of this Memoraldum is desired.

LEOIIIOR S BRIOIYES
Secretary

Encl.:
As stated

Reference:None
To be indicated in the Petpetual Index
under the following subjects:

AMENDMENT
LEARNERS
LEGISLATIONS
RIGHTS
MCR/APA/MPC, Dli{ Di$colnation of RA No. 11648
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09, 2022

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