victims is under twelve (12) years of age, the perpetrators shall be prosecuted under Article 335, paragraph 3, for rape and Articlem 336 of Act No. 3815, as amended, the Revised Penal Code [RPC], for rape or lascivious conduct, as the case may be: Provided, That the penalty for lascivious conduct when the victim is under twelve (12) years of age shall be reclusion temporal in its medium period[.] 6 Entitled "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" (approved on June 17, 1992). 7 Not attached to the rollo. See rollo, p. 36. 8 Id. at 64-65. 9 Id. at 77. 10 The identity of the victim or any information which could establish or compromise her identity, as well as those of her immediate family or household members, shall be withheld pursuant to RA 7610, and Section 40 of A.M. No. 04-10-11-SC, known as the "RULE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN" (November 5, 2004). (See footnote 5 in People v. Balcueva, G.R. No. 214466, July 1, 2015.) 11Rollo, pp. 77-78. 12 Id. at 78. 13 See footnote 10. 14 Id. 15Rollo, 16 p. 66. Id. at 37.

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