2 boys arrested for raping girl, 15

MANILA, Philippines — Two boys, aged 16 and 17, were arrested for allegedly raping their friend, a 15-year-old girl, in Pateros on Friday.

The boys reportedly invited the girl to have some drinks with them at a house in Sto. Rosario at around 1 a.m. Friday, police said.

The girl told police her friends held her down and took turns raping her when she got drunk. She said she told her parents about the rape.

The boys are in the custody of the Pateros social welfare office.