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PEOPLE. Vs. Maximo Rondina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MAXIMO RONDINA ALIAS SIMOY and RODOLFO COLIANO ALIAS DOLFO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. L-47895 | 1987-04-08

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The rather considerable number of rape cases brought before this Court might suggest to the foreigner reading our decisions that we are a violent and lascivious people given to forcing our lust on weak and defenseless women. That is not true, of course; rape is not epidemic in this country nor is it even among our major or common crimes. If at all, these cases should only demonstrate the severity with which we deal with this offense, which in other societies is usually swept under the rug to conceal the shame and stigma of the victim. The regrettable consequence, albeit not intended, is the condonation of the...