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PEOPLE vs. Honorio G. Mabunga

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HONORIO G. MABUNGA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 96441 | 1992-11-13

D E C I S I O N

REGALADO, J:

The Court views with grave concern what appears to be an increasing incidence of incestuous rape, as reported in the media and actually lodged in criminal charges before the prosecutorial agencies and in the courts. How many more are unreported, due to understandable reluctance or fear just like cases of domestic violence against wives which remain shrouded in familial secrecy, we can only surmise. The matter of spousal abuse is now the subject of congressional concern, and it is just as imperative that incest perpetrated on innocent children should now be addressed firmly, not only by the courts but jointly...