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People Of The Phils. Vs. Cornelio Villamin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CORNELIO VILLAMIN, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 120916-17 & 120919 | 1998-04-01

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J:

ALMOST a foundling at two, Maritess Gamido was abandoned by her parents and left to the care of her grandmother Teodora. Maritess' mother deserted her to live with a lothario somewhere else, while her father remained in town with a second woman. Thereafter, her grandfather with whom she was staying was found guilty of a crime and ordered confined at the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa. Teodora, who opted to stay near her husband, left Maritess behind with some relatives. The Fates indeed seemed to have conspired against this unfortunate and miserable little lass.

At thirteen, Maritess never saw the walls...