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PEOPLE vs Felizardo Gonzales

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FELIZARDO GONZALES y ALTARES, accused-appellant.

G.R No. 133859 | 2000-08-24

D E C I S I O N
PER CURIAM:
This case illustrates how parental neglect could sometimes lead children to tragic ends. The victim in this case, a 12-year old girl, was forced to live with her father's relatives when her parents succumbed to social pressure. Her father was in jail for peddling narcotics; her mother worked as a domestic helper in some foreign land. And in their absence, her very own uncle took advantage of her youth and naivete'. He is now on the verge of death, as society seeks to preserve itself from inner devastation.
On 3 March 1998, a decision[1] was rendered in Criminal Case No. 97-18570 by the Regional Trial Court of...