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PEOPLE vs Jose Villanueva

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE VILLANUEVA, accused-appellant.

G. R. Nos. 146464-67 | 2002-11-15

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

The words detestable, condemnable, abhorrent, disgusting, and abominable are not enough to describe a rape committed by a father against his own progeny. Indeed, the proliferation of incestuous rape is a revolting phenomenon in a catholic country like the Philippines.[1] It is beyond comprehension that the Filipino values, close-family-ties culture, and religious beliefs inculcated in every Filipino could in some, like herein accused-appellant Jose Villanueva (hereafter JOSE), be easily outweighed or overshadowed by beastly sexual desires - and, worse, against one's own flesh and blood.

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