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PEOPLE vs Cirilo Macabata

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CIRILO MACABATA, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 150493-95 | 2003-10-23

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

ON AUTOMATIC REVIEW by law is another sickening case of qualified rape; it is incestuous. Accused is CIRILO MACABATA; his victim, his twelve (12)-year old daughter, Ma. Christine.

For three (3) sexual assaults: first on 6 June 1996, second in July 1996, and the third, in August 1996, three (3) separate Informations dated 25 October 1996 were filed.[1] They invariably stated that in Barangay Malusak, Atimonan, Quezon, the accused, armed with knife and with lewd design, feloniously had carnal knowledge of Ma. Christine, his own daughter, a minor of twelve (12) years, against her will. They were docketed as...