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People vs Victorino del Mundo

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICTORINO DEL MUNDO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 119964-69 | 1996-09-20

R E S O L U T I O N

ROMERO, J.:

Accused-appellant Victorino del Mundo was charged with six counts of rape filed by his ten-year old daughter, Marivic del Mundo, before Branch 27, RTC-Cabanatuan City. 1 The records of the case show that the incidents of rape in Criminal Cases Nos. 5977, 5978, 5980, 5981 and 5982 were committed on different days in October 1993 while that in Criminal Case No. 5983 took place on July 22, 1994. Hence, the court a quo took cognizance of the fact that only Criminal Case No. 5983 is covered by Republic Act No. 7659 2 which took effect December 31, 1993.

The criminal complaints, all six of them similarly worded...