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PEOPLE vs Augusto Cesar Ramos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AUGUSTO CESAR RAMOS y DELIZO, accused-appellant.

G. R. Nos. 131261-62 | 1999-08-10

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Rape is condemnable. It becomes twice reprehensible if committed against one's flesh and blood. The despicability of incestuous rape is depicted in all its sordidness in the instant case brought before us for automatic review pursuant to Article 47 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R.A. No. 7659. In its consolidated decision[1] in Criminal Cases Nos. Q-96-67745 and Q-96-67746, the Regional Trial Court, Quezon City, Branch 219, convicted accused-appellant Augusto Cesar Ramos y Delizo (hereafter AUGUSTO) of two counts of rape he perpetrated against JUVELYN Ramos (hereafter JUVELYN), his natural daughter....