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2009-09-29 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| As ruled in Sermonia v. Court of Appeals,[14] "the prescriptive period for the crime of bigamy should be counted only from the day on which the said crime was discovered by the offended party, the authorities or their [agents]," as opposed to being counted from the date of registration of the bigamous marriage.[15] Since petitioner failed to prove with certainty that the period of prescription began to run as of 1978, her defense is, therefore, ineffectual. | |||||