CIBAC Representative and House Deputy Speaker Bro. Eddie Villanueva welcomes and lauds the recent decision by the Supreme Court in which it affirms the imprisonment penalty on a man who caused his wife psychological harm and anguish by having an extramarital affair and fathering three children with a mistress. In a landmark decision by the High Tribunal penned by no less than Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, the Supreme Court 1st Division  found Jaime Araza guilty of violation of Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act and sentenced him to suffer a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 8 years in prison. Section 5 (i) of the said law states that causing mental or emotional anguish, public ridicule or humiliation to the woman is a form of violence against women and will merit an imprisonment penalty. “This decision of the Supreme Court is not only pro-woman but definitely a big win for the Filipino family. With this decision, we have restored the high premium and regard we Filipinos have in protecting marriages and as well as promoting the interest of the family, which is the very foundation of our society,” says the CIBAC lawmaker. “CIBAC Party-List is a staunch champion of the anti-marital infidelity bill in Congress because we believe in the importance of having a legal framework which criminalizes and penalizes extramarital affairs, which is inimical to the welfare of the family. With this SC decision which implies that infidelity by a husband can already be penalized under the anti-VAWC law, we are seeing ahead of us a great season of restoration of the country’s moral fiber and values system which will enable this nation to be recipient of God’s blessings and favor,” explains the CIBAC lawmaker who is also the House Deputy Speaker for Good Governance and Moral Uprightness. “I hope this serves as a warning to those husbands who are entertaining thoughts of playing with fire and infidelity. With this development, the country’s legal arms are already up to protect marriages and families from the life-shattering consequences of the sin of unfaithfulness,” ends the Deputy Speaker Villanueva.