'Incest' is a word so fraught with fear, apprehension, anxiety, and loathing that it often provokes a visceral reaction. And yet, despite the almost universal condemnation of incest perpetrators and sympathy (even pity) for the victims, it comes as astonishing news that incidents of incest in our midst have been increasing in recent years. Dr. Bernadette Madrid, executive director of the Child Protection Network Foundation, says as many as two million Filipino minors aged 13 to 17 experienced sexual violence in 2020.

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