RA 9262 domestic violence case; conversion to Islam not a valid defense: Moreover, even if We accept for the sake of argument his supposed conversion to Islam, the same does not relieve him of liability for his acts. Even if under P.D. No. 1083, he can possibly have more than one wife, said law is not a license for him to commit acts of violence or abuse against the complainant. There is a glaring lapse in logic for him to use religion as a defense for his actions.

G.R. No. 234520, February 28, 2018]. ALLAN SAN JUAN VILLALON VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

“As to his supposed conversion to Islam, the same is neither established nor relevant. It is noteworthy that it is only in the present petition that petitioner raises his supposed conversion to Islam in 2009 as an issue. It was not raised at the trial court, nor was it brought up at the CA. Further, there is only the attached annex in the present petition to show his supposed conversion, nothing more. If petitioner had truly converted to Islam in 2009, and believed that the same is a defense in his case, nothing prevented him from presenting it as an issue at the trial court, considering that the charge against him was filed in 2011.

Moreover, even if We accept for the sake of argument his supposed conversion to Islam, the same does not relieve him of liability for his acts. Even if under P.D. No. 1083, he can possibly have more than one wife, said law is not a license for him to commit acts of violence or abuse against the complainant. There is a glaring lapse in logic for him to use religion as a defense for his actions.”