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Maegan Aguilar, the daughter of the legendary Ka Freddie Aguilar,, was reportedly beaten up by her alleged live-in partner Ali when she tried to end their relationship on Saturday, November 8, 2014. ABS-CBNnews.com said that the alleged incident was posted on the Facebook account of Maegan’s bestfriend Maria Silorio. Considering that the alleged offender of Maegan was only her live-in partner, is she (Maegan) entitled of a protection provided in Republic Act Number 9262 or otherwise known as “Anti-Violence Against  Women and Their Children Act of 2004”? As provided in R.A. No. 9262, violence against women and their children refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman: 1. who is his wife; 2. who is his former wife; 3. with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship; 4. with whom he has a common child; 5. or against her children whether legitimate or illegitimate; within or without the family abode, which result in or is lik...

The Filipinos were shocked and their values and morality were put into hot seat when Freddie Aguilar, popularly known as Ka Freddie who is the singer behind the world renown "ANAK", and his teen wife publicly announced of their romantic relationship.  Many have risen their eyebrows in trying to discredit either of the two. Accordingly, Ka Freddie was setting a bad example.  He should not be emulated.  His act in having a relationship to a teenage girl is not within the norms of the society.  As a matter of fact, there are people who sued Ka Freddie for child abuse.