' Decision - 66 - ~ G.R. No. 227363 7610 penalizes not only child prostitution, the essence of which is profit, but also other forms of sexual abuse wherein a child engages in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct through coercion or influence; and [2] that it is inconsequential that the sexual abuse occurred only once. Our rulings also find textual anchor on Section 5, Article III of R.A. No. 7610, which explicitly states that a child is deemed "exploited in prostitution or subjected to other sexual abuse," when the child indulges in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct for money, profit or any other consideration, or under the coercion or influence of any adult, syndicate or group, as well as on Section 3(b ), Article I thereof, which clearly provides that the term "child abuse" refers to the maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the child which includes sexual abuse. If the lawmakers disagreed with our interpretation, they could have easily amended the law, just like what they did when they enacted R.A. No. 10591 144 [Amendment on the provision of use of firearm in the commission of a crime], R.A. No. 10951 145 [Amendments to certain penalty and fines under the Revised Penal Code] and R.A. No. 10707 146 [Amendments to the Probation Law] after We rendered People v. Ladjaalam, 147 Corpuz v. People, 148 Colinares v. People and Dimakuta v. People, respectively, and their silence could only be construed as acquiescence to our rulings. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the appeal is DENIED. The Joint Decision dated February 10, 2014 of the Regional Trial Court in Criminal Case Nos. SCC-6210 and SCC-6211, as affirmed by the Court of Appeals Decision dated August 17, 2015 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06679, is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATIONS. We find accusedappellant Salvador Tulagan: l. Guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Sexual Assault under paragraph 2, Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to Section 5(b) of Republic Act No. 7610, in Criminal Case No. SCC-6210, and is sentenced to suffer the indeterminate penalty of twelve (12) years, ten (10) months and twenty-one (21) days of reclusion temporal, as minimum, to fifteen ( 15) years, six (6) months and twenty (20) days of reclusion temporal, as maximum. Appellant is ORDERED to PAY AAA the amounts of PS0,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P50,000.00 as exemplary damages. 14 1 ' AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LAW ON FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF. 145 AN ACT AD.JUSTING THE AMOUNT OR THE VALUE OF PROPERTY AND DAMAGE ON WHICH A PENALTY IS BASED, AND THE FINES IMPOSED UNDER THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE REVISED PENAL(# CODE," AS AMENDED. 14 r' Supra note 98. 147 395 Phil. I (2005). 14 8 734 Phil. 353 (2014) l "'