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	GR No. 152302 2004-06-08	PEOPLE v. JOSE OGA Y CALUNOD DAVIDE JR., CJ.
Corollary is the issue of Irene's credibility. Case law often underscores the great weight and respect accorded to the factual findings of the trial court, especially on the credibility of witnesses, which are not disturbed on appeal. The rule, however, admits of exceptions such as where there exists a fact or circumstance of weight and influence which has been ignored or misconstrued by the court, or where the trial court has acted arbitrarily in its appreciation of the facts.[19]
	GR Nos. 151186-95 2004-02-13	PEOPLE v. FAUSTO FUCIO Y MORENO DAVIDE JR., CJ.
It is doctrinally settled that the factual findings on the credibility of witnesses are accorded great weight and respect and will not be disturbed on appeal.[25] This is so because the trial court has the advantage of observing the witnesses while they are on the witness stand. The rule admits of exceptions, as where there exists a fact or circumstance of weight and influence that has been ignored or misconstrued by the court, or where the trial court has acted arbitrarily in its appreciation of facts.[26] None, however, exists in the case at bar.