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2007-11-22 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Finally, concerning the deletion of moral damages and attorney's fees, we agree with the ruling of the Court of Appeals that here an award of moral damages is not warranted since the record is bereft of any proof that Antonio acted maliciously or in bad faith in filing the action.[13] Neither should attorney's fees be awarded. The accepted rule is that the reason for the award of attorney's fees must be stated in the text of the trial court's decision; otherwise, if it is stated only in the dispositive portion of the decision, the same must be disallowed.[14] In this case, we find that the trial court's decision failed to show the reason for the award of attorney's fees, hence it was properly deleted by the appellate court. | |||||