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	GR No. 137457 2001-11-21	PEOPLE v. ROSAURO SIA Y DICHOSO YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
However, the award of P200,000.00 as burial and other expenses incurred in connection with the death of the victim must be deleted. The records are bereft of any receipt or voucher to justify the trial court's award of burial and other expenses incurred in connection with the victim's death. The rule is that every pecuniary loss must be established by credible evidence before it may be awarded.[54] Credence can be given only to claims which are duly supported by receipts or other credible evidence.[55]
	GR No. 110813 2001-06-28	PEOPLE v. ERNESTO PARDUA PARDO, J.
The trial court's award of actual damages for funeral expenses in the amount of P62,000.00 is reduced to P30,000.00. We find the expenses for the interment, amounting to P30,000.00, to be duly supported by receipts. We have held that to justify an award of actual damages, there must be competent proof of the amount of the loss. Credence can be given only to claims which are duly supported by receipts or other credible evidence.[22]