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PEOPLE v. MANUEL MANAHAN

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	GR No. 184791 2009-04-16	PEOPLE v. PEDRO NOGPO CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
A sweetheart cannot be forced to have sex against her will - love is not a license for lust.[19]
	GR NO. 176064 2007-08-07	PEOPLE v. ANTONIO MIRANDA Y DOE TINGA, J.
At the core of almost all rape cases is the issue of credibility of witnesses, and the trial court is in the best position to resolve the question, having heard the witnesses and observed their demeanor during trial.[24] Thus, appellate courts will not disturb the credence accorded by the trial court to the testimonies of witnesses unless it is shown that the latter has overlooked or disregarded arbitrarily facts- and circumstances of significance to the case.[25] None of the exceptions apply to the case at bar.
	GR No. 124703 2000-06-27	PEOPLE v. ROLANDO DE LARA MENDOZA, J.
Indeed, as his letter reveals, since Rolando de Lara arrived from Saudi Arabia, he had been trying very hard to reconcile with Rosabella. As his feelings had not been reciprocated, he resorted to a more extreme measure with the help of the other accused-appellants by taking Rosabella against her will. After taking her, Rolando raped her. Even if Rosabella and Rolando were sweethearts, this did not give the latter such license to take liberties with her. As this Court held, "[a] sweetheart cannot be forced to have sex against her will. Definitely, a man cannot demand sexual gratification from a fiancee and, worst, employ violence upon her on the pretext of love. Love is not a license for lust."[27]
	GR No. 125341 2000-02-09	PEOPLE v. JOEY BARCELONA Y SADILLE MENDOZA, J.
As for accused-appellant's own testimony that it was complainant's aunt who caused his arrest and that complainant filed a case for rape only because she was afraid of her aunt,[36] we find the same to be implausible. His protestations that complainant loved him and that her only motive for filing a rape case was her fear of her aunt are so contrary to common experience that they cannot be deemed worthy of belief. Considering the inherent modesty and reticence of a typical Filipina, it is highly unlikely that she would fabricate a tale which would surely cast dishonor on her virtue. No young Filipina of decent repute would publicly admit she had been raped unless that was the truth.[37] Even in these modern times, this principle still holds true.