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2016-02-10 |
BRION, J. |
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| However, we find the award of P1,500,000.00 in moral damages to be excessive. Moral damages are not intended to enrich the complainant as a penalty for the defendant. It is awarded as a means to ease the moral suffering the complainant suffered due to the defendant's culpable action.[24] While prevailing jurisprudence deems it appropriate to award 100,000.00 in moral damages in cases where MERALCO wrongfully disconnected electric service,[25] we hold that such amount is not commensurate with the injury suffered by the respondents. Thus, in view of the specific circumstances present in this case, we reduce the award of moral damages from P1,500,000.00 to P300,000.00. | |||||