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	GR No. 177147 2007-11-28	PEOPLE v. JOEMARIE CERILLA TINGA, J,
Moreover, the prosecution witnesses were not shown to be impelled by ill motive to testify falsely against appellant. Besides, Susan, Michelle and Novie Mae, being immediate relatives of the deceased, would naturally be interested in having the real culprit punished.[53]
	GR No. 139069 2004-06-17	PEOPLE v. NIÑO GARIN CALLEJO, SR., J.
The records also show that no ill motive could be attributed to Mario for imputing such a grave offense against the appellant. The absence of evidence of improper motive on the part of the prosecution witnesses to testify against the appellant strongly tends to sustain the conclusion that no such improper motive exists and that their testimonies are worthy of full faith and credit.[60] Moreover, Mario, being the younger brother of the victim, would naturally be interested in having the real culprit punished.[61]
	GR No. 148810 2003-11-18	PEOPLE v. HEVER PAULINO Y BIYAYA YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
Appellant failed to prove with satisfactory and convincing evidence that the victim was guilty of unlawful aggression. Self-defense cannot be justifiably entertained where it is not only uncorroborated by competent evidence but is seriously doubtful. Like alibi, self-defense is inherently a weak defense, which is so easy to concoct but very difficult to verify.[18] Appellant's invocation of self- defense therefore deserves scant consideration.