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PEOPLE v. WARLITO MARTINEZ

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	GR No. 158362 2011-04-04	PEOPLE v. GILBERTO VILLARICO BERSAMIN, J.
Consistent with prevailing jurisprudence, we grant to the heirs of Haide P75,000.00 as death indemnity;[59] P75,000.00 as moral damages;[60] and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages.[61] As clarified in People v. Arbalate,[62] damages in such amounts are to be granted whenever the accused are adjudged guilty of a crime covered by Republic Act No. 7659, like the murder charged and proved herein. Indeed, the Court, observing in People v. Sarcia,[63] citing People v. Salome[64] and People v. Quiachon,[65] that the "principal consideration for the award of damages xxx is the penalty provided by law or imposable for the offense because of its heinousness, not the public penalty actually imposed on the offender," announced that:
	GR No. 188561 2010-01-15	PEOPLE v. FELIPE AYADE Y PULOD NACHURA, J.
However, the CA erred when it reduced the award of moral damages from P75,000.00 to P50,000.00. We, therefore, reinstate the award of moral damages in the amount of P75,000.00, in line with current jurisprudence.[19] In all other aspects, we affirm the ruling of the CA.
	GR No. 186233 2009-10-02	PEOPLE v. ROMEO SATONERO VELASCO JR., J.
The trial court correctly awarded the amount of P75,000 to the heirs of Ramon by way of civil indemnity ex delicto. Its award of P50,000.00 as moral damages is, however, increased to P75,000.00 to conform to existing jurisprudence. Moral damages may be awarded without need of pleading or proof.[38] The Court, however, deems it proper to award exemplary damages in the amount of P30,000.00 in accordance with Article 2230 of the Civil Code considering that the killing was attended by the qualifying circumstance of treachery.