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	GR No. 186470 2010-09-27	PEOPLE v. WILLIE MIDENILLA Y ALABOSO VILLARAMA, JR., J.
In appreciating testimony given during trial, considerable weight is given to the findings of the trial court. Thus in People v. Portugal[21], this Court held: Just as often, the Court has relied on the observations of trial courts in the appreciation of testimony, said courts having been given the opportunity, not equally enjoyed by the appellate courts, to observe at first hand the demeanor of the witness on the stand, they, therefore, are in a better position to form accurate impressions and conclusions.
	GR No. 133582 2002-09-27	PEOPLE v. TEDDY ANGGIT YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
credibility. What is important is her vivid recollection that she was ravished against her will. In rape cases, the gravamen of the offense is sexual intercourse with a woman against her will or without her consent.[34] In the case at bar, complainant Edna Cabusas testified that she was dragged into the woods, pushed to the ground, her skirt