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2004-08-12 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| With respect to damages, the award of P60,000 as civil indemnity should be reduced to P50,000 in accordance with prevailing jurisprudence.[30] The award of P50,000 as moral damages is in order.[31] The award of actual damages in the amounts of P20,000 as burial expenses and P1,615.45 in hospital expenses is supported by the evidence on record and must be sustained. | |||||
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2003-07-14 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| Q. What did he have in his hands? A. Ginunting type of bolo.[15] The prosecution witnesses were not shown by appellant to have been impelled by ill-motive to testify falsely against him. Moreover, Rafael Ansus and Yoland Dominaco, being a friend and relative, respectively, of the deceased, would naturally be interested in having the real culprit punished.[16] | |||||
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2003-04-30 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| As to damages, the trial court awarded to the heirs of the victim, Leopoldo Alvarado, the amount of P50,000 as civil indemnity pursuant to current jurisprudence. However, in addition to the death indemnity, moral damages for the amount of P50,000 must be awarded to the heirs of the victim,[42] as well as P20,000 for temperate damages,[43] in consonance with case law. Temperate or moderate damages are allowed because, while some pecuniary loss has been suffered, from the nature of the case its amount cannot be proved with certainty. | |||||
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2002-08-22 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| the evidence shows that he laid it down on the nearby concrete porch shortly before he was shot several times by accused-appellant.[13] When the deceased laid down his gun, unlawful aggression had already ceased and it was no longer necessary for accused-appellant to have fired successively the way he did at the victim.[14] Furthermore, we note that accused-appellant had shoved the | |||||