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2013-11-11 |
DEL CASTILLO, J. |
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| In line with prevailing jurisprudence, the award of damages to "AAA" in Criminal Case No. 6572 must be increased as follows: P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P75,000.00 as moral damages and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages.[84] She is further awarded civil indemnity of P20,000.00, moral damages and a fine at P15,000.00 each in Criminal Case No. 6573.[85] In Criminal Case No. 6574, the awards of civil indemnity and moral damages at P30,000.00 each are maintained but the award of exemplary damages is increased to P30,000.00.[86] "AAA" is also entitled to an interest on all the amounts of damages awarded at the legal rate of 6% per annum from the date of finality of this judgment until fully paid.[87] | |||||
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2011-07-04 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| Civil indemnity ex delicto is mandatory upon a finding of the fact of rape. Moral damages are automatically awarded without need of further proof, because it is assumed that a rape victim has actually suffered moral injuries entitling the victim to such award. [59] | |||||
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2011-05-30 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| While we are aware of the divergent rulings on the proof required to establish the age of the victim in rape cases, this has already been addressed by this Court in People v. Pruna,[50] wherein we established certain guidelines in appreciating age, either as an element of the crime or as a qualifying circumstance. We have reiterated these guidelines in the more recent case of People v. Flores,[51] as follows: The best evidence to prove the age of the offended party is an original or certified true copy of the certificate of live birth of such party. | |||||