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PEOPLE v. WILLIAM ALPE Y CUATRO

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	GR Nos. 145343-46 2002-12-03	PEOPLE v. EDUARDO CALDERON PER CURIAM
"fn">[23] In addition, exemplary damages in the amount of P25,000 should be awarded to her for each count in view of the proven father-daughter relationship of the parties.[24] WHEREFORE, the Decision of the RTC of Iloilo City in Criminal Cases Nos. 48007-48010 is AFFIRMED with the MODIFICATION that, for each count of consummated rape, the appellant is ordered to pay the private complainant P50,000 as
	GR No. 140640 2002-10-15	PEOPLE v. VINSON BRIONES Y ABANICA PER CURIAM
"fn">[18] Hence, the court a quo correctly found him guilty of qualified rape. Its imposition of the death penalty[19] on him must be affirmed. Further, the court a quo correctly awarded to the complainant moral damages of P50,000. However, its award of P100,000 as civil indemnity is reduced to P75,000, consistent with prevailing jurisprudence.[20] In addition, exemplary damages in the amount of
	GR Nos. 142901-02 2002-07-23	PEOPLE v. JIMMY MANLOD PER CURIAM
reaction when one suffers such a harrowing experience as rape. It is therefore not unusual for a rape victim to suffer in silence the onslaught on her honor rather than reveal her story.[33] The Court has acknowledged in several cases that the hesitance of the victim in reporting the crime to the authorities is not necessarily an indication of a fabricated charge for the initial reluctance of a young, inexperienced lass to admit having been ravished is normal and natural.[34] This is especially true where the delay can be attributed to the pattern of fear instilled by the threats of bodily harm made by a person who exercises moral ascendancy over the victim.[35] In People vs. Santos,[36] the Court explained: A rape victim's actions are oftentimes overwhelmed by fear rather than by reason. It is this fear, springing from the initial rape, that the perpetrator hopes to build a climate of extreme psychological terror which would, he hopes, numb his victim into silence and
	GR Nos. 135554-56 2002-06-21	PEOPLE v. DANILO DELA CRUZ Y CARIZZA KAPUNAN, J.
The delay in reporting a rape incident does not necessarily impair the credibility of the victim where the delay can be attributed to the pattern of fear instilled by the threats of bodily harm, especially when made by a person who exercised moral ascendancy over the victim. It is not uncommon for a young girl to conceal for sometime the assault on her virtue because of the rapist's threat on her life, or on the life of the other members of her family. [61]