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2013-11-27 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| In People v. Deligero,[13] we ruled that: [F]actual findings of the trial court, especially when affirmed by the Court of Appeals, are "entitled to great weight and respect, if not conclusiveness, for we accept that the trial court was in the best position as the original trier of the facts in whose direct presence and under whose keen observation the witnesses rendered their respective versions of the events that made up the occurrences constituting the ingredients of the offenses charged. The direct appreciation of testimonial demeanor during examination, veracity, sincerity and candor was foremost the trial court's domain, not that of a reviewing court that had no similar access to the witnesses at the time they testified." (Citation omitted.) | |||||
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2013-10-23 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| It is jurisprudentially settled that in a prosecution for rape, the accused may be convicted solely on the basis of the testimony of the victim that is credible, convincing and consistent with human nature and the normal course of things.[12] Furthermore, it is likewise settled that the factual findings of the trial court, especially when affirmed by the Court of Appeals, are entitled to great weight and respect, if not conclusiveness, since the trial court was in the best position as the original trier of the facts in whose direct presence and under whose keen observation the witnesses rendered their respective versions of the events that made up the occurrences constituting the ingredients of the offense charged.[13] | |||||
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2013-07-10 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| However, in conformity with current policy, we impose on all the monetary awards for damages interest at the legal rate of 6% per annum from date of finality of this Decision until fully paid.[23] | |||||
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2013-06-19 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| In conformity with current policy, we also impose on all the monetary awards for damages interest at the legal rate of 6% per annum from date of finality of this Decision until fully paid.[25] | |||||
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2013-06-13 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| As to the award of damages, the award of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, instead of "actual damages" referred to in the RTC Decision, is proper but the award of P75,000.00 moral damages should be reduced to P50,000.00 to conform to current case law.[27] Moreover, P30,000 exemplary damages should be awarded to Mara, who was still a minor when she was raped by the accused-appellant, to set a public example and serve as deterrent against elders who abuse and corrupt the youth and to protect the latter from sexual assault.[28] | |||||