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PEOPLE v. ALFREDO ALBA

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	GR NO. 129472 2005-04-12	MARCELO LASOY v. MONINA A. ZENAROSA CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
An information is valid as long as it distinctly states the statutory designation of the offense and the acts or omissions constitutive thereof.[35]
	GR No. 155415 2004-05-20	GERONIMO ORDINARIO v. PEOPLE VITUG, J.
A complaint or information is sufficient if it states the name of the accused; the designation of the offense given by the statute; the acts or omissions complained of as being constitutive of the offense; the name of the offended party; the approximate date of the commission of the offense; and the place where the offense is committed.[6] The appellate court is correct in holding that the exact date of the commission of the offense of rape is not an element of the crime.[7] Neither would such impreciseness operate to discredit the vivid account of the 11-year old victim. Most importantly, the evaluation of the credibility of witnesses is addressed to the sound determination by the trial court, whose findings thereon deserve weight and respect.[8]
	GR Nos. 134139-40 2002-02-15	PEOPLE v. WILFREDO SOMODIO QUISUMBING, J.
Utterly without merit, in our view, is the contention of appellant that, considering the age of the victim when the first sexual intercourse occurred, her narration of actions and emotional reactions that took place between them were incredible, unworthy of belief. The fact that the offended party is a minor does not mean that she is incapable of perceiving and of making her perception known.[31] Children of sound mind are likely to be more observant of incidents which take place within their view than older persons, and their testimonies are likely more correct in detail than that of older persons.
	GR No. 122736 2001-11-14	PEOPLE v. FROILAN PADILLA Y VALENZUELA YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
We, likewise, modify the monetary awards. Though a rape victim is automatically granted moral damages without need of proof, as it is assumed that the victim has suffered moral injuries entitling her to such award,[18] jurisprudence has settled that she is also automatically entitled to a civil indemnity separate and distinct from the award of moral damages.[19] Thus, accused-appellant is sentenced to pay moral damages of P50,000.00 and civil indemnity of P50,000.00.[20]
	GR No. 124832 2000-02-01	PEOPLE v. DANTE CEPEDA Y SAPOTALO YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
With regard to the civil liability, however, the trial court's award of damages should be modified. Under controlling case law, an award of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) as civil indemnity is mandatory upon the finding of the fact of rape.[37] This is exclusive of the award of moral damages of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) without need of further proof.[38] The victims' injury is now recognized as inherently concomitant with and necessarily proceeds from the appalling crime of rape which per se, warrants an award for moral damages.[39]