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2008-09-12 |
VELASCO JR., J. |
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| The CA was also correct in additionally awarding moral damages of PhP 50,000. This is separate and distinct from civil indemnity. It does not require proof of mental and physical suffering.[29] | |||||
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2006-08-31 |
AZCUNA, J. |
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| In the commission of rape, it is usually only the rape victim who can attest to its occurrence,[13] and if the lone testimony of the victim is credible, convincing and consistent with human nature and the normal course of things, it is competent to establish the guilt of the accused.[14] This is even more so if it involves the testimony of a rape victim of tender or immature age such as in the instant case. Thus, if the victim is a young, immature girl, her testimony is given credence by the courts [15] because no one would contrive a rape story, allow an examination of her private parts and subject herself to scrutiny at a public trial if she is not motivated solely by a desire to have the culprit apprehended and punished.[16] | |||||