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| | People vs Ballester : 152279 : January 20, 2004 : J. Ynares-Santiago : En Banc : Decision |
 | | Sometime in the third week of January 1999, only complainant Maricel Odoño, twelve years old, and her youngest brother, Jeric, two years old, were left inside their house at Catumag, Guinobatan, Albay. |
 | | Moral damages should also be awarded the victim in the amount of P50,000.00 without need of proof showing that she suffered from mental, physical, and psychological trauma as these are too obvious to require recital by the victim during trial. |
 | | WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Ligao, Albay, Branch 13, in Criminal Case No. 4038, finding appellant Franco Ballester guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATIONS. |
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