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JurisprudenceG.R. Nos. 118441-42 -

G.R. Nos. 118441-42 - ARMANDO JOSE T PAZ AND MANILA CENTRAL BUS LINES (MCL), REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER MR. DANILO T. DE DIOS VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ROMMEL ABRAHAM, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER FELIXBERTO ABRAHAM, JOSE MACARUBO AND MERCEDES MACARUBO.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

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RA 200,RA 498RA 769RA 160
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, the appealed decision is hereby REVERSED and the defendants-appellees MCL and Armando Jose are adjudged to pay jointly and severally: Rommel Abraham, represented by his father Felixberto Abraham: (a) P 37,576.47 as actual damages; (b) P 50,000.00 as compensatory damages; (c) P 15,000.00 as moral damages; (d) P 5,000.

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WHEREFORE, the appealed decision is hereby REVERSED and the defendants-appellees MCL and Armando Jose are adjudged to pay jointly and severally: Rommel Abraham, represented by his father Felixberto Abraham: (a) P 37,576.47 as actual damages; (b) P 50,000.00 as compensatory damages; (c) P 15,000.00 as moral damages; (d) P 5,000.00 as exemplary damages; and (e) P 10,000.00 as attorneys fees. The heirs of John Macarubo: (a) P 50,000.00 as indemnity for his death; (b) P 50,000.00 as moral damages; (c) P 10,000.00 as exemplary damages; and (d) P 10,000.00 as attorneys fees. Costs against the appellees. SO ORDERED.