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Article 2219

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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Moral damages may be recovered in: criminal offenses resulting in physical injuries, quasi-delicts causing physical injuries, seduction/abduction/rape, adultery/concubinage, illegal/arbitrary detention, defamation, malicious prosecution, and other cases.

Official text — RA 386

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