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Article 29

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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When a person is acquitted in a criminal case because of reasonable doubt — not because the act was not illegal — a civil action for damages may still be filed separately. Criminal acquittal does not bar civil liability.

Official text — RA 386

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