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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

Moral damages may be recovered in the following and analogous cases:

(1) A criminal offense resulting in physical injuries;

(2) Quasi-delicts causing physical injuries;

(3) Seduction, abduction, rape, or other lascivious acts;

(4) Adultery or concubinage;

(5) Illegal or arbitrary detention or arrest;

(6) Illegal search;

(7) Libel, slander or any other form of defamation;

(8) Malicious prosecution;

(9) Acts mentioned in article 309;

(10) Acts and actions referred to in articles 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, and 35.

The parents of the female seduced, abducted, raped, or abused, referred to in No. 3 of this article, may also recover moral damages.

The spouse, descendants, ascendants, and brothers and sisters may bring the action mentioned in No. 9 of this article, in the order named.

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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