Article 2229

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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Exemplary damages (hukuman na payo) may be awarded over and above actual, moral, and temperate damages — to set a public example and deter others from similar conduct.

Official text — RA 386

Exemplary or corrective damages are imposed, by way of example or correction for the public good, in addition to the moral, temperate, liquidated or compensatory damages.

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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