Page 537 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

MORAL DAMAGES

Article 2217. Moral damages include physical

suffering, mental anguish, fright, serious

anxiety, besmirched reputation, wounded

feelings, moral shock, social humiliation, and

similar injury. Though incapable of pecuniary

computation, moral damages may be

recovered if they are the proximate result of the

defendant's wrongful act for omission.

Article 2218. In the adjudication of moral

damages, the sentimental value of property,

real or personal, may be considered.