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Article 2219. 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.