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    Bunag Jr. abducted and raped Cirilo, promising to marry her afterwards. He then left and never returned. Cirilo sued Bunag Jr. for breach of promise to marry. While generally a mere breach of promise to marry is not actionable, the courts found that Bunag Jr.'s acts of abduction and rape were contrary to morals and good customs. The trial court awarded Cirilo moral damages, which was affirmed on appeal. The Supreme Court denied Bunag Jr.'s petition, finding his acts constituted moral wrongs for which Cirilo deserved compensation under the Civil Code.

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    Bunag Jr. abducted and raped Cirilo, promising to marry her afterwards. He then left and never returned. Cirilo sued Bunag Jr. for breach of promise to marry. While generally a mere breach of promise to marry is not actionable, the courts found that Bunag Jr.'s acts of abduction and rape were contrary to morals and good customs. The trial court awarded Cirilo moral damages, which was affirmed on appeal. The Supreme Court denied Bunag Jr.'s petition, finding his acts constituted moral wrongs for which Cirilo deserved compensation under the Civil Code.

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    Re. Breach of promise to marry

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    21. Bunag Jr. v CA

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    Bunag Jr. abducted and raped Cirilo, promising to marry her afterwards. He then left and never returned. Cirilo sued Bunag Jr. for breach of promise to marry. While generally a mere breach of promise to marry is not actionable, the courts found that Bunag Jr.'s acts of abduction and rape were contrary to morals and good customs. The trial court awarded Cirilo moral damages, which was affirmed on appeal. The Supreme Court denied Bunag Jr.'s petition, finding his acts constituted moral wrongs for which Cirilo deserved compensation under the Civil Code.

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    Bunag Jr. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.

    101749 July 10, 1992


    Facts:
    Conrado Bunag Jr. and Zenaida Cirilo were sweethearts. On September 8, 1973, Bunag, Jr.
    abducted and brought Cirilo to the motel where he deflowered her against her will and consent. Then,
    after promising to marry Cirilo, Bunag Jr. brought her to the house of his grandmother in Pamplona, Las
    Pias, where they lived together.
    On September 29, 1973, Bunag Jr. left and never returned. Cirilo filed a complaint for damages
    for breach of promise to marry against Bunag, Jr. and his father Bunag, Sr., who allegedly condoned and
    supported his sons promise to marry Cirilo. On August 20, 1983, after finding that Bunag Jr. had forcibly
    abducted and raped Cirilo, the trial court rendered a decision ordering Bunag, Jr. to pay her P80,000.00 as
    moral damages, P20,000.00 as exemplary damages, among others. Bunag, Sr. was absolved from any and
    all liability. Bunag Jr. appealed the decision to Court of Appeals, but the appellate court affirmed in toto
    the judgment of the trial court. Bunag Jr. filed this petition for review from the decision of the Court of
    Appeals. Aside from raising pure questions of fact, which the Supreme Court refused to settle, Bunag Jr.
    asserted that since the action involves a breach of promise to marry, the trial court erred in awarding
    damages.
    Issue:
    W/N a mere breach of promise to marry is an actionable wrong.
    Ruling:
    Generally, a breach of promise to marry per se is not actionable, except where the plaintiff has
    actually incurred expenses for the wedding and the necessary incidents thereof.
    However, the award of moral damages is allowed in cases specified in or analogous to those
    provided in Article 2219 of the Civil Code. Correlatively, under Article 21 of said Code, in relation to
    paragraph 10 of said Article 2219, any person who willfully causes loss or injury to another in a manner
    that is contrary to morals, good customs or public policy shall compensate the latter for moral damages.
    Article 21 was adopted to remedy the countless gaps in the statutes which leave so many victims of moral
    wrongs helpless even though they have actually suffered material and moral injury, and is intended to
    vouchsafe adequate legal remedy for that untold number of moral wrongs which is impossible for human
    foresight to specifically provide for in the statutes. The acts of Bunag Jr. irremissibly constitute acts
    contrary to morals and good customs.
    Petition is denied.
    Note:

    It is not now necessary that a criminal prosecution for rape be first instituted and prosecuted to final
    judgment before a civil action based on said offense in favor of the offended woman can likewise be
    instituted and prosecuted to final judgment.
    Moral damages are not awarded to penalize the defendant but to compensate the plaintiff for injuries he
    may have suffered.

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