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Hewhocomestocourtmusthavecleanhands

In similar fashion, considering that petitioner and complainant belong to warring political camps, occasional
gestures and words of disapproval or dislike are among the hazards of the job.[41] Considering this political
realityandthefactthattheCourtofAppealsconcluded,basedonevidenceonrecords,thatpetitionerhimselfwas
avictimofcomplainantsindiscretion,herclaimfordamagesandattorneysfeesmust,likewise,fail.Akintothe
principlethathewhocomestocourtmusthavecleanhands,eachoftheparties,inthecaseatbar,mustbearhis
ownloss.

http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2006/april2006/G.R.%20No.%20160351.htm

Lexprospicit,nonrespicit

Tobeforthright,respondentsargumentthatthedoctrinalguidelinesprescribedinSantosandMolinashouldnot
beappliedretroactivelyforbeingcontrarytotheprincipleofstaredecisisisnolongernew.Thesameargument
wasalsoraisedbutwasstruckdowninPescav.Pesca,[54]andagaininAntoniov.Reyes.[55]Inthesecases,we
explainedthattheinterpretationorconstructionofalawbycourtsconstitutesapartofthelawasofthedatethe
statuteisenacted.ItisonlywhenapriorrulingofthisCourtisoverruled,andadifferentviewisadopted,thatthe
newdoctrinemayhavetobeappliedprospectivelyinfavorofpartieswhohavereliedontheolddoctrineandhave
actedingoodfaith,inaccordancetherewithunderthefamiliarruleoflexprospicit,nonrespicit.

http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/march2009/166562.htm

Semperpraesumiturpromatrimonio

Lest it be misunderstood, we are not condoning petitioners drinking and gambling problems, or his violent
outburstsagainsthiswife.Thereisnovalidexcusetojustifysuchabehavior.Petitionermustrememberthathe
oweslove,respect,andfidelitytohisspouseasmuchasthelatterowesthesametohim.Unfortunately,thiscourt
findsrespondentstestimony,aswellasthetotalityofevidencepresentedbytherespondent,tobetooinadequate
todeclarehimpsychologicallyunfitpursuanttoArticle36.

Itshouldberememberedthatthepresumptionisalwaysinfavorofthevalidityofmarriage.Semperpraesumitur
promatrimonio.[65]Inthiscase,thepresumptionhasnotbeenamplyrebuttedandmust,perforce,prevail.

http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/march2009/166562.htm

AnimisermoestVerbalegisnonestrecedendum

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AstotheissueofwhohasthebetterrightovertheSSSdeathbenefits,Section8(e)and(k)ofR.A.No.8282[27]is
veryclear.Hence,weneedonlyapplythelaw.Undertheprinciplesofstatutoryconstruction,ifastatuteisclear,
plainandfreefromambiguity,itmustbegivenitsliteralmeaningandappliedwithoutattemptedinterpretation.
Thisplainmeaningruleorverbalegis,derivedfromthemaximindexanimisermoest(speechistheindexof
intention),restsonthevalidpresumptionthatthewordsemployedbythelegislatureinastatutecorrectlyexpress
itsintentbytheuseofsuchwordsasarefoundinthestatute.Verbalegisnonestrecedendum,or,fromthe
wordsofastatutethereshouldbenodeparture.[28]

Wherethelawdoesnotdistinguish,neithershouldwe.

xxxThelawisclear:theaccusedcanbeconvictedofsimpleillegalpossessionoffirearms,providedthatno
othercrimewascommittedbythepersonarrested.Iftheintentionofthelawinthesecondparagraphwereto
referonlytohomicideandmurder,itshouldhaveexpresslysaidso,asitdidinthethirdparagraph.Verily,where
thelawdoesnotdistinguish,neithershouldwe.[37]

Alltold,weaffirmpetitionersconvictionforthecrimeofrape.However,petitionersconvictionofillegal
possessionoffirearmsissetaside.

UnderArticle266BoftheRevisedPenalCode,wheneverthecrimeofrapeiscommittedwiththeuseofa
deadlyweaponorbytwoormorepersons,thepenaltyshallbereclusionperpetuatodeath.

http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2012/february2012/187229.htm

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