Inquirer.net A person who debases, degrades or demeans a child's intrinsic worth and dignity as a human being can be held liable for damages under the Civil Code, the Supreme Court said in a decision on a case involving a couple who made degrading remarks against a 14-year-old girl in 2004. In a decision promulgated in April but made public only recently, the high court's Second Division dismissed the petition filed by a couple assailing a decision and resolution of the Court of Appeals that found them liable for damages for 'harassing, intimidating and spreading false and malicious rumors' about their son's girlfriend.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/520640/supreme-court-stands-up-for-girl-humiliated-by-boyfriends-parents-in-2004

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