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BALANCE DUE
(2,711.30)30
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As extrapolated from the above-quoted entries in the Statement of Account, ₱2,288.70 (the gross
hospital charges of ₱2,416.50 less the unused medicine in the amount of ₱127.80) was debited from
the ₱5,000 deposit31 to thus leave a balance of the deposit in the amount of ₱2,711.30, which the trial
court erroneously denominated as "confinement fee." The remaining balance of ₱2,711.30 was the
amount refundable to the spouses.
Following Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. v. Court of Appeals,32 this Court awards interest on the actual
damages to be paid by Dr. Ilao-Oreta at the rate of 6% per annum from the time of the filing of the
complaint on May 18, 1999, and at 12% per annum from the finality of this judgment until its
satisfaction.
WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED. The decision appealed from is MODIFIED in that
1) the award to respondents-spouses Noel and Eva Marie Ronquillo of actual damages is
REDUCED to ₱2,288.70, to bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum from the time of the filing
of the complaint on May 18, 1999 and, upon finality of this judgment, at the rate of 12% per
annum until satisfaction; and
2) The award of moral and exemplary damages and attorney’s fees is DELETED.
SO ORDERED.