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BP 178 Section 51

Effect on existing law.

Section 51

SEC. 51. Effect on existing law.—The rights and remedies provided by this Act shall be in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may now exist. However, except as provided in Section twelve hereof, no person permitted to maintain a suit for damages under the provisions of this Act shall recover, through satisfaction of judgment in one or more actions, a total amount in excess of his actual damages on account of the act complained of: Provided, That the court may award exemplary damages in cases of bad faith, fraud, malevolence or wantonness in the violation of this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (37a)

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Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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