Article 2206Actual or Compensatory Damages

The amount of damages for death caused

by a crime or quasi-delict shall be at least three thousand

pesos, even though there may have been mitigating

circumstances. In addition:

(1) The defendant shall be liable for the loss of the earning

capacity of the deceased, and the indemnity shall be paid

to the heirs of the latter; such indemnity shall in every

case be assessed and awarded by the court, unless the

deceased on account of permanent physical disability not

caused by the defendant, had no earning capacity at the

time of his death;

(2) If the deceased was obliged to give support according

to the provisions of article 291, the recipient who is not an

heir called to the decedent's inheritance by the law of

testate or intestate succession, may demand support

from the person causing the death, for a period not

exceeding five years, the exact duration to be fixed by the

court;

(3) The spouse, legitimate and illegitimate descendants

and ascendants of the deceased may demand moral

damages for mental anguish by reason of the death of

the deceased.