It is grossly inaccurate for appellant to contend that the payments made by complainants to her are not evidenced by receipts. The records show that these payments were evidenced by receipts marked as follows: 1. Exh. A - Receipt dated August 22, 1994 issued by appellant to Eduardo Drapeza in the sum of P5,000.00; 2. Exh. B - Receipt dated September 1, 1994 issued by appellant to Eduardo Drapeza in the amount of P15,000.00; 3. Exh. D - Receipt dated September 27, 1994 issued by appellant to Glory Orosa, the wife of Odon Orosa, in the amount of P5,000.00 for the payment of processing of the papers of Odon Orosa; 4. Exh. E - Receipt issued appellant to Glory Orosa, wife of Odon Orosa, in the sum of P9,000.00 as advance payment for plane ticket; 5. Exh. F - Receipt dated November 22, 1994 issued by appellant to Glory Orosa, in the sum of P6,000.00 for payment of the full price of the plane ticket; 6. Exh. G - Receipt issued appellant to Ricardo Ilasin for payment of P5,000.00 processing fee; 7. Exh. H - Receipt issued by appellant to Ricardo Ilasin the amount of P15,000.00 for payment of plane ticket; 8. Exh. I - Receipt issued by appellant to Richard Castulo evidencing payment of P5,000.00 for processing fee; 9. Exh. J - Receipt issued by appellant to Richard Castulo for P10,000.00 as full payment of plane ticket; 10. Exh. K - Receipt issued by appellant to Richard Castulo showing payment P2,000.00 for medical examination.[36] Be that as it may, we note that except for Ilasin, the complainants were awarded additional damages on the basis of claims unsupported by receipts. In Criminal Case No. T-1672, Castulo claimed that he gave appellant the amount of P1,000.00 for her transportation expenses and the processing of his passport. No receipt supports this allegation. In Criminal Case No. T-1673, Drapeza stated that he incurred P3,000.00 for his medical examination in Manila. Again, this allegation is not proved by any receipt. In Criminal Case No. T-1674, Orosa alleged that he paid to appellant P3,000.00 to cover his medical examination. The allegation was not proved by any receipt. In Criminal Case No. T-1675, Ilasin made no additional claim for damages other than those covered by receipts amounting to P20,000, but the trial court awarded him a total of P23,000.00 as actual damages. We note that the trial court granted actual damages based on the amounts alleged in the informations without considering the evidence presented to prove them. We have held that to justify an award of actual damages, there must be competent proof of the amount of the loss. Credence can be given only to claims which are duly supported by receipts or other credible evidence.[37] The respective claims of Castulo, Drapeza and Orosa for transportation expenses, passport fees and medical examination were not backed up by any credible evidence. They should be