xxx Q. You are on the lower portion of the bed? A. AAA and I, mam. Q. And where did your father go? A. In the upper portion of the bed, mam. Q. So after that what happened next? A. My sister whispered something to me "ni rape ako ni papa," mam. I told my sister AAA palit tayo ng pwesto para sigurado, my father carried me and brought me at the upper portion of the double deck, mam. xxx Q. After your father carried you and transferred you on top of the bed, was there anything unusual that happened? A. Yes, mam. Q. And what was that? A. My father kissed me and he removed my shorts and after touching my penis he pushed me away mam.[37] Clearly applicable in this case is the well-settled rule that the testimony of a rape victim who is of tender age is credible. The revelation of an innocent child whose chastity was abused deserves full credence. [38] Youth and immaturity are generally badges of truth and sincerity.[39] The child's willingness to undergo the trouble and humiliation of a public trial is an eloquent testament to the truth of her complaint. [40] The same can be said of her brother DDD who, despite being a minor during the time he took the witness stand, courageously and credibly testified against the accused-appellant. Most importantly, a review of AAA's and DDD's respective testimonies proves that neither wavered in their statements despite the gruelling cross-examination by the defense. The record is bereft of any showing that there was reason for AAA and DDD to falsely testify against the accusedappellant, their father. A reading of the testimony of the accused-appellant would readily establish that AAA had nowhere to go but to him when she left BBB 's care as she was allegedly being abused by BBB, EEE, and Reyes. The accused-appellant was expectedly AAA's only refuge; hence, it was beyond cognition that she would want him placed behind bars. In the same vein, DDD, who lived with the accused-appellant, was aware that it would be to his great disadvantage if his father would be incarcerated; yet, this truth did not deter him from revealing before the RTC what he witnessed on the night of 14 September 2001. To stress, DDD was not only a witness to the dastardly act committed by the accused-appellant upon AAA, but was himself a victim of his father's moral depravity. Considering,