"The 'credit' of an individual means his ability to borrow money by virtue of the confidence or trust reposed by a lender that he will pay what he may promise."
Justice George A. Malcolm, People v. Concepcion, 44 Phil. 126 (1922).

11.09.2011

Interest

Read the case of RCBC v. Alfa RTW Manufacturing Corp., et al., G.R. No. 133877, November 14, 2001, as an example of how the various types of interest are computed.

11.08.2011

Insolvency: Liquidation

A. General Concepts
Art. 2238 to 2240
R.A. No. 10142, Sec. 2, Sec. 4
B.  Liquidation of Insolvent Individual Debtor
1.  Voluntary Liquidation
R. A. No. 10142, Sec. 103, Sec. 104
2.  Involuntary Liquidation
a.  Acts of Insolvency
Sec. 105
b.  Show Cause Order; Injunction; Default
Sec. 106, Sec. 107
            c.  Absent Individual Debtor
                        Sec. 108
           d.  Custody of Property; Sale of Property
                        Sec. 109, Sec. 110
C.  Liquidation of Insolvent Juridical Debtors
      Sec. 93
1.  Voluntary Liquidation
Sec. 90
      2.  Involuntary Liquidation
D.  Provisions Common to Liquidation of Individual and Juridical Debtors
      Sec. 111
      1.  Liquidation Order
            Sec. 112, Sec. 113
      2.  Liquidator
            a.  General Concepts
                        Sec. 115 to 118, Sec. 29
Sec. 120, Sec. 122
b.  Powers, Duties and Responsibilities
Sec. 119, Sec. 113, Sec. 123, Sec. 126, Sec. 129, Sec. 131, Sec. 132, Sec. 121
3.  Claims
Sec. 4(c)
a.  Determination of Claims
Sec. 112, Sec. 123 to 126
b. Treatment of Claims
1) Secured Creditor Claims
Sec. 113, Sec. 114
Consuelo Metal Corporation, v. Planters Development Bank & Maningas, G.R. No. 152580, June 26, 2008, 555 SCRA 465.
                        2) Unsecured Creditor Claims
                                    Sec. 123, Sec. 113
      4.  Treatment of Contracts
            a.  Termination or Breach of Contracts
                        Sec. 113
            b.  Avoidance Proceedings
                        Sec. 127, Sec. 58, Sec. 128
      5.  Liquidation Plan
             Sec. 129 to 133
      6. Termination of Proceedings
             Sec. 121, Sec. 134, Sec. 135
E. Ancillary Proceedings
      1.  Securities Market Participant
             Sec. 136
2. Banks and Other Financial Institutions Under Rehabilitation Receivership Pursuant to a State-funded or State-mandated Insurance System.
Sec. 137, Sec. 138
3.  Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings
Sec. 139 to 142 

Insolvency: Rehabilitation

A. General Concepts
R.A. No. 10142, Sec. 2
B. Court-Supervised Rehabilitation
1.  Voluntary Proceedings
Sec. 12
2.  Involuntary Proceedings
Sec. 13, Sec. 14
3.  Provisions Common to Voluntary and Involuntary Rehabilitation Proceedings
a.  Commencement Order
Sec. 15 to 17, Sec. 19, Sec. 21
            b.  Stay or Suspension Order
                        Sec. 16, Sec. 20
1) General Concepts
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 74851, December 9, 1999, 320 SCRA 279.
Sobrejuanite v. ASB Development Corporation, G.R. No. 165675, September 30, 2005, 471 SCRA 763.
2) Exceptions to Stay or Suspension Order
Sec. 18, Sec. 16
Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System v. Daway and Maynilad Water Services, Inc., G.R. No. 160732, June 21, 2004, 432 SCRA 559.
Panlilio, et al. v. Regional Trial Court, Branch 51, City of Manila, G.R. No. 173846, February 2, 2011, 641 SCRA 438.
c.  Subsequent Actions
Sec. 22, Sec. 24 to 27
d.  Rehabilitation Receiver
1) General Concepts
Sec. 28 to 30, Sec. 32 to 35, Sec. 40
2) Powers, Duties and Responsibilities
Sec. 47, Sec. 24, Sec. 31, Sec. 39, Sec. 41
e.  Creditors’ Committees
Sec. 42, Sec. 43, Sec. 8, Sec. 9
f.  Management Committee
Sec. 47, Sec. 36 to 38
g.  Claims
Sec. 4(c) 
1) Determination of Claims
Sec. 16, Sec. 44 to 46
2) Treatment of Claims
a) Secured Creditor Claims
Sec. 60, Sec. 61
b) Employee Claims
Sec. 56, Sec. 16
c) Excluded Claims
Sec. 23
h.  Treatment of Assets
Sec. 47
1)  Unencumbered Assets
Sec. 48, Sec. 49, Sec. 52
2)  Encumbered Assets
Sec. 17, Sec. 50, Sec. 51, Sec. 53
i.  Treatment of Contracts
1)  Confirmation or Termination of Contracts
Sec. 57, Sec. 16
2)  Avoidance Proceedings
Sec. 58, Sec. 59
j. Rehabilitation Plan
1) General Concepts
Sec. 62, Sec. 54, Sec. 55
2) Cram Down Effect
Sec. 63 to 73
Bank of the Philippine Islands v. Securities & Exchange Commission, et al., G.R. No. 164641, December 20, 2007, 541 SCRA 294.
k.  Termination of Proceedings
Sec. 74, Sec. 75
l.  Conversion to Liquidation Proceedings
Sec. 92
C.  Pre-negotiated Rehabilitation
Sec. 76 to 82, Sec. 92
D.  Out-of-Court Rehabilitation
Sec. 83, Sec. 84.
1. General Concepts
2.  Benefits of Out-of-Court Rehabilitation
Sec. 85 to 89 

Insolvency: Suspension of Payments

A.  General Concepts
R.A. No. 10142, Sec. 2, Sec. 94. Sec. 95
1.  Automatic Stay
Sec. 96
2.  Suspension Order
Sec. 96
3.  Injunction Against Debtor
Sec. 95
B.  Commissioner
Sec. 95, Sec. 97
C.  Creditors’ Meeting
Sec. 97, Sec. 99, Sec. 100
D.  Proposed Agreement
Sec. 94, Sec. 101, Sec. 102
E.  Treatment of Claims
Sec. 96, Sec. 98, Sec. 101
1.  Secured Creditor Claims
      2.  Exempt Claims
      3.  Excluded Claims

Insolvency

The Concept of Insolvency
Art. 2236, Art. 2237
R. A. No. 10142, Sec. 2, Sec. 4, Sec. 146 to Sec. 148
A.  Nature of Insolvency Proceedings
R. A. No. 10142, Sec. 3, Sec. 7, Sec. 6
B.  Civil and Criminal Liability in Insolvency Proceedings
R. A. No. 10142, Sec. 10. Sec. 145


Concurrence & Preference of Credits
A.  General Concepts
R. A. No. 10142, Sec. 62, Sec. 133
B. Classification of Credits
1.  Special Preferred Credits
Art. 2241, Art. 2242
R.A. No. 10142, Sec. 136
Art. 2243, Art. 2246 to 2250
De Barreto, et al. v. Villanueva, et al., G.R. No. L-14938, January 28, 1961, 1 SCRA 288, Resolution on Motion to Consider, December 29, 1962, 6 SCRA 929.
Development Bank of the Philippines v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 126200, August 16, 2001, 363 SCRA 307.
J.L. Bernardo Construction v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 105827, January 31, 2000, 324 SCRA 24.
2.  Ordinary Preferred Credits
Art. 2244
P. D. No. 442, Art. 110
R. A. No. 10142, Sec. 133
Art. 2251
3.  Common Credits
Art. 2245, Art. 2251
Cordova v. Reyes Daway Lim Bernardo Lindo Rosales Law Offices, et. al, G.R. No. 146555, July 3, 2007, 526 SCRA 300.

Security Transactions: Antichresis

A. General Concepts
Art. 2132, Art. 2133, Art. 2135, Art. 2138, Art. 2139, Art. 2085, Art. 2089, Art. 2090,
Art. 2091
B.  Form of Antichresis
Art. 2134
C.  Right of Retention
Art. 2136
D. Foreclosure of Antichresis
Art. 2137
Diego v. Fernando, G.R. No. L-15128, August 25, 1960, 109 Phil 143.

Security Transactions: Real Estate Mortgage

A. General Concepts
      Art. 2085, 2087
B.  Form of Real Estate Mortgage
Art. 2125, Art. 2131
C.  Obligations Secured
       Prudential Bank v. Alviar & Alviar, G.R. No. 150197, July 28, 2005, 464 SCRA 353.
D.  Object of Real Estate Mortgage
Art. 2124, 415
      1. After Acquired Properties
People’s Bank & Trust Company & Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Co. of Manila v. Dahican Lumber Company, et al., G.R. No. L-17500, May 16, 1967, 20 SCRA 84.
      2. Effect and Extent
            Art. 2126, Art. 2127, Art. 2129
E.  Right to Alienate Real Estate Mortgage Credit
Art. 2128, Art. 1625, Art. 1627
F.  Right to Alienate Collateral
Art. 2085, Art. 2130
G. Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage
      1. Judicial Foreclosure
            a. Complaint for Foreclosure
                        Rules of Court, Rule 68, Sec. 1
b. Judgment on Foreclosure
Rules of Court, Rule 68, Sec. 2
Korea Exchange Bank v. Filkor Business Integrated, Inc., et al., G.R. No. 138292, April 10, 2002, 380 SCRA 381.
c. Equity of Redemption
Rules of Court, Rule 68, Sec. 2
d. Foreclosure Sale
Rules of Court, Rule 68, Sec. 3 to 5, Sec. 7, Sec. 8
Rules of Court, Rule 39, Sec. 31, Sec. 32, Sec. 34
e.  Right of Redemption
Huerta Alba Resort, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 128567, September 1, 2000, 339 SCRA 534
f. Right to Surplus or Deficiency
Rules of Court, Rule 68, Sec. 4, Sec. 6
Rules of Court, Rule 86, Sec. 7
      2. Extrajudicial Foreclosure
            a.  Special Powers
                       Act No. 3135, Sec. 1
            b.  Foreclosure Sale
Act No. 3135, Sec. 2
A.M. No. 99-10-05-0, as amended
1) Requirement of Notice
Grand Farms, Inc. & Philippine Shares Corporation v. Court of Appeals, et al., G.R. No. 91779, February 7, 1991, 193 SCRA 748.
2) Conduct of Sale
Act No. 3135, Sec. 4, Sec. 5
A.M. No. 99-10-05-0
c.  Right of Redemption
Act No. 3135, Sec. 6
A.M. No. 99-10-05-0
1)  Who may Redeem
Act No. 3135, Sec. 6
Rules of Court, Rule 39, Sec. 27
Medida, et al. v.
Court of Appeals, et al., G.R. No. 98334, May 8, 1992, 208 SCRA 887
2) How to Redeem
Rules of Court, Rule 39, Sec. 28, Sec. 29, Sec. 30, Sec. 33
d.  Right to Deficiency
Rules of Court, Rule 86, Sec. 7
e.  Right to Surplus
Suico v. Philippine National Bank, G.R. No. 170215, August 28, 2007, 531 SCRA 514.
f.  Right to Possession
1) During Redemption Period
Act No. 3135, Sec. 7 to 9
2) After Consolidation of Ownership
Rules of Court, Rule 39, Sec. 33
3) When Held by a Third Party
Rules of Court, Rule 39, Sec. 33, Sec. 16
BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc. v. Golden Power Diesel Sales Center, Inc., G.R. No. 176019, January 12, 2011, 639 SCRA 405.

Security Transactions: Chattel Mortgage

A. General Concepts
Art. 2085, Art. 2087, Art. 2140, Art. 2141
PCI Leasing & Finance, Inc. v. Trojan Metal Industries Inc., et al., G.R. No. 176381, December 15, 2010, 638 SCRA 615.
B.  Form of Chattel Mortgage
      Act No. 1508, Sec. 4 to 6
C.  Obligations Secured
Act No. 1508, Sec. 5
ACME Shoe, Rubber & Plastic Corporation v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 103576, August 22, 1996, 260 SCRA 714.
D.  Object of Chattel Mortgage
      Art. 2124, Art. 416, Art. 417
      Act No. 1508, Sec. 2
Makati Leasing & Finance Corporation v. Wearever Textile Mills, Inc. & Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-58469, May 16, 1983, 122 SCRA 296.
      1.  Reasonable Description Rule
            Act No. 1508, Sec. 7
      2.  After Acquired Properties
           Act No. 1508, Sec. 7
E. Ownership of Collateral
Dy v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 92989, July 8, 1991, 198 SCRA 826.
F.  Foreclosure of Chattel Mortgage
      Act No. 1508, Sec. 8, Sec. 14
      A.M. No. 99-10-05-0
      1.  Equity of Redemption
             Act No. 1508, Sec. 13, Sec. 14
      2.  Right of Redemption
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation v. Royal Cargo Corporation, G.R. No. 179756, October 2, 2009, 602 SCRA 545.
      3.  Right to Possession
Servicewide Specialists, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 110048, November 19, 1999, 318 SCRA 493.
      4.  Right to Surplus or Deficiency
             Act No. 1508, Sec. 14
PAMECA Wood Treatment Plant, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 106435, July 14, 1999, 310 SCRA 281.

Security Transactions: Pledge

A. General Concepts
Art. 2085, Art. 2087, Art. 2123
B. Form of Pledge
      Art. 2096
C.  Obligations Secured
D.  Object of Pledge
      Art. 2094, Art. 2095, Art. 416, Art. 417
E. Ownership of Collateral
      Art. 2103, Art. 2102, Art. 2101, Art. 1951, Art. 2108, Art. 2112, Art. 2097
Estate of Litton v. Mendoza & Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-49120, June 30, 1988, 163 SCRA 246.
F.  Rights of Third Party Pledgor
     Art. 2120, Art. 2117, Art. 2066 to 2070, Art. 2079 to 2081
G.  Right to Possession
     Art. 2093, Art. 2110
     1.  Right of Retention
            Art. 2098, Art. 2109, Art. 2099, Art. 2100, Art. 2104, Art. 2106
     2.  Right to Payment
            Art. 2102, Art. 2118
Manila Banking Corporationv. Teodoro, Jr. and Teodoro, G.R. No. 53955, January 13, 1989, 169 SCRA 95.
Citibank, N.A. & Investors Finance Corporation v. Sabeniano, G.R. No. 156132, October 12, 2006, 504 SCRA 378.
H. Return of Collateral
Art. 2105, Art. 2107, Art. 2108, Art. 2110, Art. 2111
I. Foreclosure of Pledge
Art. 2112, Art. 2119
1.  Who May Bid
Art. 2113, Art. 2114
      2.  Effect of Notarial Sale
            a.  Extinction of Principal Obligation
                        Art. 2115, Art. 2116
            b.  Right of Redemption
Paray & Espeleta v. Rodriguez, et al., G.R. No. 132287, January 24, 2006, 479 SCRA 571.
c.  Right to Surplus or Deficiency
Art. 2115
J. Legal Pledges
      Art. 2121
      1.  Examples of Legal Pledges
           Art. 1944, Art. 1951, Art. 1994, Art. 2004, Art. 546, Art. 1731
      2.  Foreclosure of Legal Pledge
           Art. 2122, Art. 2121

Security Transactions: Pledge and Mortgage

A. General Concepts
      Art. 2085, Art. 2087
B. Obligations Secured
      Art. 2086, Art. 2052, Art. 209
C. Contract to Pledge or to Mortgage
      Art. 2092
D.  Remedies of Pledgee and Mortgagee
E. Indivisibility of a Pledge or Mortgage
      Art. 2089, Art. 2090
F. Pactum Commissorium
      Art. 2087, Art. 2088
      1.  Elements
      2.  Effect on Pledge or Mortgage
Development Bank of the Philippines v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.118342, January 5, 1998, 284 SCRA 14.
Bustamante v. Rosel, G. R. No. 126800, November 29, 1999, 319 SCRA 413.
Ong v. Roban Lending Corporation, G.R. No. 172592, July 9, 2008, 557 SCRA 516.
G. Equitable Mortgage
      Art. 1602 to 1605

Security Transactions: Surety

A. General Concepts
Art. 2047, Art. 1211, Art. 1216,Art. 2082 to 2084
B.  Form of Surety
Art. 1403
C.  Obligations Secured
Art. 2053
Security Bank & Trust Company v. Cuenca, G.R. No. 138544. October 3, 2000, 341 SCRA 781.
D. Distinguished from Standby Letter of Credit
E.  Distinguished from Guaranty
Art. 2047
Palmares v. Court of Appeals & M.B. Lending Corporation, G.R. No. 126490, March 31, 1998, 288 SCRA 422.
E. Zobel, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113931, May 6, 1998, 290 SCRA 1.
International Finance Corporation v. Imperial Textile Mills, Inc., G.R. No. 160324, November 15, 2005, 475 SCRA 149.
Philippine Blooming Mills, Inc. & Ching, v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 142381, October 15, 2003, 413 SCRA 445.
F. Distinguished from Joint and Solidary Obligations
Art. 2047, Art. 2066, Art. 2067, Art. 1217
Escano & Silos v. Ortigas, Jr., G. R. No.  151953, June 29, 2007, 526 SCRA 26.