CIVIL LAW LAW – CREDIT TRANSACTIONS (Act No. 3135) Bank of the Philippine Islands Vs. Sps. Johnson & Evelyn Co & Jupiter Real Estate Ventures, Inc.Sps. Johnson & Evelyn Co Vs. Bank of the Philippine Islands G.R. No. 171172/G.R. No. 200061. Nov!"# $% 2015 &ACTS'
*+t# R,- Et,t Vt#% Ic. (*+t#) , S*o Co o"t,+ , -o, #o! &,# E,t 4, , T#t Co!*, (&E4TC). *+t# , S*o Co !o#t, + ,vo# o &E4TC *,#c- o -, +c-+ t8+# +!*#ov!t cov# " T#,# C#t++c,t o T+t-. 9,:8+-% 4;I , &E4TC !#% :+t8 4;I , t8 #v+v+ co#*o#,t+o. *+t# , S*o Co ,-t o t8 *,!t o t8 -o,. 4;I% , cco#<+<+t#t o &E4TC% o#c-o t8 #,- t,t !o#t, *#,t to Act Act No. 3135% , ,!. A ,ct+o ,- :, 8- :8# t8 !o#t, !o#t, *#o*# *#o*#t+ t+ :# :# o- o- to 4;I , t8 8+8 8+8tt "+# "+#.. T8 C#t+ C#t++c, +c,t t o S,- S,- :, #+t# , ,ot,t ,t t8 ",c o t8 c#t++c,t o t+t- o. At# t8 =*+#,t+o o t8 *#+o o #!*t+o% 4;I coo-+,t +t o:#8+* ov# t8 #,- *#o*#t+% , : t+t- :# + + +t ,!. S*o Co , *+t# +- , co!*-,+t o# t8 --++c,t+o o o#c-o# *#oc+ , ,!, , 4;I ,-o +- , *t+t+o o# t8 +,c o , :#+t o *o+o. *+t# +- , *t+t+o o# co#*o#,t #8,"+-+t,t+o , !ov o# t8 *+o o t8 *#oc *#oc+ + +c +c ,!o ,!o t8 *#o*#t+ *#o*#t+ cov# cov# :# :# t8o t8o ">ct ">ct o t8 #,#,- t,t t,t !o#t, !o#t,. . 4;I o**o o**o ,--+ ,--+ t8,t t8,t , #+t #+t# # o:# o:# o t8 *#o*# *#o*#t+ t+ ">c ">ctt o t8 o#c-o#% +t 8, t8 #+8t to t8 +!!+,t *o+o o t8 *#o*#t , +t #+8t to +!!+,t *o+o + +!*,+# " t8 #,t o t8 ,**,-. ISS?E' W8t8# o# ot , *#c8,# + , o#c-o# ,- !, ,**- o# , :#+t o *o+o v #+ t8 #!*t+o *#+o. R?LING' I t8 ,+#!,t+v. ?# Sct+o 752 o Act No. 3135% , ,! " Act No. @11% t8 *#c8,# + , o#c-o# ,- !, ,**- o# , :#+t o *o+o #+ t8 #!*t+o *#+o. , :-tt- + t8 #- t8,t , :#+t o *o+o :+-- + , , !,tt# o co#% v :+t8ot t8 +-+ , ,**#ov,- o , "o% ,t# coo-+,t+o o o:#8+* , t8 +,c o , : TCT + t8 ,! o t8 *#c8,#. ?*o =*+#,t+o o t8 #!*t+o *#+o% t8 #+8t o t8 *#c8,# to t8 *o+o o t8 o#c-o *#o*#t "co! ,"o-t. T8+ #+8t to *o+o + ", o t8 *#c8,#B o:#8+* o t8 *#o*#t. I -+ !,#% t8 !# +-+ o , = *,#t !ot+o o# t8 +,c o t8 :#+t o *o+o :o- +c , t8 +-+ o , "o + o -o# c,#. T8+ + "c, *o+o 8, "co! t8 ,"o-t #+8t o t8 *#c8,# , t8 co+#! o:#. T8% , t8 : #+t# o:#% 4;I + v !o# t+t- to t8 *o+o o t8 *#o*#t+ , 8, t8 !+t,,"- #+8t to +- , = *,#t !ot+o o# t8 +,c o , :#+t o *o+o.
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&ACTS' ;t+t+o# , #*ot t# +to , Cot#ct+o A#!t% # :8+c8 *t+t+o# :o- cot#ct o# #*ot , t8#<to# "+-+ 8o+ , !,t *#oc+ *-,t , , 8o:#oo! o+c. T8 *,#t+ ,# o , cot#,ct *#+c , , co!*-t+o , -+v# ,t. D to v#,- -,% 8o:v#% *t+t+o# t# ov# t8 "+-+ o- ,t# @ !ot8. R*ot + ot ,cc*t t8 "+-+% ,#t+ +t 8, !, +c+c+. R*ot *,+ *t+t+o# -o:# t8, t8 ,# *#+c. T8% *t+t+o# +- , co!*-,+t o# ! o !o ,,+t #*ot o# t8 ",-,c. ;t+t+o# ,-- + +t co!*-,+t t8,t !o-+t+o% =c,v,t+o% , ++t+,- cot#ct+o :o# ,# t8 #,o :8 t8 *#o>ct :, -,. R*ot v o## "t,t+,- c8, , ,+t+o,- :o# ,t#. I tot,-% *t+t+o# c-,+! +t :, t+t- to , =t+o o 2@3 ,% t , o# o- 130 ,. R*ot% 8o:v#% #,t *t+t+o# :+t8 , !# 60<, =t+o , 8- +t + ,-t o# t8 #!,++ 70 ,. I +t % #*ot ,tt#+"t t8 -, to t8 ,-t o *t+t+o#. A to t8 c8, , ,+t+o,- :o#% #*ot "-,! *t+t+o# *oo# :o#!,8+*% *#+tt +,ct+o + ,t++ #*ot co!*-,+t% , -,c o% o# ct+v +*!t% o# t8 -, , o# t8,t #,o% t8 t#ov# :, !#- *,#t+, "c, t8# :# v#,- :o# t8,t to " co##ct. R*ot ,--- +c## ,+t+o,- =* o# t8 #*,+t+ :o# o t8 ot8# cot#,cto#. ISS?E/S' W8t8# o# ot t8 #*ot + "o " t8 cot#ct+o ,#!t W8t8# o# ot t8 *t+t+o# + -+,"- o# t8 #*,+t+ =* o t8 #*ot. R?LING' &IRST ISS?E< A&&IR9ATIVE. T8 R*ot + "o " t8 o#o+ t#! + t8 Cot#ct+o A#!t , , #-ct + t8 !+t. Cot#,ct cot+tt t8 -,: " t: t8 *,#t+% , t8 ,# "o " +t t+*-,t+o. &o# , -o , t8 ,# ot cot#,# to -,:% !o#,-% oo cto!% *"-+c o##% o# *"-+c *o-+c% t8 cot#,ct+ *,#t+ !, t,"-+8 c8 t+*-,t+o% c-,% t#! , co+t+o , t8 !, ! cov+t. SECOND ISS?E< A&&IR9ATIVE. T8 ;t+t+o# 8o- ,:# o# t8 =*% *#,t to A#t+c- 1167 o t8 C+v+- Co :8+c8 *#ov+ t8,t' I , *#o o"-+ to o o!t8+ ,+- to o +t% t8 ,! 8,-- " =ct ,t 8+ cot. T8+ ,! #- 8,-- " o"#v + 8 o +t + cot#,vt+o o t8 to# o t8 o"-+,t+o. &#t8#!o#% +t !, " c# t8,t :8,t 8, " *oo#- o " o. &#t8#% t8 Cot#ct+o A#!t ,-o *#ov+% + *,#t% t8,t + t8 :o# + o ct+v + , !,t#+,- #*ct to t8 ,-t o t8 cot#,cto#% t8 ct 8o- " #!ov , #*-,c , ,-- =* o ,t+,cto# #cot#ct+o o t8 #*-,c !,t#+,- 8,-- " o# +t o- ,ccot.
CIVIL LAW – AGENCF ( I #-,t+o to Cot#,ct) !arida 1ap Bitte and the heirs of Ben2ain Bitte, naely Jaco" 1ap Bitte, Shira +ayanara 1ap Bitte, !atia 1ap Bitte and 3llan Ro"ert 1ap Bitte Vs. Spouses Jonas and Rosa Elsa Serrano4Jonas G.R. No. 212256. Dc!"# $% 2016 &ACTS'
4o# Ro, E-, :t to At#,-+,% 8 8, =ct , S*c+,- ;o:# o Atto# (S;A) ,t8o#++ 8# !ot8#% A#,% to -- t8 *#o*#t. C+*#+,o% o o A#, , "#ot8# o Ro, E-,% o# t8 *#o*#t o# ,- to S*o 4+tt 8o:+ t8! t8 ,t8o#+t o A#,. S*o 4+tt o8t , !t+ o# +,- ot+,t+o :+t8 Ro, E-,% t8 #+t# o:# o t8 ">ct *#o*#t. To ,"- Ro, to co! to t8 cot#% S*o 4+tt *,+ o# 8# #o t#+* t+ct. At# 8# ,##+v,- + t8 ;8+-+**+% Ro, E-, #vo t8 S;A% t8#o8 , +t#!t o v ,t% , 8, , co* to A#,. Ro, E-, :+t8#: #o! t8 t#,,ct+o. S*o 4+tt +- , Co!*-,+t o# S*c++c ;#o#!,c + to co!*- Ro, E-,% A#, , C+*#+,o to t#,# to t8+# ,! t8 t+t- ov# t8 ">ct *#o*#t. W8+- t8 c, :, *+% A#, o- t8 ">ct *#o*#t to S*o 4+tt% t8#o8 , o ,"o-t ,-. S*o 4+tt *o+t t8,t t8 !t " #co+ , o#c o# t8 #,o t8,t% *+t t8 #voc,t+o o t8 ,t8o#+t o A#, *#+o# to t8 =ct+o o t8 % t8 8o- ot " "o " t8,t #voc,t+o o# -,c o ot+c. Cot-% t8 cot t8,t , ,# , t8 ,# coc#% t8 cot#,ct o ,- 8o- " +v ct o# 8,v+ " =ct " o!o ,**,#+ to t8! , ,t8o#+ to --. ISS?E/S' W8t8# o# ot t8 + o#c,"- v + t8 ,t8o#+t to t# c8 t#,,ct+o :, #vo. R?LING' T8 + ot o#c,"-. ?# A#t+c- 1$2@ o t8 N: C+v+- Co% , ,c + #vo + t8 *#+c+*,- +#ct- !,, t8 "+ t#t to t8 ,t% ,-+ +#ct- :+t8 t8+# *#o. Lo+c +ct,t t8,t :8 , *#+c+*,- +#,# o# "*, t8 ,t , +#ct- ,- :+t8 c8 *#o + , +co!*,t+"- o# =c-+o,# !,#% ,+ t8+# *#o + ! to 8,v o:- o t8 #voc,t+o o t8 ,c. T8 ,# =*ct to o: c+#c!t,c t8,t 8o- 8,v *t t8! o ,# , to t8 cot++ ,t8o#+t o t8,t ,t. T8 !# ,ct o t8 *#+c+*,- ,-+ +#ct- :+t8 t8 t8+# *#o% ,t# t8 -,tt# 8, ,-t :+t8 , ,t% 8o- " o8 to =c+t t8 t8+# *#oB ++#+ !+ o t8 cot+,t+o o 8+ ,t8o#+t.
CIVIL LAW – LEASE !ilinvest 3la"an#, Inc. Vs. Century Iro 5orks, Inc. G.R. No. 21322$. Dc!"# $% 2015
&ACTS' ;t+t+o# ,:,# v,#+o cot#,ct to #*ot% +c-+ , cot#,ct o# t8 co!*-t+o o t8 !t,- :o# #+#!t o &+-+vt &t+v,- S*#!,-- ,!ot+ to ₱2$%000%000.00% , v+c " t8 A#!t o# Cot#ct+o =ct " "ot8 *,#t+ (">ct cot#,ct)% , :-- , t8 G#,- Co+t+o o Cot#,ct (G#,- Co+t+o) :8+c8 **-!t t8 ">ct cot#,ct. T8 ,# t8,t t8 #*ot 8,-- #+8 ,-- !,t#+,-% -,"o#% +*!t% *#v++o , ,-- ot8# ,cco#+% +=+ , +c+t,- c,# to co!*-t t8 S**- , It,--,t+o o 9t,- Wo# R+#!t o *t+t+o#B &+-+vt &t+v,- S*#!,--. I =c8, o# c8 :o#% #*ot 8,-- " #!#,t t8 L!* S! Cot#,ct ;#+c. At# t8 co!*-t+o o ,+ *#o>ct% #*ot t#+ to -- tt- +t c#+t :+t8 *t+t+o#% "t t8 -,tt#% *+t !,% ,--- :+t88- :+t8ot , #,o,"- #o t8 *,!t o t8 ,#,t ,!ot o ₱ 1%3$2%0.6% "#o o: , o--o:' (,) ",-,c o t8 #tt+o (") ,+t+o,- ct+o #o! t8 -,tt#B tot,- *,!t , (c) t8 cot o , ,+t+o,- c+c -v,to# c-o#. T8+ *#o!*t #*ot to +- t8 +t,t c, o# ! o !o. I % *t+t+o# !,+t,+ t8,t t8 ">ct cot#,ct + -!* ! + ,t# 8c% +t c,ot " -+,"- o# t8 ,!ot #*#t+ t8 ,+t+o,- c+c -v,to# c-o# ,"t , +t#ct+o ,t8o#++ t8 cot#ct+o o t8 ,!. ISS?ES' W8t8# o# ot t8 ">ct cot#,ct + += - !* ! + ,t#. R?LING' T8 su"2ect contract is fi6ed lup su . &+= -!* ! cot#,ct ,# ov# " A#t+c- 172@ o t8 C+v+- Co. I , += -!* ! cot#,ct% t8 *#o>ct o:# ,# to *, t8 cot#,cto# , *c++ ,!ot o# co!*-t+ , co* o :o# +vo-v+ , v,#+t o *c++ +t! o :o# :+t8ot #+#+ , cot "#,o:. T8 cot#,cto# t+!,t t8 *#o>ct cot ", o t8 co* o :o# , c8- , co+# *#o","- ##o# + !,#!t , c8, + t8 *#+c o !,t#+,-. Ot8#:+ t,t% + += -!* ! cot#,ct% t8 *#o>ct o:#B -+,"+-+t to t8 cot#,cto# + #,-- -+!+t to :8,t + t+*-,t t8#+. A#t+c- 172@ o t8 C+v+- Co ,--o: cot#,cto# to #cov# #o! *#o>ct o:# ,+t+o,- cot + += -!* ! cot#,ct% , :-- , t8 +c#, + *#+c o# , ,+t+o,:o# to , "t c8, + t8 o#++,- *-, , *c++c,t+o% *#ov+ t8,t t8# =+t' (,) , :#+tt ,t8o#+t #o! t8 v-o*# o# *#o>ct o:# o##+ o# ,--o:+ t8 :#+tt c8, + :o# ,(") :#+tt ,#!t o t8 *,#t+ :+t8 #,# to t8 +c#, + *#+c o# cot to t8 c8, + :o# o# + !o++c,t+o.
CIVIL LAW – ;RO;ERTF RELATIONS 7eirs of Spouses 7ilario 8arinas and Bernardina %. 8arinas Vs. Bernardo !riane9a, et al. G.R. No. 17$7@1. Dc!"# $% 2015 &ACTS'
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