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Choosing Foreclosure Vendor Cant Demand Unpaid Balance After Seizing Property
Philippine Supreme Court ruling: a vendor who forecloses a chattel mortgage cannot also sue for the unpaid balance. Article 1484 explained.
Mortgage Foreclosure and Prescription: The 10-Year Limit on Debt Recovery
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on the 10-year prescription period for mortgage foreclosure actions and strict appeal deadlines.
Foreclosure Sales and Labor Claims: When Buyers Are Not Liable for a Mortgagor's Debts
The Supreme Court clarifies that a mortgagee-creditor who buys foreclosed assets does not automatically assume the mortgagor's labor liabilities.
When Good Faith Fails: Financing Firm's Foreclosure Voided for Ignoring Occupants' Rights
A financing firm's foreclosure was voided for bad faith because it ignored occupants' notice of a prior unregistered sale. Learn the due diligence rule.
Closure of Business Units: Employer Prerogative vs Employee Protection in the Philippines
Philippine law balances an employer's right to close business units against workers' security of tenure, with rules on retrenchment and closure.
Union Busting or Business Judgment? Understanding Legitimate Closures Under Philippine Labor Law
When can a company close a department without being guilty of union busting? The Supreme Court explains in this labor law case.
Maritime Liens AND Corporate Liability Understanding Vessel Foreclosure AND Debt Priority
Business Closure vs Retrenchment: Defining Employers' Rights in Labor Disputes
The Supreme Court clarifies when retrenchment is valid, when it becomes illegal dismissal, and how quitclaims affect employee rights.
Redemption Rights Upholding Timeliness IN Foreclosure Cases
Learn how the Supreme Court enforced strict deadlines for property redemption after extrajudicial foreclosure, and why timing matters.
The Ministerial Duty Securing Possession After Foreclosure IN THE Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on the ministerial duty to secure possession after foreclosure, explained in plain language.
Fraudulent Land Acquisition Through Free Patents and the Duty of Disclosure in Philippine Law
Learn how concealment of material facts in free patent applications voids titles and triggers reversion to public domain.
Lease After Foreclosure Overrides Writ of Possession: Philippine Rule
A post-foreclosure lease between mortgagor and mortgagee creates a new relationship, making ejectment, not writ of possession, the proper remedy.
Redemption Rights Strict Compliance AND THE Limits OF Repurchase Agreements After Foreclosure
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on strict compliance with statutory redemption periods and limits of repurchase agreements after foreclosure.
Mortgage Foreclosure and the Court's Ministerial Duty: Zarate v. Maybank
Learn how the Supreme Court ruled on dismissal for failure to prosecute in a mortgage foreclosure redemption case.
Conditional Sales of Land: Upholding Contractual Obligations in Real Estate Transactions
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on foreclosure, redemption rights, and the consequences of failing to prosecute a case for injunction.
Foreclosure AND Moral Damages Upholding Banks Right TO Possession BUT Requiring Fair Dealing
Dismissal Due to Business Losses: Substantiate Claims With Financial Records
Philippine law requires employers to prove business losses with audited financial statements before dismissing workers for retrenchment or closure.
Danzas v. Daguman: When Retrenchment and Closure Are Used to Disguise Illegal Dismissal
The Supreme Court ruled that an employer claiming retrenchment or closure must prove it with audited financial statements — and that quitclaims signed on false premises do not bind workers.
Foreclosure Validity: Proper Notice and Publication in Extrajudicial Sales
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies posting and publication requirements for valid extrajudicial foreclosure sales under Act No. 3135.
Writ OF Possession Mortgagees Right Prevails Despite Pending Challenges TO Foreclosure
Upholding Public Trust: A Sheriff’s Liability for Unauthorized Foreclosure Sales
A sheriff who conducted foreclosure sales outside court authority was suspended for six months for breaching public trust in the judiciary.
Writ of Possession Is Ministerial Duty Despite Pending Mortgage Disputes
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on why courts must issue writs of possession in foreclosure sales even when the mortgage validity is being challenged.
When a Writ of Possession Is Ministerial: Lessons from a Judge's Administrative Case
The Supreme Court explains why a judge cannot be disciplined for issuing a writ of possession after foreclosure, even if the mortgagor questions the mortgage's validity.
Union Busting Unveiled: Illegal Business Closure and Employee Rights
When can a business closure be illegal union busting? The Supreme Court explains employer liability and worker rights.