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Corporate Responsibility Enforcing Contracts Despite Technicalities
Supreme Court clarifies corporate rehabilitation rules, HLURB receiver requests, and 180-day plan approval periods in Lexber v. Dalman.
Filing a Labor Complaint Cannot Justify Dismissal: Corporate Rehabilitation and Backwages
Filing a labor complaint is a protected right. Dismissing workers for asserting claims is illegal termination, entitling them to reinstatement and full backwages.
Suspension Orders AND B P 22 When Corporate Rehabilitation Protects Against BAD Check Charges
Rehabilitation Proceedings: Balancing Creditor Rights and Corporate Recovery
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies creditor participation rights in corporate rehabilitation appeals, balancing recovery goals with due process.
Due Process in Corporate Rehabilitation: Creditors' Right to Participate on Appeal
Supreme Court ruling on creditors' right to participate in corporate rehabilitation appeals, protecting due process and equal footing principles.
Res Judicata in Corporate Rehabilitation: Final Judgments Bar Relitigation
Explore how the Supreme Court applied res judicata to bar relitigation of an approved corporate rehabilitation plan, ensuring finality.
Res Judicata in Corporate Rehabilitation: Balancing Creditor Rights and Economic Recovery
The Supreme Court clarifies res judicata and stay order rules in corporate rehabilitation, balancing creditor rights with economic recovery.
Rehabilitation Over Liquidation: Protecting Corporate Viability in Financial Distress
The Supreme Court affirms that corporate rehabilitation, not liquidation, is preferred when a distressed firm can be revived and creditors remain protected.
Third-Party Mortgages and Stay Orders: Scope Under Philippine Rehabilitation Law
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that stay orders in corporate rehabilitation do not cover third-party or accommodation mortgages under the Interim Rules.
Rehabilitation vs Secured Interests: Balancing Creditor Rights in Corporate Recovery
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how corporate rehabilitation balances secured creditors' rights with the need for equal treatment and recovery.
Foreclosure vs Rehabilitation: When a Stay Order Takes Effect
A stay order in corporate rehabilitation does not undo a foreclosure completed before the petition. Ownership matters.
Rehabilitation Proceedings and Claims: When a Stay Order Bars Separate Collection Suits
A Supreme Court ruling explains how corporate rehabilitation stay orders bar separate collection suits and bind creditors to approved rehabilitation plans.
Corporate Rehabilitation Separate Juridical Personality Prevails Over Third Party Mortgages
Supreme Court clarifies that corporate rehabilitation stay orders do not cover properties owned by third-party mortgagors.
Rehabilitation Denied When Financial Realities Override Corporate Rescue
The Supreme Court clarifies when corporate rehabilitation is not available—mere illiquidity qualifies, but irreversible insolvency with speculative plans does not.
Lost Your Appeal? Timelines and Procedures in Philippine Corporate Rehabilitation Cases
Learn the strict appeal rules in corporate rehabilitation cases from BPI Family Savings Bank v. Pryce Gases, including the record on appeal requirement.
Corporate Rehabilitation and the Right to Sue: Clarifying Corporate Powers in Financial Distress
The Supreme Court clarifies that corporate rehabilitation does not strip a corporation of its power to sue to recover its property.
Solidary Liability of Sureties: Understanding Your Obligations in Philippine Law
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that sureties solidarity liable with a debtor cannot use corporate rehabilitation stay orders to delay or avoid payment obligations.
Venue Matters: Why Filing Corporate Rehabilitation in the Right Court Is Crucial
Learn how choosing the correct court for corporate rehabilitation filings can determine case success, based on Philippine Supreme Court rulings.
Criminal Charges vs Corporate Rehabilitation: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Stay Orders
Philippine Supreme Court rules that stay orders in corporate rehabilitation do not suspend criminal cases against corporate officers.
Consolidation of Cases Ensuring Judicial Economy and Preventing Conflicting Decisions
Learn how the Supreme Court applies the doctrine of primary administrative jurisdiction in corporate rehabilitation cases through Nestle Philippines v. Uniwide Sales.
Novation in Philippine Law: Understanding the Requirements for Extinguishing Obligations
Learn how novation extinguishes obligations under Philippine law, its requirements, and how the Supreme Court applies these rules in corporate rehabilitation cases.
Corporate Rehabilitation vs Labor Rights: Balancing Competing Interests in Dismissal Cases
How the Supreme Court balanced a company's rehabilitation stay order against an employee's final judgment for illegal dismissal.
Rehabilitation Stay Orders and Foreclosure Rights: The Equitable PCI Bank v. DNG Realty Ruling
When a corporate rehabilitation stay order does not stop post-foreclosure steps like title consolidation and writs of possession.
Corporate Rehabilitation Dismissed for Rule Violations and Creditor Opposition
Supreme Court affirms dismissal of corporate rehabilitation petition where debtor violated procedural rules and faced substantial creditor opposition.