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Due Process and Delay: Upholding Debt Recovery Despite Repeated Postponements
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how repeated postponements do not violate due process in debt recovery cases.
Res Judicata and Preliminary Attachment: Protecting Judicial Stability in Debt Recovery
Learn how the Supreme Court applied res judicata and litis pendentia to bar a second certiorari petition challenging a writ of preliminary attachment in debt collection.
Estate vs Individual Liability: Who Can Be Sued in Debt Recovery Cases
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when an estate can be sued and the limits of dismissing cases against individual defendants.
Improper Levy Voids Execution Sale Protecting Due Process in Debt Recovery
Supreme Court rules labor tribunals cannot hold corporate officers liable without summons, voiding execution sales against them.
Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Debt Recovery Fails Against Corporate Officers
The Supreme Court clarifies when creditors can hold corporate officers personally liable for corporate debts under the alter ego doctrine.
Debt Recovery Execution: Waiver of Demand and Proving Overlevy
Learn when a sheriff's failure to demand payment is excused and how to prove overlevy in execution sales under Rule 39.
Debt Recovery Gone Wrong Understanding Abuse of Rights in Property Repossession Uypitching vs Quiamco
Explore abuse of rights in debt recovery and property repossession through the Supreme Court ruling in Uypitching vs Quiamco.
Safeguarding Assets: Understanding Preliminary Attachment in Philippine Debt Recovery
Learn how Philippine courts handle writs of possession after extrajudicial foreclosure, and why procedural rules like the hierarchy of courts matter.
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.
Accrual of Action: Demand as the Starting Point for Prescription in Debt Recovery
When does the prescriptive period for collecting a debt begin? The Supreme Court clarifies that demand, not maturity, starts the clock.
Debt Recovery Without Specific Claim: Equity and Unjust Enrichment in Arroyo v. Taduran
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on recovering debt even without a specific prayer in the complaint, citing equity and unjust enrichment principles.
Real Party in Interest: Establishing Legal Standing in Debt Recovery Cases
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on who may file an action to revive a judgment and what must be proven.