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A Compilation of the
Questions and Suggested Answers
In the
PHILIPPINE BAR EXAMINATIONS 2007-2013
In
MERCANTILE
LAW
Compiled and Arranged By:
Salise, Hector Christopher Jay-Arh Jr. M.
(University of San Jose-Recoletos School of Law)
ANSWERS TO BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS by the
UP LAW COMPLEX (2007, 2009, 2010) &
PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS (2008)
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FOREWORD
This work is a compilation of the ANSWERS TO BAR
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS by the UP LAW COMPLEX ,
Philippine Association of Law Schools from 2007-2010 and
local law students and lawyers forum sites from 2011-2013
and not an original creation or formulation of the author.
The author was inspired by the work of Silliman Universitys
College of Law and its students of producing a very good
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any actions taken by the user on the basis of the information
given.
The answers (views or opinions) presented in this reviewer are
solely those of the authors in the given references and do not
necessarily represent those of the author of this work.
The Author.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Titles are based on Sillimans Compilation [Arranged by Topic])
General Principles
Presumption: Habitually Engaging in Commerce (2009).............9
Banking Law
Banks; Bank Deposits vs. Deposit Substitutes (2010)..............................................................9
Banks; Deposit: Safety Deposit Box, Relationship from Banks (2010)................................ 10
Banks; Money Laundering: Predicate Crimes (2007)..............................................................10
Banks; Mortgage; Redemption (2007)...................................................................................... 11
Banks; Insolvency; Actions of the Monetary Board (2009)................................................... 12
Banks; Insolvency; Claims (2010)............................................................................................13
Banks; Receivership (2007)........................................................................................................13
Banks; Receivership; Prohibited Transaction (2009)............................................................ 14
Banks; Secrecy of Bank Deposit; AMLC (2013).......................................................................14
Banks; Secrecy of Bank Deposits (2009)..................................................................................15
Banks; Single Borrowers Limit; Collateral Security (2008)..................................................16
Banks; Types of Banks (2010)...................................................................................................16
Truth in Lending Act (2009).....................................................................................................17
Bulk Sales Law
Bulk Sales Law; Covered Transactions (2010).........................................................................18
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Bulk Sales Law; Covered Transactions (2009).........................................................................19
Bulk Sales Law; Covered Transactions (2007).........................................................................19
Bulk Sales Law; Validity (2009)................................................................................................. 20
Corporation Law
BOD; Conflict of Interest; Ratification (2008)........................................................................20
BOD; Qualifications (2012)....................................................................................................... 21
Corporation; Dissolution (2012)............................................................................................... 23
Corporation; Formation; Enactment of a Law (2008)............................................................ 24
Corporation; Sole Proprietorship (2010)..................................................................................24
Derivative Suit; Expiration of Term (2013)............................................................................ 26
Derivative Suit; Jurisdiction (2009).........................................................................................26
Dividends; Declaration of Dividends (2009)............................................................................ 27
Dividends; Declaration of Dividends (2009)............................................................................ 28
Dividends; Declaration of Dividends (2008)............................................................................ 28
Liabilities; BOD; Corporate Acts (2012)................................................................................... 29
Piercing the Corporate Veil (2008)...........................................................................................31
Stock and Transfer Book (2009)................................................................................................32
Stockholders; Appraisal Right (2007)...................................................................................... 32
Stockholders; Contractual Relationship; Quorum (2009)..................................................... 33
Stockholders; Preferred Shares (2013).................................................................................... 34
Trust Fund Doctrine (2007)......................................................................................................35
Ultra Vires Acts (2009)............................................................................................................... 35
Credit Transaction
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Chattel Mortgage; Foreclosure (2009)..................................................................................... 36
Chattel Mortgage; Foreclosure (2008)..................................................................................... 37
Mortgage; Extrajudicial Foreclosure; Blanket Mortgage & Damage Clause (2012).............38
Mortgage; Foreclosure (2012)....................................................................................................39
Mortgage; Foreclosure (2010)....................................................................................................40
Insolvency & Corporate Recovery
Insolvency; Preferred Claims (2007).........................................................................................41
Rehabilitation; Proceeding; Rehabilitation & Insolvency (2012)......................................... 42
Rehabilitation; Stay Order (2012)............................................................................................44
Insurance Law
Beneficiary; Death of Insured Due to Beneficiary (2008)..................................................... 45
Concealment; Material Concealment (2013)........................................................................... 45
Insurable Interest; Building Destroyed by Fire (2010).......................................................... 46
Insurance; Double Insurance, Validity (2012).........................................................................47
Insurance; Perfection of Insurance Contracts (2009)............................................................ 47
Insurance; Property Insurance; Assignments (2009)............................................................. 48
Insurance; Property Insurance; Late Payment of Premiums (2010).................................... 49
Insurance; Property Insurance; Payment of Premiums by Check (2007)........................... 50
Insurance; Property Insurance; Payment of Premiums even after Loss (2013).................51
Insurer: Effects: Several Insurers (2008).................................................................................51
Intellectual Property
Agreements: Technology Transfer Agreements; Requisites & Prohibitions (2010)............52
Article of Commerce; As Trademark, Patent & Copyright (2010)........................................53
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Copyright (2013)........................................................................................................................ 54
Copyright; Commissioned Artist (2008)..................................................................................54
Copyright; Commissioned Work (2008)................................................................................... 56
Copyright; Infringement (2007)................................................................................................57
Denicola Test (2009)...................................................................................................................57
Infringement; Claims (2010)..................................................................................................... 58
Infringement; Trademark, Copyright (2009)........................................................................... 59
Patent: Non-Patentable; Method of Diagnosis & Treatment (2010)......................................60
Trademark; Unfair Competition (2010)................................................................................... 61
Letters of Credit
Independence Principle (2010)..................................................................................................61
Letter of Credit (2012)............................................................................................................... 62
Letter of Credit; Liabilities of a Confirming and Notifying Bank (2008).............................63
Maritime Commerce
Averages: Types (2010)..............................................................................................................64
Barratry (2010)........................................................................................................................... 64
Carriage of Goods; Deviation; Liability (2009)........................................................................65
Carriage of Goods; Implied Warranty; Liability (2010).......................................................... 65
Carriage of Goods; Indemnity; Jettisoned Goods (2010).......................................................66
COGSA; Prescription of Claims/Action (2010)........................................................................67
Liability; Loss; Fortuitous Event (2008).................................................................................. 67
Negotiable Instruments Law
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Checks: Forged Checks; Liability of Drawee Bank (2008)................................................ 68
Checks; Liability; Drawer and Drawee Bank (2010)......................................................... 69
Checks; Notice of Dishonor (2009)................................................................................. 70
Forgery; Liabilities; Drawee Bank (2009)........................................................................ 71
Negotiability (2013) ...................................................................................................... 71
Negotiability (2012) ...................................................................................................... 72
Negotiable Instruments; Illicit/Illegal Consideration (2007)........................................... 73
Negotiable Instruments; Illicit/Illegal Consideration; Lawful Dishonor (2009)................ 74
Negotiable Instruments: Incomplete, Delivered; Doctrine: Comparative Negligence
(2008)............................................................................................................................ 74
Negotiable Instruments: Subject to a Term (2009)......................................................... 75
Parties; Holder in Due Course (2012) ............................................................................ 75
Parties; Instances a Subsequent Party is Liable (2008)................................................... 76
Securities Regulation
Howey Test (2009)......................................................................................................... 77
Insider Trading (2013) .................................................................................................. 77
Insider Trading (2008) .................................................................................................. 78
Investment Contract; Procedure (2010) ........................................................................ 79
Margin Trading Rule (2009) .......................................................................................... 80
Securities; Exempt Securities (2009) ............................................................................ 80
Securities; Selling of Securities (2009) .......................................................................... 81
Tender Offer (2010) ...................................................................................................... 82
Transportation Law
Carriage; Breach of Contract (2008) .............................................................................. 83
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Carriage; Breach of Contract; Cause of Action; Defenses (2009)......................................... 83
Carriage; Breach of Contract; Presumption of Negligence (2013)........................................85
Maritime Protest (2007).............................................................................................................86
Trust Receipts Law
Trust Receipt (2007)...................................................................................................................87
Trust Receipt; Security for a Loan (2008)...............................................................................88
Trust Receipts Law; Liability for Estafa (2013).......................................................................88
Trust Receipts Law; Violation Committed by a Corporation (2012)................................... 89
Warehouse Receipts Law
Warehouse Receipt: Surrendering of Possession; Lien (2009)..............................................90
Negotiable Instrument; Delivery of Goods (2007)..................................................................90
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
2013 Mercantile Law Exam MCQ (October 20, 2013) ......92
2012 Mercantile Law Exam MCQ (October 21, 2012) ...102
2011 Mercantile Law Exam MCQ (November 20, 2011)....144
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posters exhibited to the public, or in any
other manner whatsoever an
General Principles
Presumption:
Habitually Engaging in
Commerce (2009)
No.V. Cecilio is planning to put up a grocery
store in the subdivision where he and his
family reside. To promote this proposed
business venture, he told his wife and three
children
messages
to send
to
all
out promotional
the
residents
in
text
the
subdivision. Cecilios family members did as
instructed, and succeeded in reaching,
through text messages, more than 80% of
the residents in the subdivision.
Is Cecilio habitually engaged in commerce
even if the grocery store has yet to be
established? Explain your answer. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes. Even if the grocery store has yet to
be established, Cecilio already habitually
engaged in commerce, when per his
instruction the members of his family
contacted more than 80% the residents
of the subdivision where they reside.
According to Article 3 of the Code of
Commerce,
legal
presumption
of
habitually engaging in commerce shall
exist from the moment the person who
intends to engage therein announces
through circulars, newspapers, handbills,
than deposits, through the issuance,
establishment which has for its object
some
commercial
operation.
Text
messages may qualify to be equivalent to
endorsement,
Banks;
Bank
Deposits
vs.
of
debt
borrower, for the purpose of relending or
obligations.
Banking Law
acceptance
instruments for the own account of the
purchasing
electronic documents.
or
of
receivables
These
and
instruments
other
may
include, but need not be limited to,
Deposit
Substitutes (2010)
bankers acceptances, promissory notes,
participations, certificates of assignment
and similar instruments with recourse,
No.II. (C) Differentiate bank deposits from
deposit substitutes. (2%)
and repurchase agreements (Section 95,
Rep. Act No. 7653, The New Central
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Bank deposits are funds obtained by a
Bank Act).
bank from the public which are relent by
(D) Why are banks required to maintain
such bank to its own borrowers. Deposit
reserves against their deposits and deposit
substitutes
substitutes? State one of three purposes for
are
alternative
forms
of
obtaining funds from the public, other
these reserves. (2%)
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Court of Appeals, 219 SCRA 426(1993)).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Any one of the following 4 purposes for
requiring banks to maintain reserves
against
their
deposits
and
deposit
substitutes will suffice:
(1) One of the purposes of the requirement
to maintain bank reserves is to control
the volume of money created by the
credit operations of the banking system
(Section 94 of the New Central Bank
Act);
(2) It is to enable the banks to answer any
withdrawal;
(3) To
help
Government
to
finance
its
operation;
(4) To help the Government control money
supply.
Banks;
Deposit:
Safety
Deposit
Box,
Relationship from Banks (2010)
No.II. (A) How do you characterize the legal
relationship between a commercial bank
and its safety deposit box client? (20%)
SUGGESTED ANWERS:
The Relationship between a commercial
bank and its safety deposit box client is
that of a bailee and a bailor, the bailment
being for hire and mutual benefit (Sia v.
Court of Appeals, 222 SCRA 24 (1993);
CA Agro-Industrial Development Corp. v.
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
The legal relationship of the bank and its
safety deposit box client is that of lessor
Banks;
and lessee.
Crimes (2007)
(B) Is a stipulation in the contract for the
Money Laundering:
Predicate
No.X. Name at least five predicate crimes to
money laundering. (5%)
use of a safety deposit box relieving the
bank of liability in connection with the use
thereof valid? (2%).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The stipulation relieving the bank of
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Any five of the following are predicate
crimes to money laundering:
liability in connection with the use of
(1) Kidnapping for ransom under Article 267
the safety deposit box is void as it is
of Act No.3815, otherwise known as the
against law and public policy (CA Agro-
Revised Penal Code, as amended;
Industrial Development Corp. v. Court of
Appeals, supra).
(2) Sections 3,4,5,7,8 and 9 of Article Two
of Republic Act No. 6425, as
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amended, otherwise known as the
(11)
Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972;
Violations under Republic Act No.
8792, otherwise known as the Electronic
Commerce Act of 2000
(3) Section 3 paragraphs B,C,E,G,H and I of
Republic Act No. 3019, as amended;
(12)
Hijacking and other violations under
otherwise known as the Anti-graft and
Republic Act No 6235;destructive arson
Corrupt Practices Act;
and
murder,
Revised
(4) Plunder under Republic Act No. 7080, as
amended;
Penal
defined
Code,
as
under
the
amended,
including those perpetrated by terrorist
against
(5) Robbery and extortion under Articles
as
non-combatant
persons
and
similar targets;
294,295,296,299,300,301 and 302 of the
Revised Penal Code, as amended;
(13)
Fraudulent
practices
and
other
violations under Republic Act No. 8799,
(6) Jueteng and Masiao punished as illegal
gambling under Presidential Decree No.
otherwise
known
as
the
securities
Regulation Code of 2000
1602;
(14)
Felonies or offenses of a similar
under the
nature those are punishable under the
Revised Penal Code, as amended and
penal laws of other countries. (Sec 3,
Presidential Decree No. 532;
Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001).
(7) Piracy
on the
high seas
(8) Qualified theft under Article 310 of the
Revised Penal Code, as amended; (9)
Swindling
under
Article
315
of
the
Revised Penal Code, as amended.
(9) Swindling under 315 of the Revised
Penal code, as amended;
(10)
Smuggling under Republic Act Nos.
455 and 1937
Banks; Mortgage; Redemption (2007)
No.IX.
On
December
4,
2003,
RED
Corporation executed a real estate mortgage
in favor of BLUE Bank. RED Corporation
defaulted in the payment of its loan.
Consequently, on June 4, 2004, BLUE
Bank
extra
judicially
foreclosed
the
property. Being the highest bidder in the
auction sale conducted, the Bank was
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issued a Certificate of Sale which was
registered on August 4, 2004.
Does RED Corporation still have the right
to redeem the property as of September 14,
2007? Reason briefly. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, RED Corporation has lost its right to
redeem the property. Juridical persons
whose property is sold pursuant to an
extrajudicial foreclosure, shall have the
right
to
redeem
the
property
until
registration of the certificate of sale
with the Register of Deeds, which shall
in no case be more than three months
after foreclosure, whichever is earlier
(Section 47, General Banking Law).
Banks;
Insolvency;
Actions
of
the
Monetary Board (2009)
No.VIII.
Maharlikang
Corporation
(MPBC)
Pilipino
operates
Banking
several
branches of Maharlikang Pilipino Rural
Bank in Eastern Visayas. Almost all the
branch managers are close relatives of the
members of the Board of Directors of the
corporation. Many undeserving relatives of
the branch managers were granted loans.
In time, the branches could not settle their
obligations to depositors and creditors.
Receiving reports of these irregularities, the
Supervising and Examining Department
SED, the Monetary Board is authorized
(SED) of the Monetary Board prepared a
to take any of the actions enumerated
detailed report (SED Report) specifying the
under Sec. 30, Republic Act No. 7653,
facts and the chronology of events relative
otherwise known as the New Central
to the problems that beset MPBC rural
Bank Act, leading to the receivership
bank branches. The report concluded that
and liquidation of a bank or quasi-bank.
the bank branches were unable to pay their
There
liabilities as they fell due, and could not
examination be first conducted before a
possibly
incurring
continue
in
substantial
business
losses
without
to
its
depositors and creditors.
of the MPBC rural banks relying only on
SED
Report,
without
no
requirement
that
an
banking institution may be placed under
receivership ( Rural Bank of Buhi v.
Court of Appeals, 162 SCRA 288 (1988)).
(A) May the Monetary Board order the closure
the
is
need
of
an
examination? Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes. Upon receipt of the report of the
(B) If MPBC hires you as lawyer because the
Monetary Board has forbidden it from
carrying
on
its
business
due
to
its
imminent insolvency, what action will you
institute to question the Monetary Boards
order? Explain. (3%)]
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account (Section 4(g) of Republic Act No.
3591, as amended). The trust account
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The order of the Monetary Board may be
questioned on a petition for certiorari on
the ground that the action taken was in
excess of jurisdiction or with grave abuse
of discretion amounting to lack or excess
of jurisdiction. The petition of certiorari
may only be filed by the stockholders of
record representing the majority of the
capital stock within ten (10) days from
receipt by the board of directors of
MPBC
of
receivership,
the
order
directing
liquidation
or
conservatorship (Sec. 30, par. (2), R.A.
No. 7653).
Banks; Insolvency; Claims (2010)
No.XIV. When OCCIDENTAL Bank folded up
due to insolvency, Manuel had the following
separate deposits in his name: P200,000 in
savings deposit; P250,000 in time deposit;
P50,000 in current account; P1 million in a
trust account and P3 million in money
market placement. Under the Philippine
Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, how
much could Manuel recover? Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Manuel
can
recover
P500,
000.00,
because this is the total of his savings
deposit,
time
deposit
and
current
of
and the money market placements are
not included in the insured deposits
(section 4(f) of Republic Act No. 3591, as
amended).
the
construction
of
the
21-storey
building in exchange for a ten-year lease
and the exclusive option to purchase the
building. (10%)
(A) Is the act of the President valid? Why or
why not?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Banks; Receivership (2007)
No.VIII.
Due
to
growing
financial
difficulties, Z Bank was unable to finish
construction of its 21-storey building on a
prime lot located in Makati City. Inevitably,
No, the bank presidents act is not valid.
He had no authority to enter into the
financing agreement. Z Bank was ordered
closed and placed under receivership.
the Bangko Sentral ordered the closure of Z
Control over the properties of Z Bank
Bank and consequently placed it under
passed to the receiver. The appointment
receivership. In a bid to save the banks
of a receiver operates to suspend the
property investment, the President of Z
authority of the bank and its officers
Bank entered into a financing agreement
over the banks assets and properties,
with a group of investors for the completion
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grant new loans and accept new deposits.
such authority being reposed in the
receiver
(Abacus
Development
Banking
Real
Estate
Center,
Inc.
v.
Manila
Corporation,
455
SCRA
97
(2005)).
(B) Will a suit to enforce the exclusive right
of the investors to purchase the property
prosper? Reason briefly.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, the exclusive options granted to the
investors, having been entered into by
one without authority to do so, is
unenforceable.
cannot
be
The
bank,
compelled
to
therefore,
sell
the
property. Under Section 30 of Republic
Act No. 7653, New Central Bank Act, the
properties
of
administered
Z
for
Bank
the
should
benefit
of
be
its
creditors. The property in question can
be disposed of only for the purpose of
paying the debts of Z Bank (Sec. 30,
Republic Act No. 7653, and New Central
Bank Act).
Banks;
Receivership;
Prohibited
Transaction (2009)
No.I. (E) A bank under receivership can still
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
his pork barrel allocations to Twin Rivers in
False.
During
assets
and
corporation
the
receivership,
properties
are
being
of
gathered
the
the
for
exchange for a commission of 40% of the
face value of the allocation. Twin Rivers is a
non-governmental
organization
whose
supporting papers, after audit, were found
conversion into cash in preparation for
by
distribution to creditors. Granting new
fictitious.
loans and accepting new deposits would
submit falsifies papers to support the
constitute doing business for the bank
encashment of the pork barrel checks,
in the ordinary course of business
Twin Rivers does not appear to have done
which is contrary to the purpose and
anything on the endorsed projects and
nature of a receivership proceeding.
Congressman
the
Commission
Other
on
than
Abner
to
Audit
to
prepare
likewise
does
be
and
not
appear to have bothered to monitor the
progress of the project he endorsed. The
Banks; Secrecy of Bank Deposit; AMLC
(2013)
No.III. From his first term in 2007,
congressmen
converted
most
of
the
commissions he generated into US dollars,
and deposited these in a foreign currency
account with Banco de Plata (BDP).
Congressman Abner has been endorsing
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Abner. It is the Court of Appeals which
has the power to issue a freeze order
Based on amply-supported tips given by a
congressman from another political party,
the Anti-Money Laundering Council sent B
DP an order: (1) to confirm Cong. Abners
deposits with the bank and to provide
details of these deposits; and (2) to hold all
withdrawals
involving
and
the
other
transactions
congressmans
bank
accounts.
As counsel for BDP, would you advise the
bank to comply with the order? (8%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
I shall advise Banco de Plata not to
comply with the order of the Anti-Money
Laundering Council. It cannot inquire
into the deposits of Congressman Abner,
regardless of currency, without a bank
inquiry order from a competent court,
because
crimes
involved
are
not
kidnapping for ransom, violations of the
Comprehensive
hijacking
Republic
arson,
Dangerous Drugs
and
Act
other
No.
murder,
violations
6235,
and
Act,
of
destructive
terrorism
and
conspiracy to commit terrorism (Section
11 of Anti-Money Laundering Act).
The
Anti-Money
Laundering
Council
cannot order Banco de Plata to hold all
withdrawals
and
other
transactions
involving the accounts of Congressman
over the accounts upon petition of the
concerned to allow in camera inspection of
Anti-Money Laundering Council (AntiMoney
Laundering
Act;
Republic
v.
Cabrini Green Ross, 489 SCRA 644,
2006).
bank records and documents.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
False. The Bank Secretary Law prohibits
the inspection of a bank account unless
the permission of the account holder is
obtained, or upon lawful order of the
Banks; Secrecy of Bank Deposits (2009)
court or when the deposit is the subject
of
litigation.
that there is a violation of law after
pending
investigating a complaint alleging illicit
examination of the bank records and
bank
documents (Marquez v. Desierto, 359
Ombudsman
public
may
order
officer,
the
the
bank
litigation
considered
the
Ombudsman
of
not
by
No.I. (B) If the Ombudsman is convinced
deposits
is
Investigation
to
allow
as
the
SCRA 772 (2001)).
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with to reduce the loan of Celestial
Banks;
Single
Borrowers
properties by P20.0 Million, but should
Limit;
Collateral Security (2008)
No.XIX. Industry Bank, which has a net
worth of P1 Billion, extended a loan to
Celestial Properties Inc. amounting to P270
Million.
The
loan
was
secured
by
mortgage over a vast commercial lot in the
Fort Bonifacio Global City, appraised at
P350 Million. After audit, the Banko Sentral
ng Pilipinas gave notice that the loan to
Celestial Properties exceeded the single
borrowers limit of 25% of the banks net
worth under a recent BSP Circular. In light
of other previous similar violations of the
credit limit requirement, the BSP advised
Industry Bank to reduce the amount of the
loan to Celestial Properties under pain of
severe sanctions. When Industry Bank
informed
Celestial
Properties
that
it
intended to reduce the loan by P50 Million,
Celestial
Properties
countered
that
the
bank should first release a part of the
collateral worth P50 Million. Industry Bank
rejected the counter-proposal, and referred
the matter to you as counsel. How would
you advise Industry Bank to proceed, with
its best interests in mind? (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
With a net worth of P1.0 Billion, the
maximum loan exposure of the bank to
Celestial Properties can reach up to
P250.0 Million. The bank should proceed
not release any part of the collateral by
the amount of reduction.
Banks; Types of Banks (2010)
The collateral is a single commercial lot
in the Fort, covered by a single title and
beings
essentially
indivisible
No.I. Briefly describe the ff. types of banks;
(2% each)
in
character, the mortgage cannot be
(A) Universal bank
partially released. Besides, since a real
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
estate mortgage cannot be partially
A universal bank is a commercial bank
released. Besides, since a real estate
with 2 additional powers, namely: (1) the
mortgage is merely a collateral contract,
power of an investment house and (2) the
it can be enforced only to the amount of
power to invest in non-allied enterprises
the loan; and the moment the loan
(Section 23, Rep. Act No.
exposure is reduced, then automatically,
8791, The General Banking Law of
reduction of the collateral coverage of
2000).
the real estate mortgage follows.
(B) Commercial bank
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housing; and (3) providing diversified
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
financial
A commercial bank is a bank that can:
chosen
(1) accept drafts; (2) issue letters of
specially for small and medium
credit;
(3)
promissory
discount
notes,
and
drafts,
negotiate
bills
of
exchange, and other evidence of debt; (4)
accept or create demand deposits; (5)
receive other types of deposits, as well
as deposit substitutes; (6) buy and sell
foreign exchange, as well as gold or silver
bullion; (7) acquire marketable bonds and
other debts securities; and (8) extend
credit, subject to such rules promulgated
by the Monetary Board
(Section 29, Rep. Act No. 8791, The
General Banking Law of 2000).
(C) Thrift bank
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
A thrift bank is one established as a
savings and mortgage bank, a stock
savings and loan association, or a private
development bank, for the purpose of: (1)
accumulating the savings of depositors
and
investing
them
in
outlets
determined by the Monetary Board as
necessary in the furtherance of national
economic objectives; (2) providing shortterm working capital, medium and longterm financing, to business engaged in
agriculture,
services,
industry
and
and
allied
market
and
services
for
its
constituencies
financial
enterprises and individuals (Section 3
(a), Rep. Act No. 7906 Thrift Banks Act
and
credit
services
to
cooperatives. It may perform any or all
the services offered by a rural bank,
including the operation of a Foreign
of 1995).
Currency Deposit Unit subject to certain
(D) Rural bank
conditions (Section 100, Rep. Act
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
A
rural
bank
is
one
No.6938, The Cooperative Code of the
established
to
Philippines).
provide credit facilities to farmers and
merchants or their cooperatives and, in
general
to
the
people
of
the
rural
communities (Section 3, Rep. Act No.
7353, The Rural Banks Act of 1992).
that the debtor shall pay interest at the rate
violates the disclosure requirement of the
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Truth in Lending Act.
A cooperative bank is organized under
Cooperative
No.XI. (A) A loan agreement which provides
determined by the banks branch manager
(E) Cooperative bank
the
Truth in Lending Act (2009)
Code
to
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
provide
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Venezia
True. This contrary to the duty of the
creditor
to
interests,
disclose
charges
in
and
detail
other
the
figures
indicating in detail the cost of the credit
granted to the debtor (United Coconut
Planters Bank v. Beluso, 530 SCRA 567
(2007)).
Bulk Sales Law
Bulk Sales Law; Covered Transactions
(2010)
No.V. Venezia is a famous international
fashion
chain
with
outlets
in
Makati,
Ortigas, and Manila. It has complied with
the minimum capitalization required under
the Retail Trade Nationalization Act and
carries on retail business worth more than
S3 million for each of its outlets. As its
Manila outlet is not doing very well, it
decides to sell all of its business there
consisting of remaining inventory, furniture
and
fixtures
and
other
assets
to
its
competitor.
(A) Venezias Manila outlet constitutes onethird of its total business. Should it comply
with the requirements of the Bulk Sales
Law? Why or why not? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
need
not
comply
with
the
requirements of the Bulk Sales Law as its
all of the fixtures and equipment used in
Manila outlet constitutes only one-third
of its total business and, therefore, it
would
not
conducted
by
Venezia.
Moreover, the requirements of the Bulk
Sales Law reflected in Sections 3,4,5,
and 9, by the express language of said
provisions, apply only to the first type of
bulk sales, i.e., to any sale, transfer,
mortgage or assignment of a stock of
goods, wares, merchandise, provisions or
and about the business). As the Bulk
Sales Law is penal in nature, it should be
interpreted strictly against the State
(People v. Wong Szu Tung, CA G.R. No.
9776-R, March 26, 1954;50 O.G. 4867;
Section 2 of the Bulk Sales Law).
(B) If instead of selling its Manila outlet,
Venezia merely mortgages its assets there,
would
it
need
to
comply
with
the
requirements of the Bulk Sales Law? (2%)
materials otherwise than in the ordinary
course
of
trade
and
the
regular
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
prosecution of business of the vendor,
For the same reasons stated in the
mortgagor, transferor, or assignor, and
answer to A above, Venezia need not
not to the second type (as in the sale
comply with the requirements of the
described in the problem) or the third
Bulk Sales Law. The second type of bulk
type (i.e., sale, etc. of all or substantially
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complied with.
sales also includes the mortgage of all or
substantially all of the business of the
mortgagor (Section 2, Bulk Sales Law).
(C) What are the legal consequences of a
failure to comply with the requirements of
the Bulk Sales law? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Failure to comply with the requirements
of the Bulk Sales Law renders the Sale,
transfer,
mortgage,
or
assignment
fraudulent and void (Section 4, Bulk
Sales Law), and makes any person found
guilty of violating any provision of the
Bulk Sales Law punishable by 5 years, or
a fine in an amount not exceeding P5,
000, or both such imprisonment and fine
in the discretion of the court (Section
11, Bulk Sales Law).
Bulk Sales Law; Covered Transactions
(2009)
No.XIV. XXX Corporation (XXX) and its
sister company, YYY Corporation (YYY), are
both
under
receiver
has
judicial
the
receivership.
option
to
sell
The
or
substantially all of the properties of YYY to
XX, or simply merges the two Corporations.
Under
either
option,
the
requirements
under the Corporation Code have to be
Bulk Sales Law; Covered Transactions
The receiver seeks your advice on whether
the Bulk Sales law will apply to either, or
both, options. What will your advice be?
Explain (4%)
(2007)
No.XII. Seeking to Streamline its operations
and to ball out its losing ventures, the
stockholders of X corporation unanimously
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
adopted a proposal to sell substantially all
I will advice the receiver that the Bulk
of the machineries and equipment used in
Sales law does not apply to both options.
and about its manufacturing business and
Sect. 8 of the Bulk Sales Law expressly
to sink the proceeds of the sale for the
provides that it will not apply executors,
expansion of its cargo transport services.
administrators, receivers, and assignees
(5%)
in insolvency, or public officers, acting
(A) Would the transaction be covered by the
under judicial process. In this case, the
provisions of eh Bulk Sales Law?
receiver is acting under judicial process.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. the transaction is not covered by the
provisions of the Bulk sales law, Bulk
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law
applies
only
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to
retail
merchants, traders and dealers. It does
not
apply
to
manufacturers.
Corporation
is
engaged
manufacturing
bank
of
the
business
Phil.
V.
in
X
the
(Development
Judge
of
the
Bulk Sales Law; Validity (2009)
No.I. (C) Even if the seller and the buyer in
a sale in bulk violate the Bulk Sales Law,
the sale would still be valid.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
False.
When the
Bulk Sales Law is
Regional Trial Court of manial86 O.G.
violated, the sale is null and void. When
1137 (1987)).
the provisions of the said law have not
been
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
complied
with,
sale
as
YES, the transaction is covered by the
void
even
Bulk Sales Law because it involves the
delivery, the title over the goods does
sale of substantially all the equipment
not transfer to the buyer. However, the
used in the business of X corporation
civil
(Sec. 2 Bulk sales law)
transaction remain enforceable between
liabilities
fraudulent
is
considered
and
being
the
when
arising
coupled
from
and
with
the
the parties thereto.
(B) How would X Corporation effect a valid
sale?
Corporation Law
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
BOD; Conflict of Interest; Ratification
To effect a valid sale. X corporation
(2008)
must prepare an affidavit stating the
names
of
all
its
creditors,
their
addresses, the amount of their credits
and
their
maturities.
Corporation
should give the affidavit to the buyer
who , in turn, should furnish a copy to
No.XII. Pedro was 70% of the subscribed
capital stock of a company which owns an
office building. Paolo and Juan own the
remaining stock equally between them.
Paolo also owns a security agency, a
janitorial company and a catering business.
each creditor and notify the creditors of
In behalf of the office building company,
the proposed bulk sale to enable them to
Paolo engaged his companies to render their
protect their interest.
services to the office building. Are the
service contracts valid? Explain. (4%)
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ratified by the shareholders representing
The contracts of Paolo, who owns 15% of
the Outstanding Capital Stock of the
office building company is concerned if
they were not approved by the Board of
Directors and Paolo was not designated
to
execute
them
on
behalf
of
said
company.
On the other hand, if the contracts were
duly approved by the Board of Directors
of the office building company with
Paolo
duly
designated
as
company
representative, they would nevertheless
be voided at the option of the company.
Under Sec. 32 of the Corporation Code.
A contract of the corporation with one
or more of its directors or trustees or
officers is voidable at the option of such
corporation,
unless
all
the
following
conditions are present, (a) if Paolo as a
director in the board meeting in which
the contracts were approved was not
necessary to constitute a quorum for
such meeting; (b) Paolos vote at such
meeting
was
not
necessary
for
the
approval of the contracts; (c) Each of the
contract are fair and reasonable under
the circumstances.
If condition (a) or (b) is absent, Sec, 32
requires that the contracts must be
at least two-thirds (2/3) of outstanding
capital stock, provided that there was
domestic
full disclosure of the adverse interest of
Paolo to Pedro.
corporation
(100%)
Filipino
owned. S is a Filipino, 16 years of age, arid
the daughter of Y.
(A) Who can be incorporators? Who can be
subscribers? (2%)
BOD; Qualifications (2012)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No.VI. X is a Filipino immigrant residing in
Sacramento, California. Y is a Filipino
X,Y,Z and T could all be incorporators
residing in Quezon City, Philippines. Z is a
and subscribers.
resident alien residing in Makati City. GGG
Sec.10 of the Corporation Code requires
Corporation is a domestic corporation 40% owned by foreigners and 60% owned
by
Filipinos,
with
representative.
CCC
Corporation
foreign
corporation
Philippine
Commission.
registered
Securities
KKK
as
and
authorized
is
with
a
the
Exchange
Corporation
is
Note,
however, that
that there must be at least five but not
more than fifteen incorporators (who
must all be natural persons) and that a
majority of the incorporators must be
residents of the Philippines. S, being a
minor, could neither be an incorporator
nor a subscriber. GGG Corporation, CCC
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X,Y,Z and T could be directors (subject to
Corporation, and KKK Corporation, CCC
Corporation, and KKK Corporation could
not be incorporators as they are not
natural persons. However, they could be
subscribers.
(B) What are the differences between an
incorporator and a subscriber, if there are
any? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Some of the differences are as follows:
first, all the incorporators are required
to sign and acknowledge the Articles of
Incorporation while the subscribers, as
such,
are
not
subject
to
the
same
requirement; second, the incorporators
could
be
persons;
either
and
incorporators
natural
third,
cannot
or
the
juridical
number
exceed
of
fifteen
while the number of subscribers could be
more than fifteen (subject to compliance,
in
the
appropriate
requirements
of
cases,
with
the
the
Securities
Regulation Code).
(C) Who are qualified to become members of
the board of directors of the corporation?
(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the residency requirement mentioned in
(a) above and any nationality
any nationality or residency requirement
requirement under the law governing the
business of the corporation) but not GGG
Corporation, CCC Corporation, and KKK
Corporation as they are not natural
persons. However, the aforementioned
corporations could have their respective
representatives nominated and possibly
elected as directors by the stockholders.
Each director must own at least one
share
of
the
capital
stock
of
the
corporation (Sec.23, Corporation Code).
in respect of the Treasurer. Any such
requirement or any other reasonable
requirement may be adopted by the
corporation and reflected in its by-laws,
or required by the law(s) governing the
business of the corporation or a law of
general
application
Dummy
Law
nationalized
which
(e.g.,
the
applies
businesses).
Antito
all
Accordingly,
anybody with the qualifications required
under the by-laws of the corporation or
under the law(s) governing the business
(D) Who are qualified to act as Treasurer of
of the corporation, could be elected
the company? (2%)
Treasurer by the Board of Directors.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The Corporation Code does not impose
Note, however, that the Treasurer could
not be the President at the same time
(Sec. 25, Corporation Code).
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(A) Will the sale of all assets and liabilities
(E)
Who
can
be
appointed
Corporate
Secretary? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The Secretary is required to be both a
resident and a citizen of the Philippines
(Sec. 10, Corporation Code).
[Note: The problem does not state what kind
of business the corporation would engaged
in. Neither does it state whether X,Y,Z and T
are all of legal age and otherwise have the
capacity to enter into contracts. Accordingly,
the suggested answer set out below assume
that the corporation would not be engaging
in a nationalized activity and that X,Y,Z and
T are all of legal age and otherwise have the
capacity to enter into contracts.]
Corporation; Dissolution (2012)
No.X. AAA Corporation is a bank. The
operations of AAA Corporation as a bank
was not doing well. So, to avert any bank
run, AAA Corporation, with the approval of
the Monetary Board, sold all its assets and
liabilities
to
BBB
Banking
Corporation
which includes all deposit accounts. In
effect then, BBB Corporation will service all
deposits
of
Corporation.
all
depositors
of
AAA
of AAA Corporation to BBB Banking
outstanding capital stock, as well as the
Corporation
automatically
dissolve
or
terminate the corporate existence of AAA
separate
approval
by
the
Monetary
Board.
Corporation? Explain your answer. (5%)
(B) What are the legal requirements in order
that a corporation may be dissolved? (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
No,
the
sale
of
all
the
assets
and
liabilities of AAA Corporation to BBB
Banking Corporation will not result in
the automatic dissolution of termination
of the existence of the former. A decision
to
dissolve
AAA
Corporation
or
to
terminate its corporate existence would
require a separate approval by a majority
of
the
Board
of
Directors
of
AAA
Corporation and its stockholders holding
at
least
two
thirds
of
the
total
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
A
corporation
may
be
dissolved
voluntarily under Section 118 (where no
creditors are affected) or under Section
119 (where creditors are affected), or by
shortening of the corporate term under
Section 120, or involuntarily by the SEC
under Section 122, all of the Corporation
Code. Dissolution under Section 118,119
and 120 require the same corporate
approvals stated in (a) above.
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84132-33, 10 December 1990).
Note that the SEC also has the authority
under Section 6 of PD 902-A to revoke
the
certificate
of
registration
of
corporation upon any of the grounds
provided
by
law,
including
the
aforementioned Section 6-A
Corporation; Formation; Enactment of a
Law (2008)
No.XI. (A) Since February 8, 1935, the
legislature has not passed even a single law
creating
private
corporation.
What
provision of the Constitution precludes the
passage of such a law? (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Under Sec. 16, Art. XII of the 1987
Constitution, Congress cannot, except by
general law, provide for the formation,
organization, or regulation of private
corporations.
It
is
only
government
owned or controlled corporations that
may be created or established through
special charters. Consequently, it has
been held that a private corporation
created pursuant to a special law is a
nullity, and such special law is void for
being in violation of the Constitution
(NDC v. Phil. Veterans Bank, G.R. Nos.
(B) May the composition of the board of
directors of the National Power Corporation
Corporation
Code
are
applicable
government
corporations
only
to
in
suppletory manner.
(NPC) be validly reduced to three (3)?
Explain your answer fully. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The NPC Board may be reduced to only
Corporation; Sole Proprietorship (2010)
three (3) members, but this would have
No.IX. Your client Dianne approaches you
to be affected by legislative amendment
for legal advice on putting up a medium-
of
sized
its
charter.
The
National
Power
restaurant
business
that
will
chartered
specialize in a novel type of cuisine. As
government corporation, not governed
Dianne feels that the business is a little
Corporation
by
the
(NPC
general
is
provisions
of
the
Corporation Code which requires that
Boards
of
Directors
of
private
corporations shall not have less than 5
members.
The
provisions
of
risky, she wonders whether she should use
a corporation as the business vehicle, or
just run it as a single proprietorship. She
already has an existing corporation that is
producing meat products profitably and is
the
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If she were to set up the restaurant as a
also considering the alternative of simply
branch office an existing corporation,
setting up the restaurant as a branch office
the corporation will have more funds as
of the existing corporation.
(A) Briefly explain to your client what you
see
as
the
legal
disadvantages
of
advantages
using
and
separate
corporation, a single proprietorship, or a
branch of an existing corporation for the
proposed restaurant business. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
If
Dianne
will
corporation,
set
her
up
liability
separate
for
its
obligations and losses will be limited to
the amount of her subscription in the
absence of showing that there is a
ground to disregard its separate juridical
personality. If she were to operate a
single proprietorship, her liability for its
debts and losses will be unlimited.
The formation and the operation of a
corporation require a great deal of paper
work and record-keeping. This is not the
situation
in
the
case
of
form
single
proprietorship.
If
Dianne
will
separate
corporation, it can raise more funds for
the business than if she were to set up a
single proprietorship.
(C) What particular qualifications, if any, are
capital than if she were to form a
these officers legally required to possess
separate corporation. However, all the
under the Corporation Code? (2%)
assets of the existing corporation will be
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
liable for the debts and losses of the
Every director must own at least one
restaurant business.
share
of
the
capital
stock
of
the
corporation, which must be recorded in
(B) If
you
advise
your
client
to
use
corporation, what officer positions must the
corporation at least have?(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The corporation must have at least five
his
name
corporation,
directors
on
and
must
Philippines
the
books
majority
of
the
residents
of
the
be
(Section
25
of
of
the
the
Corporation Code).
directors (Section 14 of the Corporation
Code). It Must also have a president, a
treasure, and secretary (Section 25 of
the Corporation Code).
The president must also be a director.
The secretary must be a resident and
citizen of the Philippines (Section 25 of
the Corporation Code).
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of
Term
(2013)
No.VIII. In the November 2010 stockholders
meeting of Greenville Corporation, eight (8)
directors were elected to the board. The
directors assumed their posts in January
2011. Since no stockholders meeting was
held in November 2011, the eight directors
served in a holdover capacity and thus
continued discharging their powers.
In
June 2012, two (2) of Greenville
Corporations directors - Director A and
Director B resigned from the board.
Relying on Section 29 of the Corporation
Code, the remaining six (6) directors elected
two (2) new directors to fill in the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Directors A
and B.
Stockholder X questioned the election of the
new directors, initially, through a lettercomplaint addressed to the board, and later
(when his letter-complaint went unheeded),
through a derivative suit filed with the
court. He claimed that he vacancy in the
board should be filled up by the vote of the
stockholders of Greenville Corporation.
Greenville Corporations directors defended
the legality of their action, claiming as well
that Stockholder Xs derivative suit was
improper.
Rule on the issues raised. (8%)
individual
The remaining directors cannot elect
directors
to
fill
in
the
two
vacancies. The board of directors may fill
up vacancy only if the ground is not due
to
expiration
of
term,
must
be
the
aggrieved party and that the stockholder
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
new
stockholder,
removal
or
increase in the number of board seats. In
this case, the term of the two directors
expired after one year. The hold-over
is suing on behalf of the corporation.
What stockholder X is asserting is his
individual right as a stockholder to elect
the two directors. The case partakes
more of an election contest under the
rules
on
intra-corporate
controversy
(Legaspi Towers 300, Inc. v. Muer, 673
SCRA 453, 2012).
period is not part of their term. The
vacancies should be filled up by election
by the stockholders (Valle Verde Country
Club, Inc. v. Africa, 598 SCRA 202,
2009).
Derivative Suit; Jurisdiction (2009)
No.II. Atlantis Realty Corporation (ARC), a
local
The derivative suit was improper. In a
firm
engaged
in
real
estate
development, plans to sell one of its prime
derivative suit, the corporation, not the
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(B) If such a suit is commenced, would it
assetsa
three-hectare
land
valued
at
about P100-million. For this purpose, the
board of directors of ARC unanimously
passed a resolution approving the sale of
the property for P75-million to Shangrila
Real Estate Ventures (SREV) a rival realty
firm. The resolution also called for a special
stockholders meeting at which the proposed
sale would be up for ratification.
Atty. Edric, a stockholder who owns only
one (1) share in ARC, wants to stop the
sale. He then commences a derivative suit
for and in behalf of the corporation, to
enjoin the board of directors and the
stockholders from approving the sale.
(A) Can Atty. Edric, who owns only one share
in the company, initiate a derivative suit?
Why or why not? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER
Yes, Atty. Edric can initiate a derivative
suit, otherwise known as the minority
stockholders suit. It is allowed by law to
enable the minority stockholder/s to
protect the interest of the corporation
against illegal or disadvantageous act/s
of its officers or directors, the people
who
are
supposed
to
protect
the
corporation (Pascual v. Del Zaz Orozco,
19 Phil. 82 (1991)).
constitute an intra-corporate dispute? If so,
requisite demand on the officers and
why and where would such a suit be filed?
directors concerned. There is, therefore,
If not, why not? (2%)
no
exhaustion
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
remedies.
of
administrative
Yes, such suit would constitute an intracorporate dispute as it is a suit initiated
by
stockholder
stockholders
who
against
are
officers
other
and
directors of the same corporation (P.D.
No. 902-A, Sec. 5(b)). Such suit should be
filed
in
the
Regional
Trial
Court
Dividends;
Declaration
of
Dividends
(2009)
No.I. (D) Dividends on shares of stocks can
only
be
declared
out
of
unrestricted
designated by the Supreme Court as a
retained earnings of the corporation.
corporate or commercial court.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
True. Dividends on shares of stock of a
(C) Will the suit prosper? Why or why not?
(3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. The suit will not prosper. There is no
corporation, whether cash dividend or
stock dividend, can be validly declared
only out of unrestricted retained
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(3%)
earnings (Sec. 43, Corporation Code). It
cannot be declared out of the capital.
Otherwise, such declaration of dividend
will violate the trust fund doctrine.
Dividends;
Declaration
of
Dividends
(2009)
No.XVI. On September 15, 2007, XYZ
Corporation
hundred
issued
to
preferred shares
Paterno
with
eight
the
ff.
terms:
The Preferred Shares shall have the
ff. rights, preferences, qualifications, and
limitations, to wit:
(1)
The right to receive a quarterly
dividend of One per Centum cumulative and
participating;
(2)
These shares may be redeemed, by
drawing of lots, at any time after two years
from date of issue, at the option of the
Corporation; xxx
Today, Paterno sues XYZ Corporation for
specific performance, for the payment of
dividends on, and to compel the redemption
of the preferred shares, under the terms
and
conditions
provided
in
the
stock
certificates. Will the suit prosper? Explain.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. the suit will not prosper. Paterno
cannot compel XYZ Corporation to pay
dividends, which have to be declared by
the Board of Directors and the latter
cannot do so, unless there are sufficient
unrestricted
retained
earnings.
Dividends;
Declaration
of
Dividends
(2008)
No.XIV. Ace Cruz subscribed to 100,000
Otherwise, the corporation will be forced
shares
to use its capital to make said payments
Corporation, which has a par value of P1
in violation of the trust fund doctrine.
per share. He paid P25,000 and promised
Likewise, redemption of shares cannot
be
compelled.
While
the
certificate
allows such redemption, the option and
discretion to do so are clearly vested in
the corporation (Republic Planters Bank
v. Agana, 269 SCRA 1 [1997]).
of
stock
of
JP
Development
to pay the balance before December 31,
2008. JP Development Corporation declared
a cash dividend on October 15, 2008,
payable on December 1, 2008
(A) For how many shares is Ace Cruz
entitled to be paid cash dividends? Explain.
(2%)
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delinquent stock shall first be applied to
the unpaid balance of the subscription
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(Sec. 43, Corporation Code).
Ace Cruz is entitled to be paid each cash
dividends to the entire 100,000 shares
subscribed, and not only to the paid-up
portion thereof. The legal character of
being a stockholder, and therefore the
entitlement
to
all
the
rights
of
stockholder, are determined from the
time of subscription and not from
payment of the subscription.
Under Sec. 43 of the Corporation Code,
a
stock
dividends
corporation
out
of
the
may
declare
unrestricted
retained earnings which shall be payable
in cash, in property, or in stock to all
stock-holders on the basis of outstanding
stock held by them on not on the basis
on what stocks have been paid.
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
Under Sec. 71, only when a stockholder
has been declared delinquent do his
rights as stockholder become suspended.
It means therefore that a stockholder
who has not paid the full subscription,
provided he is not declared delinquent
has complete exercise of all of his rights,
including the right to receive dividends.
But
any
cash
dividends
due
on
stockholder
(B) On December 1, 2008, can Ace Cruz
Certificate
is
of
not
Stock
until
he
has
amount
of
his
remitted
issue
subscription (Sec. 64, Corporation Code;
him
the
stock
certificate
corresponding to the P25,000 paid by him?
full
to
compel JP Development Corporation to
to
the
entitled
SEC Opinion [January 6, 1989]).
(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No,
Ace
Cruz
cannot
compel
JP
Liabilities; BOD; Corporate Acts (2012)
Development Corporation to issue him
No.IX. A, B, C, D, E are all duly elected
the stock certificate for the P 25,000.00.
members of the Board of Directors of XYZ
No Certificate of Stock can be issued to a
Corporation.
subscriber until the full amount of his
entered into a supply contract with an
subscription together with interest and
expense, if any is due, has been paid. A
Subscription
is
one,
entire
and
indivisible whole contract which cannot
be
divided
into
portions.
The
F,
the
general
manager,
American firm. The contract was duly
approved
by
the
Board
of
Directors.
However, with the knowledge and consent of
F, no deliveries were made to the American
firm. As a result of the non-
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Yes, F could be sued in his personal
delivery of the promised supplies, the
American
firm
incurred
damages.
The
American firm would like to file a suit for
damages. Can the American firm sue:
(A) The members of the Board of Directors
individually, because they approved the
transaction? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
No. In approving the transaction, the
directors were not acting their personal
capacities but rather in behalf of XYZ
Corporation exercising the powers of the
corporation and conduction its business
(Sec. 23, Corporation Code). The problem
contains no facts that would indicate
that the directors acted otherwise.
(B) The corporation? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
Yes. The Board approved the supply
contract
and
the
General
Manager
entered into the contract, both of them
acting on behalf of the XYZ Corporation.
(C) F, the general manager, personally,
because the non-delivery was with his
knowledge and consent? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
capacity because he knowingly
of its Board of Directors and officers if
consented to the non-delivery of the
promised
supplies
contrary
to
the
contract that was duly approved by the
Board of Directors. The problem does
indicate any circumstance that would
excuse or favorably explain the action of
the said acts were performed by them in
accordance with powers granted to them
under the Corporation Code, the articles
of
incorporation
and
by-laws
of
the
corporation, the laws and regulations
governing the business of, or otherwise
applicable to, the corporation, and, in
F.
the case of officers, the resolutions
(D) Explain the rules on liabilities of a
approved by the Board of Directors.
corporation for the act of its corporate
officers and the liabilities of the corporate
As
officers
separate from that of the corporation,
the
they would be personally liable only if
and
corporation
Board
acting
of
in
Directors
behalf
of
of
corporation. (4%)
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
A corporation would be liable for the acts
the
directors
have
personality
they acted wilfully and knowingly vote
for or assent to a patently unlawful act
of the corporation, or when they are
guilty of gross negligence or bad faith in
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counsel for the heirs of the victim, whom
directing the affairs of the corporation,
or when they acquire any personal or
pecuniary interest in conflict with their
duty as directors, which acts result in
damages
to
the
corporation,
its
stockholders or other persons, when
they agree to hold themselves personally
and
solidarily
liable
with
the
corporation, or when they are made, by a
specific provision of law, to personally
answer for the corporate action. (Sec.
31, Corporation Code).
Piercing the Corporate Veil (2008)
No.X. Nelson owned and controlled Sonnel
Construction
company,
Company.
Nelson
Acting
for
contracted
the
the
construction of a building. Without first
installing
protective
net
atop
the
sidewalks adjoining the construction site,
the
company
proceeded
with
the
construction work. One day a heavy piece of
lumber fell from the building. It smashed a
taxicab which at that time had gone offroad
and onto the sidewalk in order to avoid
traffic. The taxicab passenger died as a
result.
(A) Assume that the company had no more
account and property in its name. As
will you sue for damages, and what theory
will you adopt? (3%)
wrong committed.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The contractor should also be held liable,
I would sue Nelson, as the person who
since being an independent contractor it
owned
is liable for the fault or negligence of its
and
controlled
Contruction
Company,
doctrine
piercing
corporate
of
fiction.
Sonnel
under
the
veil
Although
the
people.
of
a
(B) If you were the counsel for Sonnel
corporation has a juridical personality
Construction, how would you defend your
separate and distinct from that of its
client? What would be your theory? (2%)
stockholders, when the corporation is
used merely as an alter ego or controlled
for the benefit of a stockholder, or when
it is necessary to render injustice, then
the courts have the right to pierce the
veil of corporate fiction to hold the
controlling
stockholder-officer
personally liable for the corporate tort or
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
I would use the theory that the company
cannot
be
held
liable
for
damages
because there was no fraud or negligence
by its officers in undertaking the project
for the construction of the building or
the selection of a construction company.
Since a contractor is not an agent of
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Sonnel Construction, the latter cannot
be
held
liable
negligence.
for
would
the
contractors
also
argue
that
Stock and Transfer Book (2009)
No.XVIII. (C) What is a stock and transfer
book? (1%)
piercing the veil of corporate fiction is a
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
remedy of last resort and cannot be
A Stock and transfer book is a book
availed
of
which records all stocks in the name of
showing
fraud
separate
juridical
without
or
clear
evidence
disrespect
of
the
the stockholders alphabetically arranged;
personality
of
the
the installments paid or unpaid on all
corporation. Mere control of equity has
stocks for which subscription has been
not been considered as sufficient basis
made and the date of payment of any
for piercing the veil.
installment,
statement
of
alienation, sale or transfer
every
of stock
(C) Could the heirs hold the taxicab owner
made, the date thereof, and by and to
and driver liable? Explain. (2%)
whom made; and such other entries as
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the by-laws may prescribe (Section 74,
Yes, the taxicab company can be liable
Corporation Code).
for damages because it failed to comply
with its obligation as a common carrier
to
use
extraordinary
diligence
in
transporting the passenger, and because
Stockholders; Appraisal Right (2007)
at the time of death of the passenger,
No.VII.
the cab driver was violating a traffic
dissented from the corporate act converting
regulation. Under Art. 2185 of Civil
preferred
Code, it is presumed that a person
shares.
driving
motor
vehicle
has
been
negligent if at time of mishap he was
violating a traffic regulation, such as
when he was driving on the wrong side of
In
stockholders
voting
shares
Thereafter,
to
meeting,
non-voting
submitted
his
certificates of stock for notation that his
shares are dissenting. The next day, S
transferred his shares are dissenting. The
next day, S transferred his shares to T to
whom new certificates were issued. Now, T
the road (Mallari, Sr. v. CA, G.R. No.
demands from the corporation the payment
128607, 31 January 2000).
of the value of his shares. (10%)
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stockholders (Section 86, Corporation
(A) What is the meaning of a stockholders
appraisal right?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Appraisal
right
stockholder,
is
who
the
right
dissents
from
of
a
fundamental or extraordinary corporate
action, to demand payment of the fair
value of his shares. It is the right of a
stockholder
to
withdraw
from
the
corporation and demand payment of the
fair value of his shares after dissenting
from certain corporate acts involving
fundamental changes in the corporate
structure
(Section
81,
Corporation
Code).
(B) Can T exercise the right of appraisal?
Reason briefly?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No,
cannot
appraisal
exercise
in
this
the
case.
right
of
When
transferred his shares to T and T was
issued
new
appraisal
stock
right
of
certificates,
S
ceased,
and
the
T
acquired all the rights of a regular
stockholder. The transfer of shares from
S to T constitutes an abandonment of
the appraisal right of S. All the T
acquired from the issuance of new stock
certificated was the rights of a regular
Code).
property rights over 120 founders shares
and 12 common shares. The petition was
supported by a copy of the Articles of
Stockholders; Contractual Relationship;
Quorum (2009)
Incorporation indicating the incorporators
initial capital stock subscription. Will the
No.XVIII. Triple a Corporation (Triple A) was
incorporated in 1960, with 500 founders
petition be granted? Why or why not? (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
shares and 78 common shares as its initial
Yes. The articles of Incorporation define
capital stock subscription. However, Triple
the charter of the corporation and the
A registered its stock and transfer book only
contractual
in 1978, and recorded merely 33 common
State and the Corporation, the State and
shares as the corporations issued and
the
outstanding shares.
corporation and the stockholders. Its
(A) In 1982, Juancho, the sole heir of one of
the original incorporators filed a petition
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission (SEC) for the registration of his
relationship
stockholders,
and
between
between
the
the
contents are thus binding upon both the
corporation
and
the
stockholders,
conferring on Juancho a clear right to
have his stockholding recorded (Lanuza
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capital stock consists of voting common
v.
Court
of
Appeals,
454
SCRA
54
(2005)).
(B) On May 6, 1992, a special stockholders
meeting was held. At this meeting, what
would have constituted a quorum? Explain.
(3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
A quorum consists of the majority of the
totality of the shares which gave been
subscribed and issued. Thus the quorum
for such meeting would be 289 shares or
a majority of the 576 shares issued and
outstanding as indicated in the article of
incorporation.
This
includes
the
33
common shares reflected in the stock
and
transfer
book,
there
being
no
mention or showing of any transaction
effected from the time of Triple As
incorporation in 1960up to the said
meeting
(Section
52
in
Relation
to
Section 137 of corporation Code; Lanuza
v. court of Appeals, 454 SCRA 54 (2005)).
Stockholders; Preferred Shares (2013)
No.X. Bell Philippines, Inc. (BelPhil) is a
public utility company, duly incorporated
and registered with the Securities and
Exchange
Commission.
Its
authorized
shares and non-voting preferred shares,
Rule on the legality of Bernard Fleets
with equal par values of P100.00/share.
current holdings. (8%)
Currently,
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the
issued
and
outstanding
capital stock of BelPhil consists only of
The holding of Bernard Fleet equivalent
common shares shared between Bayani
to the outstanding common shares is
Cruz, a Filipino with 60% of the issued
common shares, and Bernard Fleet, a
Canadian, with 40%.
illegal. His holdings of preferred shares
should
not
constitutional
To secure additional working fund, BelPhil
exceed
40%.
requirement
Since
the
of
60%
Filipino ownership of the capital of
issued preferred shares to Bernard Fleet
public utilities applies not only to voting
equivalent to the currently outstanding
control but also to beneficial ownership
common
filed
of the corporation, it should also apply
questioning the corporate action on the
to the preferred shares. Preferred shares
ground that the foreign equity holdings in
are also entitled to vote in certain
the company would now exceed the 40%
corporated matters. (Gamboa v. Teves,
shares.
suit
was
foreign equity limit allowed under the
Constitution the for public utilities.
682 SCRA 397, 2012) The state shall
develop a self-reliant and independent
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Ultra Vires Acts (2009)
national economy effectively controlled
When is there an ultra vires act on the part
by Filipinos. (Articles II, Sec. 19, 1987
of (a) the corporation; (b) the board of
Constitution) The effective control here
should be mirrored across the board on
all kinds of shares.
Trust Fund Doctrine (2007)
No.VI. Discuss the trust fund doctrine. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The trust fund doctrine means that the
capital stock, properties and other assets
of a corporation are regarded as equity
in trust for the payment of corporate
creditors. Stated simply, the trust fund
doctrine states that all funds received by
the corporation in payment of the shares
of stock shall be held in trust for the
corporate
creditors
and
other
stockholders of the corporation. Under
such doctrine, no fund shall be used to
buy back the issued shares of stock
except
only
in
instances
specifically
allowed by the Corporation Code (Boman
Environmental Development Corporation
v. Court of Appeals, 167 SCRA 540
[1988]).
directors; and (c) the corporate officers?
(3%)
(B) the board of directors;
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
When the Board engages in an activity or
(A) the corporation;
enters
into
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
ratificatory vote of the stockholders in
Under Section 45 of the Corporation
those instances where the Corporation
Code, no corporation shall possess or
Code so Requires such ratificatory vote,
exercise any corporate power except
such as when the corporation is made to
those conferred by the Code or by its
invest in another corporation or engage
articles of incorporation and except such
in a business which is not in pursuit of
as are necessary or incidental to the
its
exercise of the powers so conferred.
resolution not ratified by stockholders
When a corporation does an act or
owning or representing at least two-
engages in an activity which is outside of
thirds of the outstanding capital stock
its express, implied or incidental powers
would make the transaction void, as
set out in its articles of incorporation,
being ultra vires.
primary
contract
purpose,
without
the
the
board
the act is deemed to be ultra vires.
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obligation; thus, Bernardo foreclosed on the
two chattel mortgages. Armando filed suit
(C) the corporate officers
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
When a corporate officer enters into a
contract on behalf of the corporation
without having been so expressly or
impliedly authorized by the Board of
Directors, even when the act or contract
falls within the corporations express,
implied or incidental power, then the
unauthorized act of the corporate officer
is deemed to be ultra vires.
Credit Transaction
Chattel Mortgage; Foreclosure (2009)
No.III. Armando, a resident of Manila,
borrowed
P3-million
from
Bernardo,
offering as security his 500 shares of stock
worth P1.5-million in Xerxes Corporation,
and his 2007BMW sedan, valued at P2million. The mortgage on the shares of
stock was registered in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Makati City where
Xerxes Corporation has its principal office.
The mortgage on the car was registered in
the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Manila. Armando executed a single Affidavit
of Good Faith, covering both mortgages.
Armando defaulted on the payment of his
(B) The mortgage on the shares of stocks
to nullify the foreclosure and the
should have been registered in the office of
mortgages, raising the following issues:
the Register of Deeds of Manila where he
resides, as well as in the stock and transfer
(A) The execution of only one Affidavit of Good
book of Xerxes Corporation. (3%)
Faith for both mortgages invalidated the
two mortgages; (2%) and
Rule on the foregoing issues with reasons.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The execution of only one Affidavit of
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Good Faith for both mortgages is not a
The mortgage on the shares of stock
ground to nullify the said mortgages and
should
the foreclosure thereof. Said mortgages
mortgage registry in the Register of
are valid as between immediate parties
Deeds
(Lilius v. Manila Railroad Company, 62
corporation has its principal office and
Phil. 56 (1935)), although they cannot
also in the Register of Deeds of Manila
bind third parties (Philippine Refining v.
where the mortgagor resides (Chua Guan
Jarque, 61 Phil. 229 (1935)).
v. Samahang Magsasaka, Inc., 62 Phil.
be
of
registered
Makati
in
City
the
chattel
where
the
472 (1935)). Registration of chattel
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January 30, 2008, secured by a chattel
mortgage in the stock and transfer book
is not required to make the chattel
mortgage valid. Registration of dealings
in the stock and transfer book under
Section 63 of the Corporation Code
applies only to sale or disposition of
shares,
and
mortgages
has
and
no
application
other
forms
to
of
encumbrances (Monserrat v. Ceron, 58
Phil. 469 (1933)).
(C) Assume that Bernardo extrajudicially
foreclosed on the mortgages, and both the
car and the shares of stocks were sold at
public auction. If the proceeds from such
public sale should be 1-million short of
Armandos total obligation, can Bernardo
recover the deficiency? Why or why not?
(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes. Bernardo can recover the deficiency.
Chattels are given as mere security, and
not as payment or pledge (CuH ada v.
Drilon, 432 SCRA 618 (2004)).
Chattel Mortgage; Foreclosure (2008)
No.XVII. On January 1, 2008, Al obtained a
loan of P10,000 from Bob to be paid on
mortgage on a Toyota motor car. On
of foreclosing on the chattel mortgage. It
February 1, 2008, Al obtained another loan
has been ruled that a c chattel mortgage
of P10,000 from Bob to be paid on February
is a security arrangement to support a
15, 2008. He secured this by executing a
primary contract (Serra v. Rodriguez,
chattel mortgage on a Honda motorcycle.
G.R. no. L-25546, 22 April 1974). Since
On the due date of the first loan Al failed to
the chattel mortgage is only a collateral
pay. Bob foreclosed the chattel mortgage
contract prerogative to choose which of
but the car was bidded for P6,000 only. Al
the
also failed to pay the second loan due on
February 15, 2008. Bob filed an action for
collection of sum of money. Al filed a motion
to dismiss claiming that Bob should first
foreclose
the
mortgage
on
The
Honda
motorcycle before he can file the action for
remedies
available
to
pursue.
However, the filing of the collection suit
constitutes
mortgage
waiver
of
the
chattel
(Land Settlement and Dev.
Corp. v. Carlos, 22 SCRA 202, 1968). And
even if the collection suit included the
sum of money. Decide with reasons. (4%)
recovery of the P6,000 deficiency on the
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
first loan, the same is valid because
unlike in a pledge the lender has the
Bob
has
the
legal
right
to
file
legal right to recover the deficiency
collection suit for a sum of money in lieu
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incurred on the foreclosure of a chattel
mortgage (PAMECA Wood Treatment v.
CA, G.R. No. 106435, 14 July 1999).
Mortgage; Extrajudicial Foreclosure;
Blanket Mortgage & Damage Clause
(2012)
No.VIII. X obtained a Php10Million loan
from BBB Banking Corporation. The loan is
secured by Real Estate Mortgage on his
vacation
house
in
Tagaytay
City.
The
original Deed of Real Estate Mortgage for
the Php10Million was duly registered. The
Deed of Real Estate Mortgage also provides
that "The mortgagor also agrees that this
mortgage
will
secure
the
payment
of
additional loans or credit accommodations
that may be granted by the mortgagee ... "
Subsequently, because he needed more
funds, he obtained another Php5Million
loan. On due dates of both loans, X failed to
pay the Php5Million but fully paid the
Php10Million. BBB Banking Corporation
instituted
extrajudicial
foreclosure
proceedings.
(A) Will the extrajudicial foreclosure prosper
considering that the additional Php5Million
was not covered by the registration? (5%)
Yes. X executed a real estate mortgage
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
containing a blanket mortgage clause.
Generally, a dragnet clause is a clause in
Mortgages
future
a deed of real estate mortgage stating
legal
that the mortgage secures all the loans
contracts, and the amounts named as
and advances that the mortgagor may at
consideration in said contracts do not
any time owe to the mortgagee. The
limit the amount for which the mortgage
word dragnet is a reference to a net
may stand as security if from the four
drawn through a river or across ground
corners of the instrument the intent to
to trap fish or game. It is also known in
secure future and other indebtedness
American jurisprudence as a blanket
can be gathered. (Prudential Bank v.
mortgage
Alviar, G.R. No. 150197, 28 July 2005)
clause.
given
advancements
are
to
secure
valid
and
(B) What is the meaning of a "dragnet
clause" in a Deed of Real Estate Mortgage?
Under what circumstances will the "dragnet
clause" be applicable? ( 5%)
clause
A
or
mortgage
an
with
anaconda
a
dragnet
clause enables the parties to provide
continuous
dealings,
the
nature
or
extent of which may not be known or
anticipated at the time, and they avoid
the expense and inconvenience of
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executing a new security on each new
transaction. It operates as a convenience
and accommodation to the borrower as it
makes available additional funds to him
without his having to execute additional
security
documents,
thereby
Mortgage; Foreclosure (2012)
No.VII. X obtained a loan for Php50Million
from SSS Bank. The collateral is his
vacation house in Baguio City under a real
estate mortgage. X needed more funds for
saving
his business so he again borrowed another
time, travel, cost of extra legal services,
Php10Million, this time from BBB Bank,
recording fees, etc. (Prudential Bank v.
another bank, using the same collateral.
Alviar, id.)
The loan secured from SSS Bank fell due
and X defaulted.
The dragnet clause may not apply to
other loans extended by the mortgagee
to
the
mortgagor
for
which
other
securities were given. In the case of
Prudential Bank v. Alviar, the Supreme
Court
adopted the
reliance on
the
security test to the effect that when
the mortgagor takes another loan [from
the mortgage] for which another security
was given, it could not be inferred that
such loan was made in reliance solely on
the original security with the dragnet
clause, but, rather, on the new security
given. This means that the existence of
the new security must be respected and
the
foreclosure
of
the
old
security
(A) If SSS Bank forecloses the real estate
mortgage, what rights, if any, are left with
888 Bank as mo1igagee also? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
BBB Bank, as junior mortgagee, would
have a right to redeem the foreclosed
property, together with X, his successors
in interest, any judicial or judgement
creditor of X, or any other person or
entity having a lien on the vacation
house subsequent to the real estate
mortgage in favour of SSS Bank (i.e.,
other junior mortgagees, if any)(Sec. 6,
Act 3135)
should only be for the other loans not
(B) If the value of the Baguio property is
separately
any
less than the amount of loan, what would
amount not covered by the new security
be the recourse of SSS Bank? BBB Bank?
for the new loan.
(2%)
collateralized
and
for
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
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In case of a deficiency, SSS bank could
file suit to claim for the deficiency. BBB
Bank could file an ordinary action to
collect its loan from X. if it does so, it
would be deemed to have waived its
mortgage lien. If the judgement in the
action to collect is favorable to BBB
Bank,
and
it
becomes
final
and
executory , BBB Bank could enforce the
said judgement by execution. It could
even levy execution execution on the
same mortgaged property, but it would
not have priority over the latter. (Caltex
Philippines v. IAC, et al., G.R. No. 74730,
August 25,1989)
(C) If the value of the property is more that
the amount of the loan, who will benefit
from the excess value of the property? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
If the value of the property is more that
the amount of the loan, the excess could
benefit and be claimed by BBB Bank, any
judicial or judgement creditor of X, any
other junior mortgagee, and X.
(D) If X defaulted with its loan in favor of
BBB Bank but fully paid his loan with SSS
Bank, can BBB Bank foreclose the real
mortgage executed in its favor? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
If X defaulted in respect of his loan from
BBB Bank but fully paid his loan from
SSS Bank, BBB Bank could now foreclose
(F) If SSS Bank and BBB Bank abandon
their rights under the real estate mortgage,
is there any legal recourse available to
them? (1%)
the mortgaged property as it would be
the only remaining mortgagee of the
same.
(E) Does X have any legal remedy after the
foreclosure in the event that later on he has
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
SSS Bank and BBB Bank could each
file an ordinary action to collect its
loan from X.
the money to pay for the loan? (1%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Mortgage; Foreclosure (2010)
Yes, X could redeem the property within
No.III. Ozamis Paper Corporation secured
one (1) year from the date of registration
loans from ABC Universal Bank in the
of the sheriffs certificate of foreclosure
sale.
aggregate principal amount of P100 million,
evidenced by several promissory notes, and
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deemed to have abandoned the real
secured by a continuing guaranty of its
principal stockholder Menandro Marquez; a
pledge
of
Marquezs
shares
in
the
corporation valued at P45 million; and a
real estate mortgage over certain parcels of
land owned by Marquez.
The corporation defaulted and the bank
extra-judicially foreclosed on the real estate
mortgage. The bank which was the sole
bidder for P75 million, won the award.
(A) Can
the
bank
sue
Marquez
for
the
Deficiency of P25 million? Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, the bank can sue Marquez for the
deficiency of P25million. In extrajudicial
foreclosure of a real estate mortgage, if
the proceeds of the sale are insufficient
to pay the debt, the mortgagee has the
right to sue for the deficiency (Suico
Rattan and Buri Interiors, Inc. v. Court
of Appeals, 490 SCRA 560 (2006)).
(B) If the bank opts to file an action for
collection against the corporation, can it
afterwards
institute
real
action
to
foreclose the mortgage? Explain (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, the bank can no longer file an action
to foreclose the real estate mortgage.
When it filed a collection case, it was
estate mortgage (Bank of America, NT
Insolvency & Corporate
and SA v. American Realty Corporation,
Recovery
321 SCRA 659(1999)).
(C) Can the bank foreclose on the pledged
shares
of
Marquez
and
recover
the
deficiency from the corporation? Explain.
(2%)
If the bank forecloses the pledge, it
cannot recover the deficiency because
foreclosure
extinguishes
the
principal obligation, whether or not the
proceeds from the foreclosure are equal
to the amount of the principal obligation
(Art. 2115, Civil Code).
No.XIII. (A) What are the preferred claims
that shall be satisfied first from the assets
of an insolvent corporation? (10%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the
Insolvency; Preferred Claims (2007)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Under
the
Insolvency
law
necessary
funeral expenses of the debtor is the
most preferred claim. However, this is an
insolvent corporation, thus, claims shall
be paid in the ff. order:
(1)
Debts
due
for
personal
services
rendered the insolvent by employees,
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(6) Debts, taxes, and assessments due to any
laborers,
or
immediately
domestic
servants
preceding
commencement
of
the
proceeding
in
insolvency;
(2) Compensation due the laborers or their
dependents under the provisions of act
numbered
thirty-four
hundred
and
twenty-eight, known as the workmens
Compensation Act, as amended by Act
Numbered
Thirty-eight
hundred
and
twelve, and under the provisions of Act
Numbered
Eighteen
hundred
and
seventy-four, known as the Employees
Liability Act, and of other laws providing
for payment of indemnity for damages in
cases of labor accidents;
(3) Legal expenses, and expenses incurred in
the administration of the insolvents
estate for the common interest of the
creditors, when properly authorized and
approved by the court;
(4) Debts, taxes, and assessments due the
Insular Government;
(5) Debts, taxes, and assessments due to any
province or provinces of the Philippine
Islands;
municipality or municipalities of the
Rehabilitation;
Philippine
Islands
(Section
50,
Insolvency Law).
Proceeding;
Rehabilitation & Insolvency (2012)
No.XVIII. (A) Can be distressed corporation
file a petition for corporation rehabilitation
(B) How shall the remaining non-preferred
after the dismissal of its earlier petition for
creditors share in the estate of the insolvent
insolvency? Why? (2%)
corporation above?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The remaining non-preferred creditors,
Yes,
when
whose debts are duly proved and allowed,
petition
shall be entitled to share pro-rata in the
dismissed, it can only mean that it still
assets, without priority or preference
possesses more than enough assets to
whatsoever (Section 49, Insolvency Law;
cover all its liabilities, and consequently,
Article 2251, Civil Code).
it can still be rehabilitated (PAL v.
for
distressed
insolvency
corporations
has
been
Zamora, G.R. No. 166996, 06 February
2007,
and
Sec.
5[d],
Securities
Regulation Act).
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rehabilitation first, and after it is dismissed
file a petition foR insolvency? Why? (2%)
Under Sec. 6(d) of P.D. 902-A, a petition
for corporate rehabilitation is allowed
only
in
cases
where
corporation**possesses
property
to
cover
all
the
sufficient
its
debts
but
foresees the impossibility of meeting
them when they respectively fall due or
in cases where the corporation** has no
sufficient assets to cover liabilities, but
is
under
the
management
of
rehabilitation receiver or management
committee created pursuant to this
Decree.
Under Sec. 1, Rule 4, Interim Rule of
Procedure for Corporate Rehabilitation.
A petitioner corporate debtor must be
one who is Any debtor who foresees the
impossibility of meeting its debts when
they respectively fall due, which means
that it is not insolvent, but merely
illiquid, which under Section 2 provides
the minimum that the debtor is
rehabilitable thus: the manner by
which the debtor may be rehabilitated
and how such rehabilitation may benefit
the general body of creditors, employees
and stock holders.
(B) Can the corporation file a petition for
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Receiver,
Although in Ching v. LBP, G.R. No.
73123, 02 September 1991, it was held
that when a petitioning corporate debtor
has been denied rehabilitation, the SEC
may declare a corporation insolvent as
an incident and in continuation of its
already
acquired
jurisdiction
over
petitioner, such a procedure does not
seem warranted under the Interim Rules
of
Procedure
for
Corporate
Rehabilitation.
terminate
without
the
proceedings,
proceeding
to
insolvency/dissolution. In other words,
a
different
proceedings
petition
fall
for
with
insolvency
the
general
jurisdiction of RTC, whereas petition for
corporate rehabilitation fall within the
original and exclusive jurisdiction of
RTC special Commercial Courts.
(C) Explain the key phrase equality is equity
in corporate rehabilitation proceedings. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Sec. 27, Rule 4 of the Interim Rules
state that, the court shall upon motion,
motu
porprio
or
upon
the
recommendation of the Rehabilitation
The principle of equality in equity
means that when a corporation is placed
under the control of a court-appointed
rehabilitation receiver, then all the
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creditors should stand on equal footing.
(A) Can XYC Company still be able to draw
Not anyone of them should be given any
on their irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit
preference by paying one or some of
them
ahead
of
the
others.
This
is
precisely the reason for the suspension
of
all
pending
corporation
claims
under
against
the
receivership
(Sobrejuanite v. ASB Dev. Corp., G.R. No.
165675,
30
September
2005:
Ruby
Industrial v. Lim, G.R. Nos. 124185-87,
20 January 1998).
when due? Explain your answer. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, As an exception to a Stay or
Suspension
Order
included
in
Commencement Order issued pursuant
to Section 16(q) of the FRIA, Section
18(c) if the said law provides that a Stay
or Suspension Order shall not apply to
the
enforcement
of
claims
against
sureties and other persons solidarily
liable with the debtor, and third party or
Rehabilitation; Stay Order (2012)
accommodation mortgagors as well as
issuers of letters of credit x xx.
No.I. ABC Company filed a Petition for
Similarly, assuming that it has not been
Rehabilitation with the Court. An Order
superseded by the FRIA, Section 7(b) of
was
the Supreme Court Rules of Procedure
issued by the Court, (1) staying
enforcement of all claims, whether money
on
or otherwise against ABC Company, its
provides that a stay order shall not cover
guarantors and sureties not solidarily liable
claims
with the company; and (2) prohibiting ABC
Company from making payments of its
liabilities, outstanding as of the date of the
filing of the Petition. XYC Company is a
holder of an irrevocable Standby Letter of
Credit which was previously procured by
Corporate
against
Rehabilitation
letters
of
(2008)
credit
and
similar security arrangements issued by
a third party to secure the payment of
the debtors obligations. This was the
basis of the decision in the case of
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage
ABC Company in favor of XYC Company to
System v. Hon. Reynaldo B. Daway, et al.
secure performance of certain obligations.
(G.R. No. 160732, June 21,2004).
In the light of the Order issued by the
Court.
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insured.
Insurance Law
Beneficiary; Death of Insured Due to
Beneficiary (2008)
No.VI. On January 1, 2000, Antonio Rivera
secured
life
insurance
from
SOS
Insurance Corp. for P1 Million with Gemma
Rivera,
his
adopted
daughter,
as
the
beneficiary. Antonio Rivera died on March
4, 2005 and in the police investigation, it
was
ascertained
that
Gemma
Rivera
participated as an accessory in the killing
of Antonio Rivera. Can SOS Insurance
Corp. avoid liability by setting up as a
defense the participation of Gemma Rivera
in the killing of Antonio Rivera? Discuss
with reasons.(4%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Under Sec. 12 of the Insurance Code.
The interest of a beneficiary shall be
forfeited when the beneficiary is the
principal, accomplice, or accessory in
willfully bringing about the death of the
insured. In which event, the nearest
relative of the insured shall receive the
proceeds
otherwise
of
said
insurance,
disqualified.
if
Thus,
not
the
insurance company must still pay out
the proceed of the life insurance policy
to the nearest qualified relative of the
hepatoma. The insurance company also
Concealment;
Material
Concealment
(2013)
rescinded the policy and refunded the
premiums paid.
Was the insurance company correct? (8%)
No.II. Benny applied for life insurance for
SUGGESTED ANSWER
Php 1.5 Million. The insurance company
The
approved his application and issued an
rescinded
insurance policy effective Nov, 6, 2008.
concealment (Section 27 of Insurance
Benny
named
his
children
as
his
beneficiaries. On April 6, 2010, Benny died
of hepatoma, a liver ailment.
The
insurance
company
insurance
the
the
childrens claim for the proceeds of the
policy
correctly
because
of
Code). Benny did not disclose that he
was
suffering
hypertension,
denied
company
and
from
diabetes,
hepatoma.
The
concealment is material, because these
are serious ailments (Florendo v. Philam
insurance policy on the ground that Benny
Plans, Inc., 666 SCRA 618, 2012). Benny
failed to disclose in his application two
died less than two years from the date of
previous consultations with his doctors for
the issuance of the policy (Section 48 of
diabetes and hypertension, and that he had
Insurance Code).
been
diagnosed
to
be
suffering
from
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who committed arson (Section 87 of the
Insurable Interest; Building Destroyed by
Fire (2010)
No.X. To secure a loan of P10 million, Mario
mortgaged his building to Armando. In
accordance with the loan arrangements,
Mario had the building insured with First
Insurance
Company
for
P10
million,
designating Armando as the beneficiary.
Armando also took an insurance of the
building upon his own interest with Second
Insurance Company for P5 million.
The building was totally destroyed by fire, a
peril insured against under both insurance
policies. It was subsequent determined that
the fire had been intentionally started by
Mario and that in violation of the loan
agreement,
he
had
been
storing
inflammable materials in the building.
(A) How much, if any, can Armando recover
from either or both insurance companies?
(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Armando can receive P5 million from
Second
Insurance
Company.
As
mortgagee, he had an insurable interest
in the building (Panlileo v. Cosio, 97
Phil.
919
(1955)).
Armando
cannot
collect anything from First Insurance
Company. First Insurance Company is
not liable for the loss of the building.
First, it was due to a willful act of Mario,
Insurance Code; East Furnitures, Inc. v.
Globe
&
Rutgers
Fire
Insurance
Company, 57 Phil. 576 (1932)). Second,
fire
insurance
policies
contain
warranty that the insured will not store
hazardous materials within the insured
premises. Mario breached this warranty
when he stored inflammable materials in
the building. (Young v. Midland Textile
Insurance
Company,
30
Phil.
617
(1915)).These two factors exonerate First
Insurance
Company
from
liability
to
Armando as mortgagee even though it
was Mario who committed them (Section
8 of the Insurance Code).
(B) What happens to the P10 million debt of
Mario to Armando? Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Since Armando would have collected P5
million from Second Insurance Company,
this amount should be considered as
partial payment of the loan. Armando
can
only
collect the
balance of
P5
million (Panlileo v. Cosio, supra). Second
Insurance Company can recover from
Mario the amount of P5 million it paid,
because it became subrogated to the
rights of Armando (Panlileo v. Cosio,
supra).
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separately
Insurance;
Double Insurance,
Validity
(2012)
No.V X borrowed from CCC Bank. She
mortgaged her house and lot in favor of the
bank. X insured her house. The bank also
got the house insured.
(A) Is this double insurance? Explain your
answer. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, there is no double insurance. Double
insurance exists where the same person
is insured by several insurers separately
with respect to the same subject and
interest. (Sec. 93, Insurance Code)
(B) Is this legally valid? Explain your
answer. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, X and CCC Bank can both insure the
house as they have different insurable
interest
therein.
X,
the
borrower
mortgagor, has an insurable interest in
the house being the owner thereof while
CCC Bank, the lender, also has an
insurable
interest
in
the
house
as
mortgagee thereof.
(C) In case of damage, can X and CCC Bank
claim
proceeds? (4%)
for
the
insurance
the
damage
but
not
to
exceed
the
amount of the loan it extended to X or
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
so much thereof as may remain unpaid.
Yes. If X obtained an open policy then
she
could
corresponding
claim
to
the
an
extent
amount
of
the
damage based on the value of the house
Insurance;
determined as of the date the damage
Contracts (2009)
occurred, but not to exceed the face
value of the insurance policy; however, if
she obtained a valued policy then she
could claim an amount corresponding to
No.IV.
Perfection
Antarctica
Corporation
(ALAC)
of
Insurance
Life
Assurance
publicly
offered
specially designed insurance policy covering
persons between the ages of 50 to 75 who
the extent of the damage based on the
may
agreed upon valuation of the house.
debilitating illnesses. Quirico applied for
be
afflicted
with
serious
and
insurance coverage, stating that he was
As for CCC Bank, it could claim an
already 80 years old. Nonetheless, ALAC
amount corresponding to the extent of
approved his application.
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the policy that the cover notes was
Quirico
then
requested
ALAC
for
the
issuance of a cover note while he was trying
to
raise
funds
to
pay
the
insurance
premium. ALAC granted the request. Ten
days after he received the cover note,
Quirico had a heart seizure and had to be
hospitalized. He then filed a claim on the
policy.
(A) Can ALAC validly deny the claim on the
ground that the insurance coverage, as
publicly offered, was available only to
persons 50 to 75 years of age? Why or why
not? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. By approving the application of
Quirino
who
disclosed
that
he
was
already 80 years old, ALAC waived the
age requirement. ALAC is now stopped
from raising such defense of age of the
insured.
(B) Did ALACs issuance of a cover note result
in the perfection of an insurance contract
between Quirico and ALAC? Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The issuance of a cover note by ALAC
resulted in the perfection of the contract
of insurance. In that case, it is only
because there is delay in the issuance of
issued.
Corporation (SBC). One of the provisions of
the one-year lease contract states:
The cover note is a receipt whereby the
company agrees to insure the insured for
60 days
pending the
issuance of a
regular policy. No separate premium is to
be paid on a cover note. It is not a
18.xxx The LESSEE shall not insure against
fire the chattels, merchandise, textiles,
goods and effects placed at any stall or
store or space in the leased premises
without first obtaining the written consent
separate policy but is integrated in the
of the LESSOR. If the LESSEE obtains fire
regular policy to be subsequently issued.
insurance coverage without the consent of
the
LESSOR,
the
insurance
policy
is
deemed assigned and transferred to the
LESSOR for the latters benefit.
Insurance;
Property
Insurance;
Assignments (2009)
No.XIII.
Ciriaco
apartment
from
Notwithstanding
the
stipulation
in
the
contract, without the consent of SBC,
leased
Supreme
commercial
Building
Ciriaco insured the merchandise inside the
leased premises against loss by fire in the
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paid the premium with a personal check
amount of P500, 000 with First United
Insurance Corporation (FUIC).
A day before the lease contract expired, fire
broke
out inside the
damaging
Ciriacos
leased premises,
merchandise.
Having
learned of the insurance earlier procured by
Ciriaco, SBC demanded from FUIC that the
proceeds of the insurance policy be paid
directly to it, as provided in the lease
contract.
Who
is legally
entitled to
receive
the
insurance proceeds? Explain. (4%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Ciriaco
is
entitled
to
receive
the
proceeds of the insurance policy. The
stipulation that the policy is deemed
assigned and transferred to SBC is void,
because SBC has no insurable interest in
the merchandise of Ciriaco (Cha v. Court
of Appeals, 277 SCRA 690 (1997))
Insurance;
Property
Insurance;
Late
Payment of Premiums (2010)
No.XI.
Enrique
obtained
from
Seguro
Insurance Company a comprehensive motor
vehicle insurance to cover his top of the line
Aston martin. The policy was issued on
March 31, 2010 and, on even date, Enrique
postdated April 6, 2010.
the Civil Code, the delivery of a check
produces the effect of payment only
On April 5, 2010, the car was involved in an
when it is encashed. The loss occurred
accident that resulted in its total loss.
on April 5, 2010. When the check was
deposited, it was returned on April 10,
On April 10, 2010, the drawee bank
returned Enriques check with the notation
Insurance
funds.
Upon
notification,
Enrique immediately deposited additional
2010, for insufficiency of funds. The
check was honored only after Enrique
deposited
additional
funds
with
the
funds with the bank and asked the insurer
bank. Hence, it did not produce the
to redeposit the check.
effect of payment (Vitug, Commercial
Laws and Jurisprudence, Vol. I, p.250).
Enrique thereupon claimed indemnity from
the insurer. Is the insurer liable under the
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
insurance coverage? Why or why not? (3%)
Yes. The insurer is liable. The insurance
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
policy was issued. In effect, there was a
The insurer is not liable under the
grant of credit for the payment of the
insurance policy. Under Article 1249 of
premium. The insurer can deduct the
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307 [2001]).
amount of the check from the proceeds
of the insurance.
Insurance; Property Insurance; Payment
of Premiums by Check (2007)
No.IV. Alfredo took out a policy to insure
this commercial building fire. The broker for
the insurance company agreed to give a 15day credit within which pay the insurance
premium. Upon delivery of the policy on
May 15, 2006, Alfredo issued a postdated
check payable on May 30, 2006. On May
28, 2006, a fire broke out and destroyed the
building owned by Alfredo. (10%)
(A) May Alfredo recover on the insurance
policy?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, Alfredo may recover on the policy. It
is valid to stipulate that the insured will
be granted credit term for payment of
premium. Payment by means of a check
which
was
accepted
by
the
insurer,
bearing a date prior to the loss, would be
sufficient. The subsequent effects of
encashment retroact to the date of the
check (UCPB General Insurance Co., Inc.
v. Masagana Telamart, Inc., 356 SCRA
(B) Would your answer in (a) be the same if it
was found that the proximate cause of the
fire was an explosion and that fire was but
the immediate cause of loss and there is no
excepted peril under the policy?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes,
recovery
under
Alfredos
own
negligence,
can
he
still
recover on the policy?
Reason briefly in (a), (b) and (c).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the
insurance
contract is allowed if the cause of the
loss was either the proximate or the
immediate cause as long as an excepted
peril, if any was not the proximate cause
of the loss (Section 86, Insurance Code
of the Philippines).
(C) If the fire was found to have been caused by
Yes, mere negligence on the part of the
insured will not prevent recovery under
the insurance policy. The law merely
prevents recovery when the cause of loss
is the willful act of the insured, alone or
in connivance with others (Section 87,
Insurance Code of The Philippines).
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Insurance; Property Insurance; Payment
St.
of Premiums even after Loss (2013)
entitled to recover for the loss from
No.VII. Stable Insurance Co. (SIC) and St.
Peter Manufacturing Co. (SPMC) have had a
Peter
stable
Manufacturing
Insurance
Company
Company.
is
Stable
Insurance Company granted a credit
long-standing insurance relationship with
term to pay the premiums. This is not
each
the
against the law, because the standing
comprehensive fire insurance on its plant
business practice of allowing St. Peter
and
Manufacturing
other;
facilities
SPMC
from
SIC.
secures
The
standing
Company
to
pay
the
business practice between them has been
premiums after 60 or 90 days, was relied
to allow SPMC a credit period of 90 days
upon in good faith by SPMC. Stable
from the renewal of the policy with which to
pay the premium.
Soon after the new policy was issued and
before premium payments could be made, a
Insurance
Company
is
in
estoppels
(UCPB General Insurance Company, Inc.
v. Masagana Telemart, Inc. 356 SCRA
307, 2001).
fire gutted the covered plant and facilities to
the ground. The day after the fire, SPMC
issued a managers check to SIC for the fire
insurance premium, for which it was issued
a receipt; a week later SPMC issued its
notice of loss.
SIC responded by issuing its own managers
check for the amount of the premiums SPMC
had paid, and denied
SPMCs claim on the ground that under the
cash and carry principle governing fire
insurance, no coverage existed at the time
the fire occurred because the insurance
premium had not been paid.
Is SPMC entitled to recover for the loss form
SIC? (8%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Insurer: Effects: Several Insurers (2008)
No.VII.
Terrazas
de
Patio
Verde,
condominium building, has a value of P50
Million. The owner insured the building
against
fire
with
three
(3)
insurance
companies for the following amounts:
Northern Insurance Corp. P20 Million
Southern Insurance Corp. P30 Million
Eastern Insurance Corp. P50 Million
(A) Is the owners taking of insurance for the
building with three (3) insurers valid?
Discuss. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Taking out insurance covering the same
same risk with three insurance
property, same insurable interest and
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recovery, not double insurance. Since
companies
is
recognized
double
under
Sec.
insurance,
93
of
the
Insurance Code. However, in American
Home Assurance Co. v, Chua, G.R. No.
130421,
28
June
1999,
the
court
referred to the common inclusion of the
other
insurance
clause
in
fire
insurance policies, requiring disclosure
of co-insurance of the same property
with other insurers.
(B) The Building was totally razed by fire. If
the owner decides to claim from Eastern
Insurance Corp. only P50 Million, will the
claim prosper? Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Insured
can
recover
from
Eastern
Insurance Corp. up to the extent of his
loss. However, Eastern may refuse to pay
if
the
policy
contains
an
other
insurance clause stipulating that nondisclosure of double insurance will avoid
the policy (Geagonia v. Country Bankers
Insurance, G.R. No. 114427, 06 February
1995.) As there is no indication of a
contractual prohibition on double or
other insurance, all insurance contracts
over the building are deemed valid and
enforceable.
The
law
prohibits
double
or
over-
Eastern insured the property up 50% of
the total coverage, it is liable for only
50% of the total actual loss. Eastern
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
insurance Corp. is liable to the extent of
its coverage but may recover one-half of
the total indemnity from the co-insurers
in the proportion of 60% (Southern
Insurance) 40% (Northern Insurance).
The following stipulations are required in
all technology transfer agreements:
(1) The laws of the Philippines shall govern
its interpretation and in the event of
litigation, the venue shall be the proper
court in the place where the licensee has
Intellectual Property
its principal office;
Transfer
(2) Continued access to improvements in
Agreements; Requisites & Prohibitions
techniques and processes related to the
(2010)
technology
Agreements:
Technology
shall
be
made
available
during the period of the technology
No.VI. (A) What contractual stipulations are
required
in
all
agreements? (2%)
technology
transfer
transfer arrangement;
(3) In case it shall provide for arbitration,
the Procedure of Arbitration
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Intellectual Property Code).
of the Arbitration Law of the Philippines
or the Arbitration Rules of the United
Nations
Commission
on
International
Trade Law or the Rules of Arbitration of
the International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC)
shall
apply
and
the
venue
of
arbitration shall be the Philippines or
any neutral country;
(4) The Philippine taxes on all payments
relating
to
the
technology
transfer
agreement shall be borne by the licensor
(Sec. 88, Intellectual Property Code).
(B) Enumerate three stipulations that are
prohibited
in
technology
transfer
agreements. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The following stipulations are prohibited
in technology transfer agreements:
(1) Those that contain restrictions regarding
the volume and structure of production;
(2) Those
that
competitive
prohibit
technologies
the
in
use
a
of
non-
exclusive agreement; and
(3) Those that establish a full or partial
purchase option in favor of the licensor
(Subsections 87.3, 87.4 and 87.5 of the
cannot be patented, because aesthetic
creations cannot be patented (Section 22
of
Article of Commerce; As Trademark,
the
Intellectual
Property
Code).
However, it can be registered as an
Patent & Copyright (2010)
industrial design (Subsections 113.1 and
No.VI. (C) Can an article of commerce serve
172.1 of the Intellectual Code). Thus, a
as a trademark and at the same time enjoy
container of goods which has an original
patent and copyright protection? Explain
and give an example. (2%)
trademark, can be copyrighted, and can
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
A stamped or marked container of goods
can
be
registered
as
trademark
(subsections 113.1 of the Intellectual
Property Code). An original ornamental
design
or
manufacturer
ornamental design can be registered as
model
for
articles
of
can
be
copyrighted
be registered as an industrial design.
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
It is entirely possible for an article of
commerce
to
bear
registered
trademark, be protected by a patent and
have
most,
or
some
part
of
it
(Subsection 172.1 of the Intellectual
copyrighted. A book is a good example.
Property Code). An ornamental design
The name of the publisher or the
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because he was the one who actually
colophon used in the book may be
registered trademarks, the ink used in
producing the book may be covered by a
patent, and the text and design of the
book may be covered by copyrighted.
Copyright (2013)
No.IV. Ruby is a fine arts student in a
university. He stays in a boarding house
with Bernie as his roommate. During his
free time, Rudy would paint and leave his
finished works lying around the boarding
house. One day, Rudy saw one of his works
an abstract painting entitled Manila Traffic
Jam on display at the university cafeteria.
The cafeteria operator said he purchased the
painting
from
Bernie
who
represented
himself as its painter and owner
Rudy and the cafeteria operator immediately
confronted Bernie. While admitting that he
did not do the painting,. Bernie claimed
ownership of its copyright since he had
already registered it in his name with the
National
Library
as
provided
in
the
Intellectual Property Code.
Who owns the copyright to the painting?
Explain (8%).
SUGGESTED ANSWER.
Rudy owns the copyright to the painting
created it. (Section 178.1 of the
No.XVI. In 1999, Mocha warn, an American
Intellectual Property Code) His rights
existed from the moment of its creation
(Section 172 of the Intellectual Property
musician, had a bit rap single called Warm
Warm Honey which he himself composed
and performed. The single was produced by
a
California
record
company,
Galactic
Code; Unilever Philippines (PRC) v. Court
Records. Many notice that some passages
of Appeals, 498 SCRA 334, 2006). The
from Warm Warm Honey sounded eerily
registration of the painting by Bernie
similar to parts of Under Hassle, a 1978 hit
with the National Library did not confer
song by the British rock and Majesty. A
copyright upon him. The registration is
copyright infringement suit was filed in the
merely for the purpose of completing the
United States against Mocha Warm by
records of the National Library. (Section
Majesty. It was later settled out of court,
191 of the Intellectual Property Code).
with Majesty receiving attribution as coauthor of Warm Warm Honey as well as a
share in the royalties.
Copyright; Commissioned Artist (2008)
By
2002,
Moeha
Warm
was
nearing
bankruptcy and he sold his economic rights
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respective intellectual efforts.
over Warm Warm Honey to Galactic Records
for $10,000.
In 2008, Planet Films, a Filipino movie
producing company, commissioned DJ Chef
Jean, a Filipino musician, to produce an
original re-mix of Warm Warm Honey for
use in one of its latest films, Astig!. DJ Chef
Jean remixed Warm Warm Honey with a
salsa beat, and interspersed as well a
recital of poetic stanza by John Blake, 1
th
17
century Scottish poet. DJ Chef Jean
died shortly after submitting the remixed
Warm Warm Honey to Planet Films.
Prior to the release of Astig!. Mocha Warm
learns of the remixed Warm Warm Honey
and demands that he be publicly identified
as the author of the remixed song is all the
CD covers and publicity releases of Planet
Films.
(A) Who are the parties or entities entitled
to be credited as author of the remixed
Warm Warm Honey? Reason out your
answers. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The parties entitled to be credited as
authors of the remixed Warm Warm
Honey are Mocha Warm, Majesty, DJ
Chef Jean and John Blake, for the
segments that was the product of their
written stipulation to the contrary.
In the case of Mocha Warm and Majesty,
who are the attributed co-authors, and
in spite of the sale of the economic right
to Galactic Records, they retain their
moral rights to the copyrighted rap,
which
include
the
right
to
demand
attribution to them of the authorship
(Sec. 193, IPC).
Even if no copyright exist in favor of
poet John Blake, intellectual integrity
requires that the authors of creative
work should properly be credited.
(B) Who are the particular parties or
entities who exercise copyright over the
remixed Warm Warm Honey? Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Which respect to DJ Chef Jean, in spite
of
his
death,
and
although
he
was
commissioned by Planet Films for the
remix, the rule is that the person who so
commissioned work shall have ownership
of the work, but copyright thereto shall
remain with creator, unless there is a
The parties who exercise copyright or
economic rights over the remixed Warm
Warm Honey would be Galactic Records
and Planet Films. In the case of Galactic
Records, it bought the economic rights
of Mocha Warm. In the case of Planet
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her own anthology? Explain fully. (4%)
Films,
it
commissioned
the
remixed
work.
Copyright; Commissioned Work (2008)
No.XV. Eloise, an accomplished writer, was
hired by Petong to write a bimonthly
newspaper column for Diario de Manila, a
newly-established
newspaper
of
which
Petong was the editor-in-chief. Eloise was to
be paid P1,000 for each column that was
published. In the course of two months,
Eloise submitted three columns which,
after some slight editing, were printed in
the newspaper. However, Diario de Manila
proved unprofitable and closed only after
two months. Due to the minimal amounts
involved, Eloise chose not to pursue any
claim for payment from the newspaper,
which
was
owned
by
New
Media
Enterprises.
Three years later, Eloise was planning to
publish an anthology of her works, and
wanted to include the three columns that
appeared in the Diario de Manila in her
anthology She asks for you legal advice:
(A) Does Eloise have to secure authorization
from New Media Enterprises to be able to
publish her Diario de Manila columns in
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(B) Assume that New Media Enterprises
Eloise may publish the columns without
plans to publish Eloises columns in its own
anthology entitled, The Best of Diario de
securing authorization from New Media
Manila
Enterprises.
Under
publication
Intellectual
Property
Sec.
172
Code,
of
the
original
intellectual creations in the literary and
artistic domain are protected from the
moment
of their
include
those
in
creation and
shall
periodicals
and
newspapers. Under Sec. 178, copyright
Eloise
of
wants
her
to
prevent
columns
in
the
that
anthology since she was never paid by the
newspaper.
Name
one
irrefutable
legal
argument Eloise could cite to enjoin New
Media
Enterprises
from
including
her
columns in its anthology. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
ownership shall belong to the author. In
Under
the
IPC,
the
case of commissioned work, the person
economic rights to the columns she
who so commissioned work shall have
authored pertains only to Eloise. She can
ownership of work, but copyright shall
invoke the right to either authorize or
remain with creator, unless there is a
prevent
written stipulation to the contrary.
including the public distribution of the
reproduction
copyright
of
the
or
work,
original and each copy of the work by
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ALTERNATIVE ANSWER
sale
or
other
forms
of
transfer
of
ownership, Since this would be the
effect of including her column in the
anthology.
Copyright; Infringement (2007)
No.III.
Diana
and
Piolo
are
famous
personalities in showbusiness who kept
their love affair secret. They use a special
instant messaging service which allows
them to see one anothers typing on their
own screen as each letter key is pressed.
When Greg, the controller of the service
facility, found out their identities, he kept a
copy of all the messages Diana and Piolo
sent each other and published them. Is
Greg
liable
for
copyright
infringement?
Reason briefly. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes,
Greg
is
infringement.
liable
Letter
for
are
copyright
among
the
works which are protected from the
moment of their creation (Section 172,
intellectual
Property
Code;
Columbia
Pictures, Inc. v Court of Appeals, 261
SCRA 144 [1996]). The publication of the
letters without the consent of their
writers
constitutes
copyright.
infringement
of
No, Greg is not liable for copyright
infringement. There is no copyright
Intellectual Property Code). Whether the
protecting electronic documents. What
are involved here are text messages, not
letter in their ordinary sense. Hence, the
protection under the copyright law does
not extend to text messages (Section
172, Intellectual Property Code).
The
messages
that
Diana
and
messages are entitled or not to copyright
protection would have to be resolved in
the
light
of
the
provision
of
the
Intellectual Property Code.
Note: Since the law on this matter is not
clear, it is suggested that either of the above
Piolo
exchanged through the use of messaging
of the above suggested answers should be
given full credit.
service do not constitute literary and
artistic works under Section 172 of the
Intellectual Property Code. They are not
letter under Section 172(d).
Denicola Test (2009)
No.I. (A) The Denicola Test in intellectual
For copyright to subsist in a message,
property law states that if design elements
it must qualify as a work (Section 172
of an article reflect a merger of aesthetic
and functional considerations, the artistic
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the photographs to the magazine, adding
aspects of the work cannot be conceptually
separable
from
the
utilitarian
aspects;
thus, the article cannot be copyrighted.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
True. Applying the Denicola Test in
Brandir
International,
Inc.
v.Cascade
Pacific Lumber Co. (834 F. 2d 1142,
1988 Copr.L.Dec. P26), the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
held
that
if
there
is
any
aesthetic
element which can be separated from the
utilitarian elements, then the aesthetic
element may be copyrighted.
(Note: It is suggested that the candidate
be given full credit for whatever answer
or lack of it. Further, it is suggested that
terms or any matter originating from
foreign laws or jurisprudence should not
be asked.)
Infringement; Claims (2010)
No.XV.
While
vacationing
in
Boracay,
Valentino surreptitiously took photographs
of his girlfriend Monaliza in her skimpy
bikini. Two weeks later, her photographs
appeared in the Internet and in a national
celebrity magazine.
Monaliza found out that Valentino had sold
insult to injury, uploaded them to his
personal blog on the Internet.
(Tolentino,
Commentaries
and
Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the
(A) Monaliza filed a complaint against Valentino
Philippines, Vol. I, 1987 ed., p. 169).
damages based on, among other grounds,
violation of her intellectual property rights.
Does
she
have
any
cause
of
action?
(B) Valentinos
friend
Francesco
stole
the
photographs and duplicated them and sold
Explain. (2%)
them to a magazine publication. Valentino
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
sued
Monaliza
cannot
sue
Valentino
for
violation of her intellectual property
rights, because she was not the one who
took the pictures (Subsection 178.1 of
the Intellectual Property Code). She may
sue Valentino instead for violation of her
right to privacy. He surreptitiously took
photographs of her and then sold the
photographs to a magazine and uploaded
them to his personal blog in the Internet
Francisco
for
infringement
and
damages. Does Valentino have any cause of
action? Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Valentino
cannot
sue
Francesco
for
infringement, because he has already
sold the photographs to a magazine
(Angeles vs. Premier Productions, Inc., 6
CAR (2s) 159).
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Crocodile logo appearedon the front page of
Yes, as the author of the photographs,
Valentino has exclusive economic rights
thereto, which include the rights to
reproduce, to distribute, to perform, to
display, and to prepare derivative works
based upon the copyrighted work. He
sold
only
magazine;
the
photographs
however,
he
to
still
the
retained
some economic rights thereto. Thus, he
has
cause
of
action
against
infringement against Francesco.
(C) Does Monaliza have any cause of action
against Francesco? Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Monaliza can also sue Francesco for
violation of her right to privacy.
Infringement;
Trademark,
Copyright
(2009)
No.XV. After disposing of his last opponent
in only two rounds in Las Vegas, the
renowned Filipino boxer Sonny Bachao
arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport
met
by
thousands
of
hero-
worshipping fans and hundreds of media
photographers. The following day, a colored
photograph of Sonny wearing a black polo
shirt embroidered with the 2-inch Lacoste
every Philippine newspaper.
Philippines because Lacoste International
Lacoste International, the French firm that
manufactures lacoste apparel and owns the
Lacoste trademark, decided to cash in on
the universal popularity of the boxing icon.
used his image without his permission:
(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Sonny
Bachao
cannot
of
sue
trademark.
for
It reprinted the photographs, with the
infringement
permission of the newspaper publishers,
photographs
and went on a world-wide blitz of print
Lacoste shirt were not registered as a
commercials in which Sonny is shown
trademark (Pearl & Dean (Phil.), Inc. v.
wearing a Lacoste shirt alongside the phrase
Shoemart, Inc., 409 SCRA 231 (2003)).
showing
him
The
wearing
Sonny Bachao just loves Lacoste.
(B) For copyright infringement because of the
When
Sonny
sees
the
Lacoste
advertisements, he hires you as lawyer and
asks you to sue Lacoste International before
a Philippine court:
(A) For
trademark
unauthorized
in
the
of
the
published
photographs; (2%)and
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Sonny
Infringement
use
Bachao
infringement
of
cannot
copyright
sue
for
for
the
unauthorized use of the photographs
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Philippines. Moreover, under Section 133
showing him wearing a Lacoste shirt.
The copyright to the photographs belong
to the newspapers which published them
inasmuch as the photographs were the
result of the performance of the regular
duties of the photographers (Subsection
173.3 (b), Intellectual Property Code
(IPC)).Moreover,
the
newspaper
publishers authorized the reproduction
of
the
photographs
(Section
177,
Intellectual Property Code).
(C) For injunction in order to stop Lacoste
International from featuring him in their
commercials. (2%)
Will these actions prosper? Explain.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The complaint for injunction to stop
Lacoste International from featuring him
in its advertisements will prosper. This
is a violation of subsection 123, 4(c) of
the IPC and Art.169 in relation to
Art.170 of the IPC.
(D) Can Lacoste International validly invoke
the defense that it is not a Philippine
company and, therefore, Philippine courts
have no jurisdiction? Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. Philippine courts have jurisdiction
over it, if it is doing business in the
of the Corporation Code, while a foreign
corporation doing business in the
field testing, and novel mental isometric
Philippines
without
license
to
do
business, cannot sue or intervene in any
action, it may be sued or proceeded
against
before
administrative
our
tribunal
courts
(De
Joya
exercises. He comes to you for advice on
how he can have his discoveries protected.
Can he legally protect his new method of
diagnosis, the new medicine, and the new
or
method of treatment? If no, why? If yes,
v.
how? (4%)
Marquez, 481 SCRA 376 (2006)).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Dr. Nobel can be protected by a patent
for the new medicine as it falls within
Patent:
Non-Patentable;
Method
of
Diagnosis & Treatment (2010)
No.XIX. Dr. Nobel discovered a new method
of treating Alzheimers involving a special
method of diagnosing the disease, treating
the scope of Sec. 21 of the Intellectual
Property Code (Rep. Act No. 8293, as
amended). But no protection can be
legally extended to him for the method
of diagnosis and method of treatment
it with a new medicine that has been
which are expressly non-patentable (Sec.
discovered after long experimentation and
22, Intellectual Property Code).
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Y is correct. The rights in a trademark
are acquired through registration made
validly in accordance with the
Trademark; Unfair Competition (2010)
No.XVIII. For years, Y has been engaged in
the parallel importation of famous brands,
including shoes carrying the foreign brand
MAGIC. Exclusive distributor X demands
that Y cease importation because of his
appointment as exclusive distributor of
MAGIC shoes in the Philippines.
Y counters that the trademark MAGIC is
not registered with the Intellectual Property
Office as a trademark and therefore no one
has
the
right
to
prevent
its
parallel
importation.
(A) Who is correct? Why? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
X
is
correct.
His
rights
under
his
exclusive distributorship agreement are
property rights entitled to protection.
The importation and sale by Y of MAGIC
shoes constitute unfair competition (Yu
v. Court of Appeals, 217 SCRA 328
(1993)). Registration of the trademark is
not necessary in case of an action for
unfair
competition
(Del
Monte
Corporation v. Court of Appeals, 181
SCRA 410 (1990)).
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
prevent the parallel importation of such
Intellectual Property Code (Section 122
shoes by Y without its authorization.
of the Intellectual Property Code).
(B) Suppose the shoes are covered by a
Letters of Credit
Philippine patent issued to the owner, what
would your answer be? Explain. (2%)
Independence Principle (2010)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
A patent for a product confers upon its
No.XVII. The Supreme Court has held that
owner the exclusive right of importing
fraud is an exception to the independence
the product (Subsection 71.1 of the
Intellectual
importation
Property
of
Code).
patented
The
product
without the authorization of the owner
of the patent constitutes infringement of
the
patent
Intellectual
(Subsection
Property
76.1
Code).
of
the
can
principle governing letters of credit.
Explain this principle and give an example
of how fraud can be an exception. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The independence principle posits that
the obligations of the parties to a letter
of
credit
are
independent
of
the
obligations of the parties to the
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or otherwise against ABC Company, its
underlying
transaction.
Thus,
the
beneficiary of the letter of credit, which
is able to comply with the documentary
requirements under the letter of credit,
must
be
paid
by
the
issuing
or
confirming bank, notwithstanding the
existence
of
dispute
between
the
parties to the underlying transaction,
say a contract of sale of goods where the
buyer is not satisfied with the quality of
the goods delivered by the seller. The
Supreme Court in Transfield Philippines,
Inc. v. Luzon Hydro Corporation, 443
SCRA 307 (2004) for the first time
declared that fraud is an exception to
the
independence
principle.
For
instance, if the beneficiary fraudulently
presents to the issuing or confirming
bank documents that contain material
facts that, to his knowledge, are untrue,
then payment under the letter of credit
may
be
prevented
through
court
injunction.
Letter of Credit (2012)
No.I. ABC Company filed a Petition for
Rehabilitation with the Court. An Order
was
issued by the Court, (1) staying
enforcement of all claims, whether money
guarantors and sureties not solidarily liable
with the company; and (2) prohibiting ABC
Company from making payments of its
irreconcilable interests of a seller, who
liabilities, outstanding as of the date of the
refuses to part with his goods before he
filing of the Petition. XYC Company is a
is paid, and a buyer, who wants to have
holder of an irrevocable Standby Letter of
control of the goods before paying. To
Credit which was previously procured by
break the impasse, the buyer may be
ABC Company in favor of XYC Company to
required to contract a bank to issue a
secure performance of certain obligations.
letter of credit in favor of the seller so
In the light of the Order issued by the
that, by virtue of the letter of credit, the
Court.
(b) Explain the nature of Letters of Credit as
a financial devise. (5%)
issuing bank can authorize the seller to
draw drafts and engage to pay them upon
their presentment simultaneously with
the tender of documents required by the
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
letter of credit. The buyer and the seller
A letter of credit is a financial device
agree on what documents are to be
developed by merchants as a convenient
presented for payment, but ordinarily
and relatively safe mode of dealing with
they are documents of title evidencing
sales of goods to satisfy the seemingly
or attesting to the shipment of the goods
to the buyer. Once the credit is
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Hydro
established, the seller ships the goods to
the buyer and in the process secures the
required
shipping
documents
or
documents of title. To get paid, the
seller executes a draft and present it
together with the required documents to
the
issuing
bank.
The
issuing
bank
redeems draft and pays cast to the seller
if it finds that the documents submitted
by the seller conform with what the
letter of credit requires. The bank then
obtains possession of the documents
upon paying the seller. The transaction
is completed when the buyer reimburses
the
issuing
bank
and
acquires
the
documents entitling him to the goods.
Under this arrangement, the seller gets
paid only if he delivers the documents of
title over the goods, while the buyer
acquires the said documents and control
over the goods only after reimbursing
the bank. (Bank of America NT & SA v.
CA, et al., G.R. No. 105395, December
10,1993) However, letters of credit are
also used in non-sale settings where they
serve
to
reduce
the
risk
of
non-
performance. Generally, letters of credit
in non-sale settings have come to be
known
as
standby
letters
of
credit.
(Transfield Philippines, Inc. v. Luzon
Corporation,
et
al.,
146717, November 22,2004)
G.R.
No.
of X Corporation. A controversy as to the
Letter
of
Credit;
Liabilities
of
Confirming and Notifying Bank (2008)
cause of the delay which involved the
workmanship of the building ensued. The
controversy remained unresolved. Despite
No.I. X Corporation entered into a contract
the controversy, X Corporation presented a
with PT Construction Corp. for the latter to
claim against Atlantic Bank by executing a
construct and build a sugar mill with six (6)
draft against the letter of credit.
months. They agreed that in case of delay,
PT
Construction
Corp.
will
pay
Corporation P100,000 for every day of
delay. To ensure payment of the agreed
amount of damages, PT Construction Corp.
secured from Atlantic Bank a confirmed
(A) Can Atlantic Bank refuse payment due
to the unresolved controversy? Explain.
(3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, Atlantic Bank cannot refuse payment
and irrevocable letter of credit which was
to the unresolved controversy between
accepted by X Corporation in due time. One
the
week before the expiration of the six (6)
solidarily liable to pay based on the
month
terms and conditions of the Letter of
period,
PT
Construction
Corp.
requested for an extension of time to deliver
two
companies.
The
Bank
is
Credit. In FEATI Bank v. Court of
claiming that the delay was due to the fault
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Appeals, G.R. No.94209, 30 April 1991,
the Court held that an irrevocable letter
of credit is independent of the contract
between the buyer-applicant and the
seller-beneficiary.
(B) Can X Corporation claim directly from
PT Construction Corp.? Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, X Corporation can claim directly
from
PT
Construction
Corp.
The
irrevocable letter of credit was merely a
security
arrangement
that
did
not
replace the main contract between the
two companies. In FEATI Bank c. CA,
G.R. No. 94209, 30 April 1991, opening a
letter
of
credit
does
not
involve
specific appropriation of money in favor
of the beneficiary. It only signifies that
the beneficiary may draw funds up to the
designated amount. It does not mean
that a particular sum of money has been
specifically reserved of held in trust.
Maritime Commerce
Averages: Types (2010)
No.XVI. (B) What are the types of averages
in marine commerce (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Code of Commerce).
The types of average are particular and
general (Article 808 of the Code of
Commerce). Particular averages include
all expenses and damages caused to the
Barratry (2010)
vessel or to the cargo which did not
No.XIII. (B) What is barratry in marine
inure to the common benefit and profit
insurance? (2%)
of all the persons interested in the vessel
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
and the cargo (Article 809 of the Code of
Barratry is any willfull misconduct in
Commerce). General averages include all
the part of the master or crew in
damages
pursuance
and
expenses
which
are
of
some
unlawful
or
deliberately caused to save the vessel, its
fraudulent purpose without the consent
cargo, or both at the same time, from a
of the owner and to the prejudice of the
real and known risk (Article 811 of the
interest
of
the
owner
(Roque
v.
Intermediate Appellate Court, supra).
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The
Carriage of Goods; Deviation; Liability
(2009)
No.VII.
Global
Transport
Services,
Inc.
(GTSI) operates a fleet of cargo vessels
plying interisland routes. One of its vessels,
MV Dona Juana, left the port of Manila for
Cebu
laden
10,000
with,among
television
sets
other
goods,
consigned
to
Romualdo, a TV retailer in Cebu.
When the vessel was about ten nautical
miles away from Manila, the ship captain
heard on the radio that a typhoon which, as
announced by PAG-ASA, was on its way out
of the country, had suddenly veered back
into
Philippine
realized
that
territory,
MV
Dona
the
Juana
captain
would
traverse the storms path, but decided to
proceed with the voyage. True enough, the
vessel sailed into the storm. The captain
ordered the jettison of the 10, 000 television
sets, along with some other cargo, in order
to lighten the vessel and make it easier to
steer the vessel out of the path of the
typhoon. Eventually, the vessel, with its
crew intact, arrived safely in Cebu.
(A) Will you characterize the jettison of
Romualdos TV sets as an average? If so,
what kind of an average, and why? If not,
why not? (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
jettison
of
Romualdos
TV
sets
resulted in a general average loss, which
the owners of the cargoes saved by the
entitles
him
to
compensation
or
indemnification from the shipowner and
the owners of the cargoes saved by the
jettison.
jettison. The jettison of the TV sets
resulted
in
general
average
loss,
entitling Romualdo to indemnity for the
lost TV sets.
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
The jettison resulted to a particular
average loss because the damage was due
Carriage of Goods; Implied Warranty;
to the fault of the captain.
Liability (2010)
(B) Against whom does Romualdo have a
cause of action for indemnity of his lost TV
sets? Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER;
Romualdo has a cause of action for his
lost TV sets against the shipowner and
No.XIII. Paulo, the owner of an ocean-going
vessel, offered to transport the logs of
Constantino
from
Manila
to
Nagoya.
Constantino accepted the offer, not knowing
that
the
vessel
irresponsible
was
crew
manned
with
by
an
deep-seated
resentments against Paolo, their employer.
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keeps its vessel in seaworthy condition
Constantino insured the cargo of logs
against both perils of the sea and barratry.
The logs were improperly loaded on one
side, thereby causing the vessel to tilt on
one side. On the way to Nagoya, the crew
unbolted the sea valves of the vessel
causing water to flood the ship hold. The
vessel sank.
Constantino
tried
to
collect
from
the
insurance company which denied liability,
given the unworthiness of both the vessel
and its crew.
Constantino countered that he was not the
owner of the vessel and he could therefore
not be responsible for conditions about
which he was innocent.
(A) Is the insurance company liable? Why or
why not? (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The insurance company is not liable,
because there is an implied warranty in
every marine insurance that the ship is
seaworthy whoever is insuring the cargo,
whether it be the ship-owner or not.
There was a breach of warranty, because
the logs were improperly loaded and the
crew
was
irresponsible.
It
is
the
obligation of the owner of the cargo to
look for a reliable common carrier which
50 boxes were jettisoned to save the more
(Roque v. Intermediate Appellate Court,
139 SCRA 596 [1985]).
precious cargo.
(A) Is the importer entitled to receive any
indemnity for average? Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Carriage of Goods; Indemnity; Jettisoned
The importer is not entitled to receive
Goods (2010)
any indemnity for average. In order that
No.XVI. An importer of Christmas toys
loaded 100 boxes of Santa Claus talking
dolls aboard a ship in Korea bound for
Manila. With the intention of smuggling
one-half of his cargo, he took a bill of lading
for only 50 boxes. On the voyage to Manila,
the goods jettisoned may be included in
the general average and the owner be
entitled to indemnity, it is necessary
that their existence on board be proven
by means of the bill of lading (Article
816 of the Code of Commerce).
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COGSA; Prescription of Claims/Action
(2010)
Liability; Loss; Fortuitous Event (2008)
No.IX. On October 30, 2007, M/V Pacific, a
No.XII. AA entered into a contract with BB
Philippine registered vessel owned by Cebu
for the latter to transport ladies wear from
Shipping Company (CSC), sank on her
Manila to France with transshipment via
voyage from Hong Kong to Manila. Empire
Taiwan. Somehow the goods were not
Assurance Company (Emprie) is the insurer
loaded in Taiwan on time, hence, these
of the lost cargoes loaded on board the
arrived in France off-season. AA was only
vessel which were consigned to Debenhams
paid for one half the value by the buyer.
Company. After it indemnified Debenhams,
Empire as subrogee filed an action for
AA claimed damages from BB. BB invoked
prescription
as
defense
under
damages against CSC.
the
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act Considering
(A) Assume that the vessel was seaworthy.
the loss of value of the ladi es wear as
Before departing, the vessel was advised by
claimed by AA, is BBs defense tenable?
theJapanese Meteorological Center that it
Explain. (3%)
was safe to travel to its destination. But
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
while at sea, the vessel received a report of
The defense of BB is not tenable. The
a typhoon moving within its general path.
one-year
the
To avoid the typhoon, the vessel changed its
Carriage of Goods Sea Act applies only in
course. However, it was still at the fringe of
prescriptive
period
in
case the goods were not delivered or
were
delivered
in
damaged
or
deteriorated condition. It does not apply
to damages as a result of delay in the
delivery of the goods. The prescription
of the action is governed by Article 1144
the typhoon when it was repeatedly hit by
huge waves, were saved three (3) who
perished. Is CSC liable to empire? What
principle of maritime law is applicable?
Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
of the Civil Code, which provides for a
The common carrier incurs no liability
prescriptive period of ten years in case
for the loss of the cargo during a
of actions based on a written contract
fortuitous event, because the following
(Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. v. Court of
circumstances
Appeals, 287 SCRA 366 (1998)).
typhoon was the cause of the cargo loss;
were
present:
(1)
the
(2) the carrier did not contribute to the
loss;
and
(3)
the
carrier
extraordinary diligence in order to
exercised
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a heavy burden precludes application of
minimize the attendant damage before,
during
and
after
the
typhoon
(See
Fortune Express v. CA, Caorong. G.R. No.
119756, 18 March 1999; Yobido v. CA,
G.R. No. 113003, 17 October 1997;
Gathalian v. Delim, G.R. No. L-56487, 21
October 1991).
Under Art. 587 of Code of Commerce, in
case
of
maritime
transactions,
the
liability of the owner of the vessel is
limited to the vessel itself. Since the
vessel of CSC was seaworthy at the time
it sank, the CSC is not liable to Empire
under the maritime principle that the
obligations of the owner of a vessel are
hypothecary in nature.
(B) Assume the vessel was not seaworthy as
in fact its hull had leaked, causing flooding
in the vessel. Will you answer be the same?
Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
When the vessel is not seaworthy, it is an
exception to the hypothecary principle
in maritime commerce. To limit its
liability to the amount of the insurance
proceeds, the carrier has the burden of
proving that the unseaworthiness of its
vessel
was
not
due
to its
fault
or
negligence. The failure to discharge such
the limited liability rule and the carrier
is liable to
exception to the hypothecary nature of
the full extent of the claims of the cargo
owners (Aboitiz Shipping v. New India
Assurance Company, G.R. No. 156978,
02 May 2006).
maritime commerce, Abueg v. San Diego,
77 Phil. 730 (1948), especially in this
case where the vessel was not seaworthy
at the time it sank.
(C) Assume the facts in question (b). Can
the heirs of the three (3) crew members who
perished recover from CSC? Explain fully.
Negotiable Instruments Law
(3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, because the crew members died
while performing their assigned duties,
Checks:
Forged
Checks;
Liability
of
Drawee Bank (2008)
No.V. Pancho drew a check to Bong and
Gerard jointly, Bong indorsed the check and
aggravated by the failure of the ship
also forged Gerards indorsement . The
owner to ensure that the vessel is
payor bank paid the check and charged
seaworthy. Workmens compensation has
Panchos account for the amount of the
been classified by jurisprudence as an
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check. Gerard received nothing from the
Checks; Liability; Drawer and Drawee
payment.
Bank (2010)
(A) Pancho asked the payor bank to recredit
his account. Should the bank comply?
No.VIII. Marlon deposited with LYRIC Bank
a money market placement of P1 million for
tern of 31 days. On Maturity date, one
Explain fully. (3%)
claiming to be Marlon called up the LYRIC
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Bank account officer and instructed him to
Yes, Sec. 41 of the NIL provides that all
give the managers check representing the
payees or indorsees who are not partners
proceeds of the money market placement to
must indorse jointly, unless the one
indorsing has authority to endorse for
the others. Since the signature of Gerard
was forged, then the endorsement by
Marlons girlfriend Ingrid.
The check, which bore the forged signature
of Marlon, was deposited in Ingrids account
with
YAMAHA
Bank.
YAMAHA
Bank
Bong was wholly inoperative. The Bank
stamped a guaranty on the check reading:
is under strict liability to pay to the
All
order of payee. Payment under a forged
endorsement guaranteed.
endorsement
order,
and
is
not
to the
consequently,
the
drawers
drawee
bank must bear the loss as against the
drawer (Associated Bank v. CA, G.R. Nos.
107382 and 107612, 31 January 1996).
(B) Based on the facts, was Pancho as
drawer
discharged
on
the
instrument?
Why? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. The payee Gerard can recover as he
still retains his claim on the debt of
Pancho.
prior
endorsements
and/or
lack
of
Upon presentment of the check, LYRIC
Bank funds the check. Days later, Marlon
goes to LYRIC Bank to collect his money
market
placement
and
discovers
the
foregoing transactions.
Marlon thereupon sues LYRIC Bank which
in turn files a third-party complaint against
YAMAHA
Bank.
Discuss
the
respective
rights and liabilities of the banks. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Since the money market placement of
Marlon is in the nature of a loan to Lyric
Bank, and since he did not authorize the
release of the money market placement
to Ingrid, the obligation of Lyric Bank to
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If, for any reason, the receivables or any
him has not been paid. Lyric Bank still
has the obligation to pay him.
Since Yamaha Bank indorsed the check
bearing
the
forged
indorsement
of
Marlon and guaranteed all indorsements,
including the forged indorsement, when
it presented the check to Lyric Bank, it
should be held liable to it.
However, since the issuance of the check
was attended with the negligence of
Lyric Bank, it should share the loss with
Yamaha Bank on a fifty percent basis
(Allied Banking Corporation v. Lim Sio
Wan, 549 SCRA 504 (2008)).
Checks; Notice of Dishonor (2009)
No.XII. Gaudencio, a store owner, obtained
a P1-million loan from Bathala Financing
Corporation (BFC). As security, Gaudencio
executed
Deed
of
Assignment
of
Receivables. Assigning fifteen checks received
from
various
customers
who
bought
merchandise from his store. The checks
were duly indorsed by Gaudencios customers.
The Deed of Assignment contains the ff.
stipulation:
part thereof cannot be paid by the obligors,
the
ASSIGNOR
irrevocably
agrees
unconditionally
to
pay
the
and
same,
assuming the liability to pay by way of
penalty, three percent of the total amount
unpaid, for the period of delay until the
same is fully paid.
When
the
checks
became
due,
BFC
In his defense, Gaudencio contended that
(a) BFC did not give timely notice of
dishonor
(of
the
checks);
and
(b)
considering that the checks were duly
indorsed, BfC should proceed against the
drawers and the indorsers of the checks.
Are Gaudencios defenses tenable? Explain.
(5%)
deposited them for collection, but the
drawee banks dishonored all the checks for
one of the ff. reasons: account closed,
payment
stopped,
account
under
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. Gaudencios defenses are untenable.
garnishment, or insufficiency of funds.
The cause of action of BFC was really on
BFC wrote Gaudencio notifying him of the
the contract of loan, with the checks
dishonored
demanding
merely serving as collateral to secure the
payment of the loan. Because Gaudencio
payment of the loan. By virtue of the
did not pay, BFC filed a collection suit.
Deed of Assignment which he signed,
checks,
and
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if, by this due date, the sun still sets in the
Gaudencio undertook to pay for the
receivables if for any reason they cannot
be paid by the obligors (Velasquez v.
Solidbank Corporation, 550 SCRA 119
(2008)).
Forgery; Liabilities; Drawee Bank (2009)
No.XI. (E) A bank is bound to know its
depositors signature is an inflexible rule in
determining the liability of a bank in forgery
cases.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
False. In cases of forgery, the forger may
not necessarily be a depositor of the
bank, especially in the case of a drawee
bank. Yet in many cases of forgery, it is
the drawee that is held liable for the
loss.
Negotiability (2013)
No.I.
Antonio
issued
the
following
instrument:
August 10, 2013
Makati City
P1OO,OOO,OO
Sixty days after date, I promise to pay
Bobby or his designated representative the
sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS
(P100,000.00) from my BPI Acct. No. 1234
west to usher in the evening and rises in
concerned. These are certain to happen
the east the following morning to welcome
(Section 4(c) of Negotiable Instruments
the day.
Law). The promise to pay is conditional,
(Sgd.) Antonio Reyes
because the money will be taken from a
particular fund, BPI Account No. 1234
Explain each requirement of negotiability
present or absent in the instrument. (8%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The instrument contains a promise to
pay
and
was
signed
by
the
maker,
Antonio Reyes (Section 1(a) of Negotiable
Instruments Law).
The promise to pay is unconditional
(Section 3 of Negotiable Instruments
Law).
The Instrument contains a promise to
pay
sum
certain
in
money,
P100,000.00 (Section (b) of Negotiable
Instruments Law).
The money is payable at a determinable
insofar as the reference to the setting of
future time, sixty days after August 10,
the sun in the west in the evening and
2013
its rising in the east in the morning are
Instruments Law).
(Section
4(a)
of
Negotiable
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the interest rate of ninety (90)-day
The instrument is not payable to order
or to bearer (Section 1(d) of Negotiable
Instruments Law).
Negotiability (2012)
No.IV. Indicate and explain whether the
promissory note is negotiable or nonnegotiable.
(A)
promise
to
pay
or
bearer
Php100,000.00 from my inheritance which
I will get after the death of my father. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Not
negotiable.
There
is
no
unconditional promise to pay a sum
certain in money (Sec. 1 [b], NIL) as the
promise is to pay the amount out of a
particular
fund,
i.e.,
the
inheritance
from the father of the promisor(Sec. 3,
NIL).
(B) I promise to pay A or bearer Php100,000
plus the interest rate of ninety (90) day
treasury bills. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Not
negotiable.
There
is
no
unconditional promise to pay a sum
certain in money. The promise to pay
treasury bills is vague because, first,
earn by selling at face value upon
there
are
no
90-day
treasury
bills
(although there are 91-day, 182-day, and
364-days bills); second the promise does
not specify whether the so-called
maturity.
(See,
among
other,
www.treasury.gov.ph/govsec/aboutsec.h
tml)
(C) I promise to pay A or bearer the sum of
interest rate is that established at the
Php100,000 if A passes the 2012 bar
primary market (where new T-bills are
exams. (2%)
sold for the first time by the Bureau of
Treasury) or at the secondary market
(where T-bills can be bought and sold
after they have been issued in the
primary market).; and third, T-bills are
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Not negotiable. The promise to pay is
subject to a condition, i.e., that A will
pass the 2012 bar exams (Sec.1[b],NIL).
conventionally quoted in terms of their
discount rate, rather than their interest
(D) I promise to pay A or bearer the sum of
rate. They do not pay any interest
Php100.000 on or before December 30,
directly; instead, they are sold at a
2012. (2%)
discount of their face value and this
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
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negotiable
Negotiable. It conforms fully with the
requirements
of
negotiability
under
Section 1, NIL.
(E) I promise to pay A or bearer the sum of
Php100,000. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Negotiable. It conforms fully with the
requirements
of
negotiability
under
Section 1,NIL. It is payable on demand
because the note does not express a time
for its payment(Sec.7[b], NIL).
Negotiable
Instruments;
Illicit/Illegal
Consideration (2007)
No.I. R issued a check for P1m which he
used to pay S for killing his political enemy.
(10%)
(A) Can be the check be considered a
negotiable instrument?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, the check can be considered a
negotiable instrument even if it was
issued to pay S to kill his political
enemy. The validity of the consideration
is
not
one
of
the
requisites
of
instruments
(Section
Negotiable Instruments Law.) it merely
1,
constitute a defect of title (Section 55,
Negotiable Instruments Law).
(B) Does S have a cause of action against R
in case of dishonor by the drawee bank?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, s does not have a cause of action
against R in case of dishonor of the
check by the drawee bank. S is not a
holder in due course, thus, R can raise
the defense that the check was issued
for an illegal consideration (Section 58,
Negotiable Instruments Law).
(C) It S negotiated the check to T, who
accepted it in good faith and for value, may
R be held secondarily liable by T?
Reason Briefly in (a), (b) and (c).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, R may be held secondarily liable by
T who took the check in good faith and
for value. T is a holder in due course. R
cannot raise the defense of illegality of
the considerarion, because T took the
check free from the defect of title of S
(Section 57, Negotiable Instrumets Law).
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Consideration; Lawful Dishonor (2009)
No.VI. Lorenzo drew a bill of exchange in
the amount of P100, 000.00 payable to
Barbara or order, with his wife, Diana, as
drawee. At the time the bill was drawn.
Diana was unaware that Barbara is
Lorenzos paramour.
Barbara then negotiated the bill to her
sister, Elena, who paid for it for value, and
who did not know who Lorenzo was. On due
date, Elena presented the bill to Diana for
payment,
but
the
latter
promptly
dishonored the instrument because, by
then, Diana had already learned of her
husbands dalliance.
(A) Was the bill lawfully dishonored by
Diana? Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, the bill was not lawfully dishonored
by Diana. Elena, to whom the instrument
was negotiated, was a holder in due
course
inasmuch
as
she
paid
value
therefore in good faith.
(B) Does the illicit cause or consideration
adversely affect the negotiability of the bill?
Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. the illicit cause or consideration
Negotiable
Instruments:
Incomplete,
does
Delivered;
Doctrine:
Comparative
not
adversely
affect
the
negotiability of the bill, especially in the
Negligence (2008)
hands of a holder in due course. Under
No.IV. AB Corporation drew a check for
Sec. 1 of the Negotiable Instruments law,
payment to XY Bank. The check was given
the bill of exchange is a negotiable
to an officer of AB Corporation who was
instrument. Every negotiable instrument
instructed deliver it to XY Bank. Instead ,
is deemed prima facie to have been
the
issued for valuable consideration, and
Corporation, filled up the check by making
every person whose signature appears
thereon is deemed to have become a
party
thereto
for
value
Negotiable Instruments Law).
(Sec.
24,
officer
intending
to
defraud
the
himself as the payee and delivered it to XY
Bank for deposit to his personal account.
XY Bank debited AB Corporations account.
AB Corporation came to know of the
officers fraudulent act after he absconded.
AB Corporation asked XY Bank to recredit
its amount. XY Bank refused.
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Term (2009)
(A) If you were the judge, what issues would
No.XI. (D) A document, dated July 15, 2009
you consider relevant to resolve the case?
that reads: Pay to X or order the sum of
Explain. (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The filling up by the officer of his name
as payee does not constitute forgery, and
contemplates a mechanically incomplete
but delivered instrument. Under Sec. 14
of the NIL, in order to enforce an
incomplete
but
delivered
instrument
against a prior party, it must be filled-up
strictly in accordance with the authority
given.
The
doctrine
of
comparative
negligence provides that AB Corp. is
deemed negligent for having issued the
check with a blank payee section that
facilitated the fraud; it should be AB
Corp. that must bear the loss, and not
XY Bank.
(B)
How
would
you
decide
the
case?
Explain. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
I would find AB Corp. liable for its
negligence in delivering an incomplete
instrument to XY Bank (Sec. 14, NIL).
Negotiable Instruments: Subject to a
Parties; Holder in Due Course (2012)
5,000.00 five days after his pet dog, Sparky,
dies. Signed Y. is a negotiable instrument.
amount of Php1Million and as payment,
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
True. The document is subject to a term
and not a condition. The dying of the
dog is a day which is certain to come.
Therefore,
the
unconditional,
order
in
to
pay
compliance
is
issued a check. Y then indorsed the check
to his sister Z for no consideration. When Z
deposited the check to her account, the
check was dishonored for insufficiency of
funds.
with
Section 1 of the Negotiable Instruments
Law (NIL).
(Note: This answers presumes that there
is a drawee)
No.III. X borrowed money from Y in the
(A) Is Z a holder in due course? Explain
your answer. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Z is not a holder in due course. She did
not give any valuable consideration for
the check. To be a holder in due course,
the holder must have taken the check in
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No.III. (A) As a rule under the Negotiable
good faith and for value (Sec. 52[c],
Instruments Law, a subsequent party may
Negotiable Instruments Law).
hold a prior party liable but not vice versa.
(B) Who is liable on the check. The drawer
or the indorser? Explain your answer. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
X, the drawer, will be liable. As the
drawer,
engaged
that
on
due
presentment the check would be paid
according to its tenor and that if it is
dishonored and he is given notice of
dishonor, he will pay the amount to the
holder
(Sec.
61,
NIL).
No
notice
of
dishonor need be given to X if he is
aware that he has insufficient funds in
his account. Under Section 114(d) of the
Negotiable Instruments Law, notice of
dishonor is not required to be given to
the drawer where he has no right to
expect that the drawee will honor the
instrument.
cannot
hold
Y,
the
endorser, liable as the latter can raise
the defense that there was no valuable
consideration for the endorsement of the
check(Sec. 58, NIL).
Parties; Instances a Subsequent Party is
Liable (2008)
even when the latter is a subsequent
Give two (2) instances where a prior party
may hold a subsequent party liable. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
party (Sec. 29, NIL).
(B) How does the shelter principle embodied
in the Negotiable Instruments Law operate
In the following cases, a prior party may
hold a subsequent party liable: (1) where
an instrument is negotiated back to a
prior party, and he reissues and further
negotiates the same, he is entitled to en
to give the rights of a holder-in-dine course
to a holder who does not have the status of
a holder-in-due course? Briefly explain.
(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
subsequent
The shelter principle provides that a
party who qualifies as an intervening
holder who is not himself a holder in due
party to whom the prior party is not
course but is not a party to any fraud or
personally liable; and (2) in the case of
illegality affecting the instrument, and
an accommodation party arrangement,
who derives his title from a holder in
where the accommodation party may
due course, acquires the rights of a
recover from the party accommodated,
holder in due course (Sec. 58, NIL).
force
payment
against
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become a lawyer.
Securities Regulation
Howey Test (2009)
No.XI. (C) The Howey Test states that there
is an investment contract when a person
invests money in a common enterprise and
is led to expect profits primarily from the
efforts of others.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The Howey Test requires a transaction,
contract, or scheme whereby a person
makes an investment of money in a
common enterprise with the expectation
of
profits to
be derived
solely,
not
primarily from the efforts of others
(Power Homes Unlimited Corp. v. SEC,
546 SCRA 567 (2008)).
Insider Trading (2013)
No.V. You are a member of the legal staff of
a law firm doing corporate and securities
work for Coco Products Inc., a company
with
unique
products
derived
from
coconuts and whose shares are traded in
the Philippine Stock Exchange. A partner in
the law firm, Atty. Buenexito, to whom you
report, is the Corporate Secretary of Coco
Products. You have long been investing in
Coco Products stocks even before you
be very timely because the price of the
While working with Atty. Buenexito on
another file, he accidentally gave you the
Coco
Products
companys
file
planned
containing
corporate
the
financial
rehabilitation. While you knew you had the
wrong file, your curiosity prevailed and you
browsed through the file before returning it.
companys stocks are still high.
Would you sell the shares to raise the
needed
funds
for
your
mothers
hospitalization? Take into account legal
(5%) and ethical (3%) considerations. (8%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER
Thus, you learned that a petition for
The
financial rehabilitation is imminent, as the
constitute
company
Atty. Buenexito, as corporate secretary
could
no
longer
meet
its
obligations as they fell due.
sale
of
the
insider
shares
trading.
does
not
Although
of Coco Products, Inc., was an insider, it
did not obtain the information regarding
Soon After, you mother is rushed to the
the planned corporate rehabilitation by a
hospital for an emergency operation, and
communication
you have to raise money for her hospital
bills. An immediate option for you is to sell
your Coco Products shares. The sale would
from
him.
He
just
accidentally gave the wrong file (Section
3.8 of Securities Regulation Code).
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It would be unethical to sell the shares.
(A)
Rule 1.01 of the Code of Professional
Regulation Code (SRC) did they violate, if
Responsibility provide, A lawyer shall
not
engage
in
unlawful,
dishonest,
immoral or deceitful conduct.
performing unlawful acts. He should also
desist from engaging in unfair deceitful
conduct to conceal from the buyer of the
the
planned
provision
of
the
Securities
any ? Explain. (4%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The directors and key officers of the
A lawyer should not only refrain from
shares
What
corporate
rehabilitation.
company violated the prohibition against
insider trading under Sec. 27 of the
Securities
Regulation
Code,
which
declares it unlawful for an insider
(which includes directors and officers of
a publicly listed company) to sell or buy
its securities, if they know of a fact of
special significance with respect to the
company or the security, that is not
Insider Trading (2008)
generally available to the public, before
No.XIII. Grand Gas Corporation, a publicly
such material information made public
listed company, discovered after extensive
through
drilling a rich deposit of natural gas along
the coast of Antique. For five (5%) months,
the company did not disclose the discovery
so that it could quietly and cheaply acquire
neighboring land and secure mining rights
to the land. Between the discovery and its
disclosure
of
the
information
to
the
Securities and Exchange Commission, all
the
directors
and
key
officers
of
the
company bought shares in the company at
very low prices. After the disclosure, the
price of the shares went up. The directors
and officers sold their shares at huge
profits,
disclosure
proceedings.
The
directors and key officers are liable to
disgorge the profits earned and to pay
damages.
(B) Assuming that the employees of the
establishment handling the printing work of
Grand Gas Corporation saw the exploration
reports which were mistakenly sent to their
establishment together with other materials
to be printed. They too bought shares in the
company at low prices and later sold them
at huge profits. Will they be liable for
violation of the SRC? Why? (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the prohibition against insider trading.
The employees are liable for violation of
They fall within the definition of
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Yes.
insider.
Subsection
3.8
of
the
insider as a person whose relationship
or former relationship to Issuer gives or
gave him access to a fact of special
significance about Issuer or the security
that is not generally available.
Investment Contract; Procedure (2010)
No.IV. Andante Really, a marketing company
that promotes and facilitates sales of real
property through leverage marketing, solicits
investors who are required to be a Business
Center Owner (BCO) by paying an enrollment
fee of S250. The BCO is then entitled to
recruit two other investors who pay S250
each. The BCO receives S90 from the S250
paid by each of his recruits and is credited a
amount
for
payments
made
by
investors through the initial efforts of his
Business
Center.
Once
the
accumulated
amount reaches S5, 000, the same is used as
down payment for the real property chosen by
the BCO.
(A) Does this multi-level marketing scheme
constitute an investment contract under the
Securities Regulation Code? Define an
investment contract. (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
multi-level
marketing
constitutes an investment contract
Securities Regulation Code defines an
certain
The
offered for sale or distribution to the
under the Securities Regulation Code.
An investment contract is a contract,
transaction or scheme (1) involving an
investment of money, (2) in a common
enterprise,
(3)
with
expectation
of
profits, (4) primarily from the efforts of
others
(Power
Homes
Unlimited
Corporation v. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 546 SCRA 567 (2008)).
(B) What procedure must be followed under
the Securities Regulation Code to authorize
public in the Philippines, it should be
registered
Exchange
with
with
Securities
Commission
Section
Regulation
the
of
Code
in
and
accordance
the
Securities
(Power
Homes
Unlimited Corporation v. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 546 SCRA 567
(2008)).
(C) What are the legal consequences of
failure to follow this procedure? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the sale or offer for sale or distribution of
The failure to follow the procedure has
an investment contract? (2%)
criminal
consequences
(i.e.,
upon
conviction, a fine 50,000 to 5 million
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
pesos and / or imprisonment of 7 to 21
Before the investment contract is sold or
years). It carries also civil liabilities in
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of the security during the preceding 36
that the purchaser can recover from the
seller (i) the consideration paid with
interest thereon, less the amount of any
income
received
on
the
purchased
securities, upon the tender of such
securities,
or
(ii)
damages
if
the
purchaser no longer owns such securities
(Sections
57
Regulation
and
Code).
Securities
and
73,
Securities
Furthermore,
Exchange
the
Commission
(SEC) may issue a cease and desist order
(Subsection 64.1, Securities Regulation
Code).
Margin Trading Rule (2009)
No.XX. Under the Securities Regulation
Code, what is the margin Trading Rule?
(2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Under
the
Margin
Trading
Rule,
no
registered broker or dealer, or member of
an exchange shall extend credit on any
security
an
amount
greater
than
whichever is higher of:
(a) 65 percent of the current market price
of the security, or
(b) 100 percent of the lowest market price
calendar months, but not more than 75
percent of the current
No.X.
market
price
(Section
48,
Securities
Regulation Code).
The purpose of the Margin Trading Rule
is to prevent excessive use of credit for
the purchase of securities. It is a counter
What
are
the
so-called
exempt
securities under the Securities Regulation
Code? (2%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Under
Section
of
the
Securities
Regulation Code, the so-called exempt
securities are:
to a brokers desire to generate more
sales by
encouraging
clients to buy
(A) Those
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
securities on credit (Carolina Industries,
government of the Philippines or any of
Inc. vs. CMS STock Brokerage, Inc. 97
its political subdivisions or agencies;
SCRA 734 [1980]).
(B) Those
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
government of any foreign country with
which the Philippines has diplomatic
Securities; Exempt Securities (2009)
relation, or any other state on the basis
of reciprocity, although the SEC may
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require compliance with the form and
authorized
content of disclosures;
timeshares.
to
sell
securities,
including
(C) Those issued by the receiver or by the
On March 30, 1998, Leon and Carina wrote
trustee in a bankruptcy duly approved by
PPR rescinding their purchase agreement
and demanding the refund of the amount
the proper adjudicatory board;
they paid because the Palacio Del Boracay
(D) Those involving the sale or transfer
which is bylaw, under the regulation of
the OIC, HLURB, BIR; and
shares.
(Note: It is suggested that any two of the
exempt
securities
the requisite license or authority from the
SEC. PPR contended that the grant of the
SEC authority had the effect of ratifying the
(E) Those issued by banks, except its own
above
timeshare was sold to them by PPR without
should
be
considered as enough answer to the
question.)
purchase agreement (with Leon and Carina)
of Oct.6, 1996.
Is the contention of PPR correct? Explain
(3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The contention of PPR is not correct. It
is settled that no securities shall be sold
or offered for sale or distribution in the
Philippines without a registration duly
filed and approved by the Commission.
Securities; Selling of Securities (2009)
Corporate registration is one of the
No.XVII. Philippine Palaces Realty (PPR)
requirements
had been representing itself as a registered
pambansa Blg. 178 (timeshare Realty
broker of securities, duly authorized by the
Corporation
Securities
(2008)).
and
Exchange
Commission
under
v.
Lao,
Sec.
544
8of
SCRA
batas
254
(SEC). On October6, 1996, PPR sold to
spouses Leon and Carina one timeshare of
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
Palacio del Boracay for US S7, 500.00.
No. Such contention is not correct. Sale
However, its Registration Statement became
effective only on Feb.11, 1998 after the SEC
issued a resolution declaring that PPR was
or offer to sell securities which are not
exempt securities or which do not arise
out
of
therefore,
exempt
transactions,
requiring
registration,
and,
unlawful as such act is violative of the
is
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public company. A tender offer is meant
Securities Regulation Cod. Subsequent
grant of authority by the SEC does not
retroact to past sales or offers to sell.
Tender Offer (2010)
No.VII. Union Mines, Inc. has total assets of
P60 Million with 210 stockholders holding
at least 100 shared each.
The
company
has
two
principal
stockholders, ABC which owns 60% of the
shares of stock, and XYZ; which owns 17%.
ABC in turns is owned to the extent of
21.13% by Acme, Inc.; 29.69% by Golden
Boy Inc.; 9% by XYZ; and the rest by
individual stockholders.
None of the parties is a publicly-listed
company.
XYZ now proposes to buy Acmes and
Golden Boys shares in ABC, which would
give it, direct control of ABC and indirect
control of Union Mines.
Is the proposal acquisition by XYZ subject
to the mandatory tender offer rule? Why or
why not? What is tender offer and when is
it mandatory? (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER
Yes, the proposed acquisition is subject
to mandatory tender offer rule. A tender
offer is publicly announced intention by
a person (acting alone or in concert with
other persons) to acquire shares of a
to protect minority stockholders against
share acquisition meeting the threshold,
any scheme that dilutes the share value
of their investments. It gives them the
chance to exit the company under the
same terms offered to the majority
Under the Securities Regulations Code
and its implementing rules, a mandatory
tender offer is required (i) when at least
35% of the outstanding shares of a
public company is to be acquired in one
transaction or a series of transaction
during 12-month period, or (ii) even if
acquisition
or
Parent
Corporation
controlling
public company (Cemco Holding, Inc. v.
National Life Insurance Company of the
Philippines, Inc. 529 SCRA 355 [2007]).
stockholders.
any
which is done at the level of the holding
is
less
than
35%
threshold but the result thereof is the
ownership of more than 51% of the total
outstanding shares of a public company.
The mandatory offer rule also applies to
In this case, Union Mines is clearly a
public company, since it has total assets
of
P60
million
pesos
with
210
stockholders holding at least 100 shares
each. A public company is defined as a
corporation
listed
on
the
stock
exchange, or a corporation with assets
exceeding 50 million pesos and with 200
or more stockholders at least 200 of
them holding not less than 100 shares of
such corporation.
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cause of action, contending that the mishap
occurred before Ricardo Santos boarded the
XYZs acquisition of shares of Acme, Inc.
and Golden Boy, Inc., taken separately,
does not reach 35% threshold. If taken
collectively, the two acquisitions total
only
50%.
However,
when
the
acquisitions are added to XYZs existing
shares in Union Mines, they meet the
more-
than
-51%
thresholds
for
mandatory tender offer.
Transportation Law
Carriage; Breach of Contract
No.VIII. City Railways, Inc. (CRI) provides
train service, for a fee, to commuters from
Manila to Calamba, Laguna. Commuter are
required to purchase tickets and then
proceed
to
designated
loading
and
unloading facilities to board the train.
Ricardo Santos purchased a ticket for
Calamba and entered the station. While
waiting, he had an altercation with the
security guard of CRI leading to a fistfight.
Ricardo Santos fell on the railway just as a
train was entering the station. Ricardo
Santos was run over by the train. He died.
In the action for damages filed by the heirs
of Ricardo Santos, CRI interposed lack of
Lines,
train
and
that
it
was
not
guilty
of
Inc.,
G.R.
No.
131166,
30
September 1999).
negligence. Decide. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
CRI is liable for death of Ricardo Santos
because
it
failed
to
exercise
extraordinary diligence (LRTA v. Navidad
Carriage; Breach of Contract; Cause of
Action; Defenses (2009)
G.R. No. 145804, 06 February 2003). The
No.XIX. One of the passenger buses owned
contract of carriage began when the
by Continental Transit Corporation (CTC),
passenger
purchased
proceeded
to
the
his
ticket
designated
and
loading
facilities to board the train (Dangwa
Transp. Co., Inc. v. Court of Appeals,
G.R. No. 95582, 07 October 1991), CRI is
plying its usual route figured in a collision
with another bus owned by
Universal
Transport, Inc. (UTI). Among those injured
inside the CTC bus were: Romeo, a stow
away: Samuel, a pickpocket then in the act
of robbing his seatmate when the collision
also liable for all persons in its employ
occurred; Teresita, the bus drivers mistress
(Caltex
who usually accompanied the driver on his
Philippines,
Inc.
v.
Sulpicio
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(Article 1753, New Civil Code).
trips for free; and Uriel, holder of a free
riding pass he won in a raffle held by CTC.
(A) Will a suit for breach of contract of
carriage filed by Romeo, Samuel, Teresita,
and Uriel against CTC prosper? Explain.
(3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Romeo cannot sue for breach of contract
of carriage. A stowaway like Romeo, Who
secures
passage
passenger
(Vda.
by
fraud,
is
not
De
nueca
v.
Manial
Railroad Company, 13 C.A. R. 49(1968)).
Samuel and Teresita cannot sue for
breach
of
contract
of
carriage.
The
Elements in the definition of a passenger
are: an undertaking of a person to travel
in
the
conveyance
provided
by
the
carrier and an acceptance by the carrier
of the person as a passenger. (14 Am Jur
2d, Carriers, So. 714,p. 164). Samuel did
not board the bus to be transported but
to commit robbery. Teresita did not
board the bus to be transported but to
accompany
the
driver
while he was
performing his work.
Uriel can sue for breach of contract. He
was a passenger although he was being
transported gratuitously, because he won
a free riding pass in a raffle held by CTC
actions against them? Explain. (3%)
(B) Do Romeo, Samuel, Teresita, and Uriel have
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a cause of action for damages against UTI?
With respect to Romeo, Samuel and
Explain. (3%)
Teresita, since there was no pre-existing
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
contractual relationship between them
Romeo, Samuel, Teresita and Uriel may
and CTC, CTC can raise the defense that
sue UtI on the basis of quasi-delict since
it exercised the due diligence of a good
they have no pre-existing contractual
father of a family in the selection and
relationship with UTI. They may allege
supervision of its driver (Article 2180,
that
New Civil Code).
the
collision
was
due
to
the
negligence of driver of UTI and UTI was
negligent
in
the
selection
and
It can raise the same defense against
supervision of its driver (Articles 2176
Uriel
if
and 2180, New Civil Code).
exempts
there
it
is
from
stipulation
liability
for
that
simple
negligence, but not for willful acts or
(C) What, if any, are the valid defenses that
CTC and UTI can raise in the respective
gross negligence (Article 1758, New Civil
Code).
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against
all
the
plaintiffs the defense that the collision
was due exclusively to the negligence of
the driver of UTI, and this constitutes a
fortuitous event, because there was no
concurrent negligence on the part of its
own
driver
(Ampang
v.Guinoo
Transportation Company, G.R. No. L5044, April 30, 1953).
CTC can also raise against Samuel the
defense
that
he
was
engaged
in
seriously illegal act at the time of the
collision, which can render him liable for
damages on the basis of quasi-delict
(Dobbs, the Law of Torts, pp.524-525).
Since
UTI
had
no
pre-existing
contractual relationship with any of the
plaintiffs, it can raise the defense that it
exercised due diligence in the selection
and supervision of its driver that the
collision was due exclusively to the
negligence of the driver of CTC, and that
Samuel was committing a serious illegal
act at the time of the collision.
Carriage;
Breach
of
Contract;
Presumption of Negligence (2013)
No.IX.
Fil-Asia
Flight
916
was
on
scheduled passenger flight from Manila
when it crashed as it landed at the Cagayan
in control of the plane at the time. He was
de Oro airport; the pilot miscalculated the
planes
approach
and
undershot
the
runway. Of the 150 people on board, ten
(10) passengers died at the crash scene.
Of the ten who died, one was a passenger
who managed to leave the plane but was
run over by an ambulance coming to the
allowed to fly as a co-pilot because of the
scarcity of pilots Philippine pilots have
been recruited by foreign airlines under
vastly improved flying terms and wages so
that newer and less trained pilots are being
locally deployed. The main pilot, on the
other hand, had a very high level of blood
alcohol at the time of the crash.
rescue. Another was an airline employee
who hitched a free ride to Cagayan de Oro
and who was not in the passenger manifest.
You are part of the team that the victims
hired to handle the case for them as a
group.
It
appears
from
the
Civil
Aeronautics
Authority investigation that the co-pilot
who had control of the planes landing had
less than the required flying and landing
time experience, and should not have been
In
your
case
conference,
the
following questions came up:
(A) Explain the causes of action legally
possible under the given facts against the
airline and the Pilots; whom will you
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It is the driver of the ambulance and his
specifically implead in these causes of
employer who should be held liable for
action? (5%)
damages, because a passenger was run
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
A complaint for breach of contract of
carriage can be filed against Fil-Asia for
failure
to
exercise
extraordinary
diligence in transporting the passengers
safety from their point of embarkation to
their destination (Article 1755, Civil
Code).
A complaint based on a quasi-delict can
be filed against the pilots because of
their fault and negligence (Article 2176,
Civil Code). Fil-Asia Air can be included
for
negligence
in
the
selection
and
supervision of the pilots (Article 2180,
Civil Code).
A third cause of action may be a criminal
prosecution
for
reckless
imprudence
resulting in homicide against two pilots.
The airline will be subsidiarily liable for
the civil liability only after the pilots are
convicted and found to be insolvent.
(B) How will you handle the cases of the
passenger run over the ambulance and the
airline employee allowed to hitch a free ride
to Cagayan de Oro? (3%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Maritime Protest (2007)
over. This is in accordance with Articles
No.XI. Two vessels figured in a collision
2176 and 2180 of the Civil Code. There
along the Straits of Guimaras resulting in
could also be a criminal prosecution for
considerable loss of cargo. The damaged
reckless
in
vessels were safely conducted to the Port of
homicide against the ambulance driver
Iloilo Passenger A failed to file a maritime
and the consequent civil liability.
protest. B, a non-passenger but a shipper
imprudence
resulting
who suffered damage to his cargo, likewise
Since the airline employee was being
transported gratuitously, Fil-Asia Air was
not required to exercise extraordinary
diligence for his safety and only ordinary
did not file a maritime protest at all. (10%)
(A) What is a maritime protest?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
care. (Lara v. Valencia, 104 Phil. 65,
A maritime protest is a sworn statement
1958).
made with 24 hours after a collision in
which the circumstances thereof are
declared
or
made
known
before
competent authority at the point of
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was not on board the vessel (Article 836,
accident or the first port of arrival if in
the Philippines or the Philippine consul
in a foreign country (Article 835, Code of
Commerce; Goro v. William Lines, Inc., 3
CAR 1(1963)).
(B) Can A and B successfully maintain an
action
to
recover
losses
and
damages
arising from the collision? Reason briefly
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
B, the shipper, can successfully maintain
an action to recover losses and damages
arising
from
the
collision
notwithstanding his failure to file a
maritime protest since the filing thereof
is required only on the part of A, who
being a passenger of the vessel at the
time of the collision, was expected to
know the circumstances of the collision.
As failure to file a maritime protest will
therefore prevent him from successfully
maintaining an action to recover his
losses and damages (Art. 836, Code of
Commerce)
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
A can maintain an action to recover
damages if he was not in a condition to
make known his wishes. B can maintain
an action to recover damages since he
Code of Commerce).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
A Trust Receipt is a written or printed
Trust Receipts Law
document signed by the entrustee in
Trust Receipt (2007)
favor of the entruster containing terms
No.V. C contracted D to renovate his
commercial
building.
ordered
construction materials from E and received
and conditions substantially complying
with the provision of the Trust Receipts
Law, whereby the bank as entruster
delivery thereof. The following day, C went
releases the goods to the possession of
to F Bank to apply for loan to pay for the
the
construction materials. As security for the
thereof while the entrustee may sell the
loan, C was made to execute a trust receipt.
goods and apply the proceeds for the full
One year later, after C failed to pay the
payment of his liability to the bank
balance of the loan, F Bank charged him
(Section 3(j), Trust Receipts Law).
entrustee
but
retains
ownership
with violation of the Trust Receipts Law.
(5%)
(B) Will the case against C prosper? Reason
briefly.
(A) What is a Trust Receipt?
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
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SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, the case against C will not prosper,
Since
received
the
Construction
material from E Before the trust receipt
transaction was a simple loan, with the
trust receipt merely as a collateral or
security
for
inconsistent
the
with
loan.
a
trust
This
is
receipt
transaction where the title to the goods
remains with the bank and the goods are
released to the entrustee before the loan
is granted (Consolidated Bank and Trust
Corporation v. Court of Appeals, 356
SCRA 671 [2001].
Trust Receipt; Security for a Loan (2008)
No.II. Tom Cruz obtained a loan of P1
Million from XYZ Bank to finance his
purchase of 5,000 bags of fertilizer. He
executed a trust receipt in favor of XYZ
Bank over the 5,000 bags of fertilizer. Tom
Cruz withdrew the 5,000 bags from the
warehouse to be transported to Lucena City
where his store was located. On the way,
armed robbers took from Tom Cruz the
5,000 bags of fertilizer. Tom Cruz now
claims that his obligation to pay the loan to
XYZ Bank is extinguished because the loss
was not due to his fault. Is Tom Cruz
correct? Explain. (4%)
cannot
No, Tom Cruzs obligation to pay the
loan covered by the trust receipts to XYZ
Bank
remains,
Trust
receipt
is
merely a collateral agreement which
extinguish
the
principal
obligation of the borrower to pay the
bank
(Landl
&
Company
[Phil.]
v.
Metropolitan Bank, G.R. 159622, 30 July
2004).
serves as security for a loan, with the
Bank appearing as the owner of the
goods. The Bank cannot dispose of the
goods in any manner it chooses, because
it is not the true owner thereof (Rosario
Textile Miss v. Home Bankers, G.R. No.
Trust Receipts Law; Liability for Estafa
(2013)
No.VI. Delano Cruz is in default in the
137232, 29 June 2005, citing Sia v.
payment of his existing loan from BDP
People, G.R. No. 30896, 28 April 1983,
Bank. To extend and restructure this loan,
Abad v. CA, G.R. No. 42735, 22 January
Delano agreed to execute a trust receipt in
1990, and PNB v. Pineda, G.R. No.
the banks favor covering the iron pellets
46658, 13 May 1991). The loss of the
Delano agreed to execute a trust receipt in
goods covered by the trust receipts
the banks favor covering the iron pellets
Delano imported from China one year
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been purchased by and delivered to the
earlier. Delano subsequently succeeded in
selling the iron pellets to a smelting plant,
but the proceeds went to the payment of
the separation benefits of his employees
who were laid off as he reduced his
operations.
When
the
without
extend
any
loan
significant
period
expired
payment
from
Delano (not even to the extent of the
proceeds of the sale of the iron pellets), BDP
Bank consulted you on how to proceed
against Delano. The bank is contemplating
the
filing
of
estafa
pursuant
to
the
provisions of Pres. Decree No. 115 (Trust
Receipts Law) to force Delano to tum in at
least the proceeds of the sale of the iron
pellets.
Would you, as bank counsel and as an
officer of the court, advise the bank to
proceed with its contemplated action? (8%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
I will not advise BDP Bank to file a
criminal case for estafa against Delano.
Delano
received
imported
one
the
year
iron
before
pellets
the
he
trust
receipt was executed. As held by the
Supreme Court, where the execution of a
trust of a trust receipt agreement was
made after the goods covered by it had
entrustee and the latter as a
BBB Bank, which fund was used to import
consequence acquired ownership to the
goods, the transaction does not involve a
trust receipt but a simple loan even
though
the
vehicles. Upon arrival of the vehicles and
before release of said vehicles to CCC Car,
Inc., X and Y, the President and Treasurer,
denominated the
respectively, of CCC Car, Inc. signed the
of
receipt
Trust Receipt to cover the value of the ten
(Colinares vs. Court of Appels, 339 SCRA
(10) units of Mercedes Benz S class vehicles
609, 2000; Consolidated Bank and Trust
after which, the vehicles were all delivered
Corporation v. CA, SCRA 671, 2001).
to the Car display room of CCC Car, Inc.
transaction
parties
ten (10) units of Mercedes Benz S class
as
one
trust
Sale of the vehicles were slow, and it took a
month to dispose of the ten (10) units. CCC
Car, Inc. wanted to be in business and to
Trust
Receipts
Law;
Violation
Committed by a Corporation (2012)
No.II. CCC Car, Inc. obtained a loan from
save on various documentations required
by the bank, decided that instead of
turning over the proceeds of the sales, CCC
Car, Inc. used the proceeds to buy another
ten (10) units of BMW 3 series.
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offense.
(A) Is the action of CCC Car, Inc. legally
justified? Explain your answer. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No. It is the obligation of CCC Car, Inc.,
as entrustee, to receive the proceeds of
the sale of the Mercedes Benz S class
vehicles
intrust
for
BBB
Bank,
as
entruster, and turn over the same to BBB
Bank to the extent of the amount owing
to the latter or as appears in the trust
receipt (Sec. 9(2), Trust Receipt Law).
(B) Will the corporate officers of CCC Car,
Inc.
be
held
liable
under
the
circumstances? Explain your answer. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Yes, particularly the President and the
Treasurer of CCC Car, Inc. who both
signed the trust receipts in the problem.
Section 13 of the Trust Receipt Law(PD
115) provides that if the violation or
offense is committed by a corporation,
partnership,
association,
or
other
juridical entity, the penalty provided for
in the law shall be imposed upon the
directors, officers, employees or other
officials or persons therein responsible
for the offense, without prejudice to the
civil liabilities arising from the criminal
possession thereof.
[Note:The problem does not state that BBB
bank
issued
letter
of
credit
upon
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
True. A lien is dependent on possession.
application of CCC Car, Inc, to enable the
When
warehouseman
latter to pay for its importation. In the
possession, he thereby loses his lien on
suggested answers above, we assume this
the goods over which hi no longer has
to be the case because the trust receipt,
possession
being an accessory contract, cannot validly
Receipts Law).
(Sec.29
(a),
surrenders
Warehouse
exist without a principal contract, i.e., the
application for the letter of credit.]
Negotiable Instrument; Delivery of Goods
(2007)
Warehouse Receipts Law
Warehouse
Receipt:
Surrendering
No.II. Alex deposited goods for which Billy, a
of
Possession; Lien (2009)
warehousemen,
issued
negotiable
warehouse receipt wherein the good were
deliverable to Alex or order. Alex negotiated
No.XI. (B) Under the Warehouse loses his
the receipt TC Caloy. Thereafter, Dario a
lien upon the goods when he surrenders
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creditor, secured judgment against Alex and
served notice of levy over the goods on the
warehouseman.
(A) To whom should the warehousemen
deliver the goods upon demand?(5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The warehouseman should deliver the
goods upon demand to Caloy who is a
holder of the receipt in good faith and
for value. The goods cannot be levied
upon by the creditor of Alex after it was
negotiated
to
Caloy
(Section
25,
Negotiable Instruments Law).
(B) Would your answer be the same if the
warehouseman
issued
non-negotiable
warehouse receipt? Reason briefly. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
No, my answer would not be the same if
the
warehousemen
issued
non-
negotiable warehouse receipt. In such
case. The warehouseman should deliver
the goods to Datio, if the notice of levy
was served on the warehouseman prior
to the notification of the warehouseman
by Alex or Caloy of the transfer of the
non-negotiable receipt. In such case, the
title of Caloy would be defeated by the
notice of levy by Dario (Section 42,
Warehouse Receipts Law).
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(D) Yes, because the execution of the Deed of
Assignment of Shares of Stock is
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS (MCQ)
2013 Mercantile Law Exam
MCQ (October 20, 2013)
I. Claude, the registered stock holder of
1,000 shares in ABC Corp., pledged the
shares to Conrad by endorsement in blank
of
the
covering
stock
certificates
and,
execution of a Deed of Assignment of
Shares of Stock, intended as collateral for a
loan
of
1.0
Million
that
was
also
supported by a separate promissory note.
I.(A) Under these facts, is there a valid
pledge of the shares of stock to Conrad?
(1%)
(A) No, because shares of stock are intangible
personal
properties
whose
possession
cannot be delivered and, hence, cannot be
the subject of a pledge.
(B) No, because the pledge of shares of stock
requires
double
registration
with
the
Register of the principal place of business
of the corporation and of the residence of
the pledgor.
(C) Yes, because endorsement and delivery of
the certificates of stock is equivalent to the
transfer of possession of the covered shares
to the pledgee.
from Claude? (1%)
equivalent to a lawful pledge of the shares
of stock.
(A) Yes, since the endorsement and delivery of
the certificates of stock executed by Claude
constitute the legal authority to cancel the
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(D) Yes, because the execution of the
Deed of Assignment of Shares of Stock is
equivalent to a lawful pledge of the
shares
of
stock
(Lopez
v.
Court
of
Appeals, 114 SCRA 617).
I.(2) After Claude defaulted on the loan,
Conrad sought to have the shares registered
in his name In the books of the corporation.
If you are the Corporate
shares in his name and to place them in
Conrads name.
(B) Yes, since the execution of the Deed of
Assignment by Claude would constitute the
legal authority to cancel the shares in his
name and place them in Conrads name.
(C) No, because corporate officers can only take
direct
instructions
from
the
registered
owners on the proper disposition of shares
registered in their names.
(D) No, because the corporation has a primary
Secretary of ABC Corporation, would you
lien on the shares covering the unpaid
register the shares in the name of
subscription.
Conrad without any written instruction
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You replied that FIA 91 essentially reflects
. (1%)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
None of the answer is correct. The
pledge must be foreclosed. (Article 2112,
Civil
Code)
Conrad
cannot
just
appropriate the shares of stock (Article
2088, Civil Code).
NOTE: (D) could have been the correct
answer if the facts stated that there are
unpaid
subscriptions
because
under
Section 63 of the Corporation Code, the
corporation may refuse the transfer if it
holds unpaid claim on the subscribed
shares (See China Banking Corp. v. CA
and Valle Verde Country Club, G.R. No.
117604, March 26, 1997).
II. A foreign delegation of businessmen and
investment bankers called on your law firm
to discuss the possibilities of investing in
various projects in the Philippines, and
wanted your thoughts on certain issues
regarding
foreign
investment
in
the
Philippines.
II.(1) The delegation has been told about
the Foreign Investment Act of 1991, as
amended (FIA 91), and they asked what
exactly is the laws essential thrust regarding
foreign investment in Philippine business
and industries.
under FIA 91?
You
(A) The Filipino First Policy
(B) The
Foreign
Investment
Positive
Lists
concept
(C) The Foreign Investment Negative Lists
concept
(D) The Control Test concept
(E) All of the above.
replied that the
Philippine
(C) The Foreign Investment Negative
Lists concept
(Section 7 of Foreign Investments Act)
under
FIA
of
91
covers .(1%)
(A) domestic partnerships wholly composed
of Filipino citizens
(B) domestic corporations 60% of whose
capital
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
national
definition
stock,
outstanding
and
entitled to vote, are owned and held
by Filipino citizens
(C) foreign corporations considered as
doing business in the Philippines
under the Corporation Code, 100%
II.(2) The delegation asked: aside from
Filipino citizens, what entities would fall
under the definition of Philippine National
of whose capital stock, outstanding
and entitled to vote, are whollyowned by Filipino citizens
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goods or services, and sells at least 60%
(C) All of the above, because the law
considers the juridical personality,
whether domestic or foreign, as a
mere medium; the test of nationally
is on the individual who control the
medium
(D) None of the above, because the
term Philippine national can only
cover individuals and not juridical
entities.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(D) All of the above, because the law
considers the juridical personality,
whether domestic or foreign, as a mere
medium: the test of nationality is on the
individuals who control the medium
(Section 3(a) of Foreign Investments Act)
II.(3) The delegation heard that foreigners
can invest up to 100% of the equity in
export oriented enterprises and you were
asked exactly what the term covers.
You
replies
enterprise
that
an
under
export
FIA
91
oriented
is
an
enterprise that .(1%)
(A) only engages in the export of goods and
services, and does not sell goods or services
to the domestic market
(B) exports consistently at least 40% of its
of the rest to the domestic market
(C) exports consistently at least 60% of the
goods or services produced, and sell at
least 40% of the rest to the domestic
market.
up to 40% equity
(D) Exports consistently at least 60% of its
goods or services produced, and can sell
goods or services to the domestic market
(C) A commercial bank, up to 60% equity
to 100% equity
(E) A real estate development corporation, up
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
to 60% equity
(E) None of the above.
(Section 3(e) of Foreign Investments Act)
II.(4) As a last question and by way of a
concrete example, a delegation member
finally inquired which of the following
or
equity
(D) A jeepney manufacturing corporation, up
(E) None of the above.
corporations
(B) An advertising corporation, up to 100%
businesses
in
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(D)
Jeepney
manufacturing
corporation, up to 100% equity
(Section 7 of Foreign Investment Act)
the
Philippines may it invest and up to what
extent? (1%)
III. Dennis subscribed to 10,000 shares of
XYZ Corporation with a par value of P100
per share. However, he paid only 25% of
(A) A lifestyle magazine publication corporation,
the
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preference over creditors.
subscription or P250,000.00 No call has
been made on the unpaid subscription.
How many shares in Dennis entitled to
vote
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
stockholders of XYZ? (1%)
(A) 10,000 shares
(B) 2,500 shares
(C) 100 shares
(D) 0 shares
(E) None of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(A) 10,000 Shares
(Section 24 and 71 of Corporation Code)
IV. ABC Corp, issued redeemable shares,
Under the terms of the issuance, the shares
shall be redeemed at the end of 10 years
from date of issuance, at par value plus a
premium of 10%
Choose the correct statement relating to
these redeemable shares. (1%)
(A) ABC
Corp.
would
need
unrestricted
retained earnings to be able to redeem the
shares.
(B) Corporations are
not allowed to issue
redeemable shares; thus, the issuance by
ABC Corp. is ultra vires.
(C) Holders of redeemable
shares enjoy
V. Arnold, representing himself as an agent
(D) ABC Corp. may redeem the shares at the
end
of
10
years
without
need
for
of
Brian
for
approached
the
sale
Dennis
of
who
Brians
car,
appeared
unrestricted earnings provided that, after
interested in buying the car. At Arnolds
the redemption, there are sufficient assets
prodding, Dennis issued a crossed check
to cover its debts.
would only be shown to Brian as evidence
(E) All of the above are incorrect.
of Dennis good faith and interest in buying
the car. Instead, Arnold used the check to
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
pay for the medical expenses of his wife in
(D) ABC Corp. may redeem the shares at
Brians clinic after Brian, a doctor, treated
the end of 10 years without need for
her.
unrestricted
earnings
provided
that,
after the redemption, there are sufficient
Is Brian a holder in due course (HIDC)?
assets to cover its debts.
(1%)
(Section 8 of Corporation Code; Republic
Planters Bank v. Agana, 269 SCRA 1,
1997)
(A) Yes, Brian is a HIDC because he was the
payee of the check and he received it for
services rendered.
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(B) Yes, Brian is a HIDC because he did not
(A) Gawsengsit Corp. is doing business in the
need to go behind the check that was
Philippines and requires a license from the
payable to him.
Securities
(C) No, Brian is not a HIDC because Dennis
issued the check only as evidence of good
faith and interest in buying the car.
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC).
(B) Gawsengsit Corp. is not doing business in
the Philippines by its mere investment in a
(D) No, Brian is not a HIDC because Brian
should have been placed on notice: the
check was crossed in his favor and Arnold
was not the drawer.
Philippine corporation and does not need a
license from the SEC
(C) Gawsengsit Corp. has to appoint a resident
agent in the Philippines.
(E) No, Brian is not a HIDC because the
(D) Gawsengsit Corp. cannot elect directors in
requisite consideration to Dennis was not
Bumblebee Corp.
present.
(E) All the above choices are incorrect.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(D) No, Brian is not a HIDC because Brian
(B)
should have been placed on notice: the
business in the Philippines by its mere
check was crossed in his favor and
investment in a Philippines corporation
Arnold was not the drawer.
and does not need a license from the
(Vicente R. de Ocampo & Company v.
SEC.
Gatchalian, 3 SCRA 566, 1961)
(Section 3(d) of Foreign Investment Act)
VI. Gawsengsit Corp. is a corporation
VII. The BIR assessed ABC Corp. for
incorporated in Singapore. It invested in
deficiency income tax for taxable year 2010
Bumblebee Corp., a Philippine corporation,
in the amount of P26,731,208.00, inclusive
by acquiring 30% of its shares. As a result,
of surcharge and penalties.
Gawsengsit Corp. nominated 30% of the
The BIR Can . (1%)
Gawsengsit
Corp.
is
not
doing
directors of Bumblebee Corp., all of whom
are
Singaporeans
and
officers
of
Gawsengsit Corp.
(A) Run after the directors and officers of ABC
Corp. to collect the deficiency tax and their
liability will be solidary.
Choose the correct statement relating to
Gawsengsit Corp. (1%)
(B) Run after the stockholders of ABC Corp.
and their liability will be joint
(C) Run after the stockholders of ABC Corp.
and their liability will be solidary
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(D) Run after the unpaid subscriptions still due
(Rosario
Textile
Mills
Corporation
to ABC Corp., if any
Home
(E) None of the above choices is correct.
Company, 462 SCRA 88, 2005)
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Bankers
Savings
and
v.
Trust
IX. A Bank may acquire real property
(D) Run after the unpaid subscriptions
still due to ABC Corp., if any
. (1%)
(A) By purchase at a public sale of properties
(Halley v. Printwell, 648 SCRA 116,
2011).
levied to satisfy tax delinquencies
(B) By purchase from a real estate corporation
in the ordinary course of the banks
VIII.
Anton
imported
perfumes
from
Taiwan and these were released to him
by the bank under a trust receipt. While
the perfumes were in Antons warehouse,
thieves broke in and stole all of them.
business
(C) Through dacion en pago in satisfaction of a
debt in favor of the bank
(D) In exchange for the purchase of shares of
stocks of the bank
(E) All of the above.
Who will shoulder the lossof the stolen
perfumes? (1%)
(A) The loss of the perfumes will be borne by
(F) None of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(B) By
purchase
from
real
estate
the bank in whose behalf the perfumes
corporation in the ordinary course of the
were held in trust.
banks business; or
(B) Anton will bear the loss.
(C) The exporter can hold both the bank and
Anton liable for the loss.
(D) The exporter form whom Anton bought the
perfumes will bear the loss.
(E) No one bears the loss for an unforeseen
event.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(B) Anton will bear the loss.
(Section 10 of the Trust Receipts Law)
(C) Through dacion en pago in satisfaction
of a debt in favor of the bank; or
(D) in exchange for the purchase of shares of
stocks of the bank.
(Section
36
(7)
and
62
(2)
of
the
Corporation Code)
(Section 52 of the General Banking Law)
X. Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, a
depositors bank account may be frozen.
(1%)
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latter began assuming and discharging
corporate powers.
(A) By the bank when the account is the
subject
of
suspicious
or
covered
transaction report
(B) By the Anti-Money Laundering Council
(AMLC) when the account belongs to a
person
already
convicted
of
money
laundering
(C) By the Regional Trial Court, upon ex parte
motion
by
the
AMLC,
in
criminal
prosecution for money laundering pending
before it.
(D) By the Court of Appeals motu proprio in an
appeal from a judgment of conviction of a
criminal charge for money laundering.
(E) In none of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(E) In none of the above.
(Section
10
of
the
Anti-Money
Laundering Act)
XI. Unknown to the other four proponents,
Enrico (who had been given the task of
attending to the Articles of Incorporation of
the proposed corporation, Auto Mo, Ayos
Ko) misappropriated the filing fees and
never filed the Articles of Incorporation with
the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). Instead, he prepared and presented
to the proposed incorporators a falsified
SEC
certificate
approving
the
Articles.
Relying on the falsifies SEC certificate, the
. (1%)
If
Auto Mo, Ayos Ko is a
. (1%)
(A) De jure corporation
(B) De facto corporation
(C) Corporation by estoppels
(D) General partnership
(E) None of the above.
the
term
latter
refers
to
the
incorporators, the correct answer is C
(Section 20 and 21 of the Corporation
Code).
(E) None of the above.
If the term latter refers to Enrico, the
correct answer is E (Sections 20 and 21
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
of the Corporation Code).
NOTE: The last sentence of the given
problem is unclear as to whether the
term latter refers to Enrico or to the
incorporators. As such, it is necessary to
qualify the answer depending on the
XII. Preferred shares cannot vote on the
proposal
(A) To include other corporate officers in the
corporations by-laws
meaning given to the term latter
(B) To issue corporate bonds
(C) Corporation by estoppels
(C) To shorten the corporate term
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the beneficiary.
(D) All of the above
(E) None of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(E) None of the above.
Under
letter
(A),
to
include
other
corporate officers in the corporations
by-laws.
This
will
require
the
amendment of the by-laws, and as such,
preferred shares shall be allowed to
vote.
Under letter (B), to issue corporate bonds
Such corporate bonds are construed as
bonded
indebtedness,
then
preferred
shares shall be allowed to vote.
Under letter (C), to shorten the corporate
term,
Under
Section
of
the
Corporation Code, preferred shares shall
be allowed to vote.
XIII. In 2010, the Philippine National Police
declared Kaddafy Benjelani Public Enemy No.
1 because of his terrorist activities in the
country that have resulted in the death of
thousands of Filipino. A ransom of P15
million was placed on Kaddafy Benjelanis head.
Worried about the future of their family,
Kaddafy Benjelanis estranged wife, Aurelia,
secured in December 2010 a life insurance
policy on his life and designated herself as
SUGGESTED ANSWER
Is the policy valid and binding? (1%)
(A) Yes the policy is valid and binding
(A) Yes, the policy is valid and binding because
Aurelia has an insurable interest on the life
because Aurelia has an insurable interest
on the life of Kaddafy Benjelani.
of Kaddafy Benjelani.
(B) No, the policy is not valid and binding
because
Kaddafy
Benjelani
has
been
officially declared a public enemy.
The policy is valid. Aurelia had insurable
interest in the life of Kaddafy Benjelani,
because he is her husband even if they
(C) Yes, the policy is valid and binding because
are estranged (Section 10 (a) of the
it has been in force for more than two years.
Insurance Code). Kaddafy Benjelani is
(D) No, the policy is not valid and binding since
not a public enemy, because he is not a
the spouses estrangement removed Aurelias
national of an enemy country (Filipinas
insurable interest in Benjelanis life.
(E) None of the above.
Compaia
de
Sejunos
v.
Christern,
Huefeld & Company, Inc., 89 Phil. 54,
1951).
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XIV. Muebles Classico, Inc. (MC), a Manila-
(B) Deny STIs claim. The Stay Order covers all
based furniture shop, purchased hardwood
claims against the debtor and binds all its
lumber from Surigao Timber, Inc. (STI), a
creditors. The letter of credit is a claim
Mindanao-based logging company. MC was
against the debtor that is covered by the
pay STI the amount of P5.0 million for 50
Stay Order.
tons of lumber. To pay STI, MC opened a
(C) Grant STIs claim. The letter of credit is not a
letter of credit with Baco de Plata (BDP).
claim
against
the
debtor
under
BDP duly informed STI of the opening of a
rehabilitation, but against the bank which
letter of credit in its favor.
has assumed a solidary obligation.
(D) Deny STIs claim. If the bank disregards the
In The meantime, MC- which had been
Stay Order, it may be subject to contempt
undergoing financial reverses = filed a
by the rehabilitation court. STI should file
petition for corporate rehabilitation. The
its claim with the rehabilitation court.
rehabilitation court issued a Stay Order to
stay the enforcement of all claims against
(E) File an action for interpleader to resolve the
parties competing claims
MC.
After shipping the lumber, STI went to BDP,
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
presented the shipping documents, and
(C) Grant SITs claim. The letter of credit
demanded payment of the letter of credit
is not a claim against the debtor under
opened in its favor. MC, on the other hand,
rehabilitation.
informed the bank of the Stay Order and
which has assumed a solidary obligation.
instructed it to deny payment to STI
(Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage
because of the Stay Order.
against
the
bank
System v. Daway, 432 SCRA 559, 2004)
BDP comes to you for advice. Your best
advice is to . (1%)
(A)
But
XV. Akiro of Tokyo, Japan sent various
goods to his friend Juan in Cebu City,
Philippines , through one of the vessels of
Grant
STIs
claim,
Under
the
Independence Principle, the bank deals only
with the documents and not the underlying
circumstances; hence, the presentation of
the letter of credit is sufficient.
Worthsell
Shippers,
Inc.,
an
American
corporation. En route to Cebu City, the
vessel had two stops, first in Hong Kong,
and second, in Manila.
XV.(1) While traveling from Tokyo to Hong
Kong, the goods were damaged.
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SUGGESTED ANSWER:
What law will govern? (1%)
(D) Yes, provided he files the complaint
within 1 year from delivery.
(A) Japanese law
(Section 3 (6) of Carriage of Goods by Sea
(B) Hong Kong law
Act;
(C) Chinese law
Belgian
&Shipping
(E) American law
Insurance Company, Inc., 383 SCRA 23,
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
(A) Philippine law (Article
1753, Civil Code)
(Eastern
Shipping
Lines,
Inc.
v.
Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No.
L-69044, May 29, 1987).
XV.(2)
Assuming
Philippine
law
to
be
applicable and Juan fails to file a claim
with the carrier, may he still commence
an action to recover damages with the
court? (1%)
(A) No, the failure to file a claim with the
carrier is a condition precedent for recovery.
(B) Yes, provided he files the complaint with 10
years from delivery.
(C) Yes, provided he files the complaint with 10
years from discovery of the damage.
(D) Yes, provided he files the complaint within
1 year from delivery.
(E) Yes, provided he files the complaint with 1
year from discovery of the damage.
v.
Chartering
(D) Philippine law
2002)
N.V.
Overseas
Philippine
First
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2. Letter of Credit which is used in
2012 Mercantile Law Exam
MCQ (October 21, 2012)
1. Letters
of
Credit
are
financial
devices in commercial transactions
which will ensure that the seller of
the goods is sure to be paid when he
parts with the goods and the buyer
of the goods gets control of the
goods
upon
payment.
Which
statement is most accurate?
a. The use of the Letter of
Credit serves to reduce the
risk of nonpayment of the
purchase price in a sale
transaction.
b. The Letters of Credit can
only be used exclusively in a
sales transaction.
c. The Letters of Credit are
issued for the benefit of the
seller only.
d. (a), (b) and (c) are all correct.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. The use of the Letter of Credit
serves
to
reduce
the
risk
of
nonpayment of the purchase price
in a sale transaction.
non-sale transaction, where it
state that the beneficiary must presfmt
serves to reduce the risk of nonperformance is called a. irrevocable letter of credit;
b. standby letter of credit;
c. confirmed letter of credit;
d. None of the above.
certain documents including a copy of the
Bill of Lading of the importation for the
bank to release the funds. BBB Corporation
could not find the original copy of the Bill of
Lading so it instead presented to the bank a
xerox copy of the Bill of Lading. Would you
advise the bank to allow the drawdown on
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. standby letter of credit;
theLetter of Credit?
a. No, because the rule of
strict
compliance
commercial
in
transactions
involving letters of credit,
3.
At the instance of CCC Corporation,
AAA Bank issued an irrevocable Letter of
Credit in favor of BBB Corporation. The
terms of the irrevocable Letter of Credit
requiring documents set as
conditions for the release
of the fund ,has to be
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strictly corn plied with or
else
funds
will
not
be
4. AAA
Carmakers
opened
an
irrevocable Letter of Credit with BBB
Banking Corporation with CCC Cars
released.
Corporation
as
letter of credit means that
irrevocable
Letter
the issuing bank undertakes
opened to pay for the importation of
to release the fund anytime
ten (1 0) units of Mercedes Benz S
when
the
class. Upon arrival of the cars, AAA
beneficiary, regardless of the
Carmakers found out that the cars
kind of document presented.
were all not in running condition
b. Yes, because an irrevocable
c. Yes,
claimed
because
by
the
issuing
bank can always justify to
CCC Corporation that xerox
beneficiary.
of
The,
Credit
was
and some parts were missing. As a
consequence,
AAA
Carmakers
instructed
BBB
Banking
as
Corporation not to allow drawdown
faithful reproduction of the
on the Letter of Credit. Is this legally
original copies.
possible?
copies
d. Yes,
are
considered
because
the
issuing
a. No,
because
bank really has no discretion
"Independence
to
conditions
determine
whether
the
under
the
Principle",
for
the
documents presented by the
drawdown on the Letters of
beneficiary are sufficient or
Credit are based only on
not.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
documents, like shipping
documents, and not with
the condition of the goods
a. No, because the rule of strict
compliance in commercial
subject of the importation.
b. Yes, because the acceptance
transactions involving letters of
by the importer of the goods
credit, requiring documents set as
subject
conditions for the release of the
material for the drawdown of
FUND ,has to be strictly corn
the Letter of Credit.
plied with or else funds will not be
released.
c. Yes,
of
importation
because
under
is
the
"Independence Principle", the
seller
always
or
the
assured
beneficiary
of
is
payment if there is no breach
prompt
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a. Negotiate
in the contract between the
seller and the buyer.
d. No,
because
what
was
opened was an irrevocable
letter of credit and not a
confirmed letter of credit.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. No,
because
under
"Independence
the
Principle",
conditions for the drawdown on
the Letters of Credit are based
only on documents, like shipping
documents,
and
not
with
the
condition of the goods subject of
the importation.
5. For a fee, X deposited 1,000 sacks of
corn in the warehouse owned by Y. Y
is in the business of warehousing. Y
issued a warehouse receipt as proof
of the possession of the 1,000 sacks
of
corn.
The
warehouse
receipt
states as follows: "Deliver to X or
bearer 1,000 sacks of corn." X
wanted to use the warehouse receipt
as payment of his debt in favor of Z.
How can the ownership of the goods
covered by the warehouse receipt be
transferred?
the
warehouse
receipt by just delivering
the warehouse receipt to Z.
shipping documents, and not with the
condition of the goods subject of the
b. Assign the warehouse receipt
importation.
to Z to transfer ownership of
the goods.
c. Negotiate
receipt
the
by
warehouse
specifically
indorsing it to Z.
d. The
warehouse
6.
warehouse receipt, acknowledges that the
receipt
in
goods are in his possession, but he can
this case is non-negotiable.
refuse to deliver the goods to the holder of
the warehouse receipt covering the goods if
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a.
No,
because
under
the
a.
the drawdown on the Letters of Credit
based
only
on
documents,
like
the
warehouse
receipt
covering the goods is not presented.
"Independence Principle", conditions for
are
The warehouseman, by issuing the
b.
the
lien
of
the
warehouseman is not satisfied.
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the goods, the goods were delivered
c. the said holder presents a
materially altered warehouse
receipt.
d. All of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d. All of the above.
7. The
legal
remedy
of
the
warehouseman in case of conflicting
claims is to --a. file
an
action
for
interpleader.
b. give the goods to the first one
who
first
presented
the
warehouse receipt.
c. use his discretion as to who
he believes has the prior
right.
d. keep
the
goods
and
appropriate them to himself.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. file an action for interpleader.
8. BBB Banking Corporation issued a
Letter of Credit in the amount of
P5Million, for the purchase of five (5)
tons of corn by X. Upon arrival of
to the warehouse of X. Thereafter he
the trust receipt was signed,
the ownership of the goods
was asked to sign a Trust Receipt
was already with X.
covering the goods. When the goods
c. Yes,
were sold, X did not deliver the
proceeds
to
BBB
because
violation
of
Trust Receipt Law is mala
Banking
prohibita,
Corporation, arguing that he will
intention
is
irrelevant.
need the fund for the subsequent
d. No, because X has a valid
importation. Is there sufficient basis
reason not to deliver the
to sue for criminal action?
proceeds to BBB Banking
a. Yes, because X's failure to
Corporation.
turn over the proceeds to
the bank is a violation of
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the Trust Receipt Law.
b. No, because the trust receipt
a.
Yes, because X's failure to turn
was signed only after the
over the proceeds to the BANK is a
delivery of the goods. When
violation of the Trust Receipt Law.
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c. Yes, because violation of Trust
Receipt Law is mala prohibita,
intention is irrelevant.
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It is recommended that examinees be
given full credit for whatever answer they
gave as there are two possible correct
answers of equal value: (a) and (c).
9. X secured a loan from BBB Bank to
pay for the importation of some
dried fruits. Upon arrival of the
goods
consisting
of
dried
fruits
imported by X but before delivery to
him, a trust receipt was executed by
X to cover the transfer of the dried
fruits to his possession. The dried
fruits were so saleable but instead of
turning over the proceeds of the
sale, X used the funds to pay for the
medical expenses of his mother who
was sick of cancer of the bone.
Which statement is most accurate?
a. X cannot be held criminally
liable because although he
did not pay the bank he used
the
proceeds
for
good
reason.
b. Fraud
or
deceit
is
necessary element to hold X
criminally liable for non -
under the Trust Receipts Law regardless
of the purpose or intention for the use of
payment under the Trust
the proceeds.
Receipts Law.
c. X can be held criminally
liable
under
the
Trust
Receipts Law regardless of
10.
X is the President of AAA Products
the purpose or intention
Corporation. X signs all the Trust Receipts
for the use of the proceeds.
documents for certain importations of the
company. In the event of failure to deliver
d. X cannot be held criminally
liable because the underlying
the proceeds of the sale of the goods to the
obligation is one of simple
bank, which statement is most accurate?
loan.
a.
The criminal liability will not
attach
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c.
X can be held criminally liable
to
as
President
because
of
separate juridical personality.
b.
For
violation
of
Trust
Receipts Law, the law
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c. the person to whom goods
specifically
provides
for
the imposition of penalty
upon directors I officers of
the corporation.
c. The officer will not be held
criminally
accountable
because he is just signing
the trust receipt for and in
behalf of the corporation.
d. The officer of the corporation
will be held liable provided it
is
clear
that
concerned
the
officer
participated
in
the decision not to pay.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. For
violation
Receipts
Law,
specifically
of
Trust
the
provides
law
for
the imposition of penalty
upon directors I officers of
the corporation.
11. Who is the Entrustee in a Trust
Receipt arrangement?
a. the owner of the goods;
b. the
one
goods
who
and
holds
the
receives
the
proceeds from the sale of
the goods;
are delivered for sale and
the Entrustee will:
who bears the risk of the
a.
loss;
d. the
collateral;
party
security
who
interest
acquires
in
the
goods.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b.
b.
c.
Which phrase best completes the
only get security interest over
the goods;
d.
the person to whom goods
risk of the loss;
not get good title to the
goods;
get good title to the goods.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
are delivered for sale and who bears the
12.
get the goods only as a
d.
13.
get good title to the goods.
X acted as an accommodation party
statement - In accordance with the Trust
in signing as a maker of a promissory note.
Receipt Law, purchasers of the goods from
Which phrase best
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sentence
b. The
This
promissory
note
is
means that X is liable on the
non-negotiable because the
instrument to any holder for value:
option as to which form of
payment is with the maker.
a. for as long as the holder does
c. The promissory note is an
not know that X is only an
invalid instrument because
accommodation party.
b. even
though
the
there is more than one form
holder
of payment.
knew all along that X is
only
an
d. The promissory note can be
accommodation
negotiated by way of delivery.
party.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c. for as long as X did not
receive any consideration for
acting
as
b. The promissory note is non-
accommodation
negotiable because the option as
party.
d. provided
to which form of payment is with
received
the maker.
consideration for acting as
accommodation party.
15.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. even
states "I promise to pay Y or bearer the
though
the
amount
holder
an
accommodation
of
HK$50,000
on
or
before
December 30, 2013." Is the promissory note
knew all along that X is
only
X issued a promissory note which
negotiable?
a.
party.
No,
the
promissory
note
becomes invalid because the amount is in
foreign currency.
14. X issued a promissory note which
states, "I promise to pay Y or order
b.
negotiable even though the amount is
Php100,000.00 or one (1) unit Volvo
stated in foreign currency.
Sedan." Which statement is most
c.
accurate?
a. The
promissory
note
is
negotiable because the forms
of payment are clearly stated.
Yes, the promissory note is
No, the promissory note is
not negotiable because the amount is in
foreign currency.
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a. Z can encash the check even
d. Yes, the promissory note is
though Y did not indorse the check.
negotiable because the Hong
Kong
dollar
foreign
is
currency
known
in
the
17.
A stale check is a check -
a.
Philippines.
that cannot anymore be
paid although the underlying obligation
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
still exists.
b. Yes. The promissory note is
negotiable
amount
is
even
stated
though
in
b.
and the underlying obligation under the
the
foreign
currency.
check is also extinguished.
c.
d.
days.
Y in payment for certain obligations
incurred by X in favor of Y. Y then
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
delivered the check to Z in payment
obligations.
Which
a. that cannot anymore be paid
statement is most accurate?
although the underlying obligation still
a. Z can encash the check
even
though
did
exists.
not
indorse the check.
18.
lacking
in
of Php100,000 dated May 30, 2012. Which
proper
phrase best completes the statement - A
endorsement.
Manager's Check:
c. Y is the only one liable
because he was the one who
a.
because the check is an
instrument payable to order.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
is
check
issued
by
manager of a bank for his own account.
delivered the check to Z.
d. The negotiation is not valid
In payment for his debt in favor of X,
Y gave X a Manager's Check in the amount
b. Z cannot encash the check
for
which has not been presented
for payment within a period of thirty (30)
and payable to the order of CASH to
certain
that can still be negotiated or
indorsed so that whoever is the holder can
16. X delivered a check issued by him
for
that cannot anymore be paid
b.
is a check issued by a
manager of a bank in the
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name of the bank against
the
bank
itself
for
a. negotiation can be made by
delivery only.
the
account of the bank.
c. is like any ordinary check
20.
As payment for a debt, X issued a
promissory note in favor of Y but the
that needs to be presented
promissory note on its face was marked
for payment also.
non-negotiable. Then Y instead of indorsing
d. is better than a cashier's
the promissory note, assigned the same in
check in terms of use and
favor of Z to whom he owed some debt also.
effect.
Which statement is most accurate?
a.
Z cannot claim payment from
X on the basis of the promissory note
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
because it is marked non-negotiable.
b. Is a check issued by a manager
b.
Z can claim payment from
X
of a bank in the name of the bank
even
it
is
marked
non-
negotiable.
against the bank itself for the
c.
account of the bank.
though
Z can claim payment from Y
because under the Negotiable Instrument
Law, negotiation and assignment is one and
19. Which phrase best completes the
statement
payable
to
--
check
bearer
is
which
a
bearer
a. negotiation can be made by
delivery only;
must
be
by
be
by
be
by
written indorsement;
c. negotiation
must
specific indorsement;
d. negotiation
must
indorsement and delivery.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d.
Z can claim payment from Y
only because he was the endorser of the
instrument and:
b. negotiation
the same.
is
promissory note.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. Z can claim payment from X
even though it is marked non-negotiable.
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21. Negotiable instruments are used as
substitutes for money, which means
a. that they can be considered
legal tender.
b. that when negotiated, they
can
be
used
to
pay
indebtedness.
c. that at all times the delivery
of
the
instrument
is
equivalent to delivery of the
cash.
d. that at all times negotiation
of the instruments requires
proper indorsement.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. That when negotiated, they can
be used to pay indebtedness.
22. The signature of X was forged as
drawer of a check. The check was
deposited in the account of Y and
when deposited was accepted by
AAA
Bank,
the
drawee
bank.
Subsequently, AAA Bank found out
that the signature of X was actually
forged. Which statement is most
accurate?
a. The drawee bank can recover
from Y, because the check
was
deposited
account.
in
his
c. The drawee bank is estopped
b. The drawee bank can recover
from denying the genuineness of
from X, because he is the
drawer
even
though
the signature of the X, the drawer
his
of the check.
signature was forged.
c. The
drawee
bank
is
23.
A issued a check in the amount of
estopped from denying the
Php20,000 payable to B. B endorsed the
genuineness
check but only to the extent of Php1 0,000.
of
the
Which statement is most accurate?
signature of the X, the
drawer of the check.
a.
not a valid indorsement, although will
d. The drawee bank can recover
result in the assignment of that part.
from Y because as endorser
he warrants the genuineness
b.
of the signature.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The partial indorsement is
The partial indorsement will
invalidate the whole instrument.
c.
The
endorsee
will
be
considered as a holder in due course.
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c. is drawn by a maker;
d. The partial indorsement is
valid indorsement up to the
extent of the Php10,000.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. The partial indorsement is not
a valid indorsement, although will
result in the assignment of the
part.
24. A promissory note which does not
have the words "or order" or "or
bearer" will render the promissory
note non-negotiable, and therefore a. it will render the maker not
liable;
b. the note can still be assigned
and the maker made liable;
c. the
holder
can
become
holder in due course;
d. the promissory note can
just be delivered and the
maker will still be liable.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d. the note can still be assigned
and the marker made liable
25. A check is a. a bill of exchange;
b. the same as a promissory
note;
d. a non-negotiable instrument.
negotiable.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. a bill of exhchange
26.
a. Tiger Woods can sign his
assumed name.
A check was issued to Tiger Woods.
But what was written as payee is the word
"Tiger Woods". To validly endorse the check
-
27.
a. Tiger Woods must sign his
real name.
b. Tiger Woods must sign both
his real name and assumed
name.
c. Tiger Woods can sign his
assumed name.
d. the check has become non-
Y, as President of and in behalf of
AAA Corporation, as a way to accommodate
X, one of its stockholders, endorsed the
check issued by X. Which statement is most
acurate?
a. It is an ultra vires act.
b. It is a valid indorsement.
c. The corporation will be held
liable to any holder in due
course.
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SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d. It is an invalid indorsement.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. it is an ultra vires act.
b. it is a valid indorsement.
Recommendation in respect of MCQ #27:
It is recommended that examinees be given
full credit for whatever answer they gave as
there are two possible correct answers of
equal value: (a) which is supported by the
case of Jose v. CA, et al., G.R. No. 80599,
September
15,1989,
and
(b)
which
is
supported by Section 22 of the Negotiable
Instrument Law.
28. In a negotiable instrument, when
the
sum
is
expressed
both
in
numbers and in words and there is
discrepancy between the words and
the numbers a. the
sum
expressed
in
words will prevail over the
one expressed in numbers.
b. the
sum
expressed
in
numbers will prevail over the
one expressed in words.
c. the instrument becomes void
because of the discrepancy.
d. this
will
render
instrument invalid.
the
30.
a. the sum expressed in words will
prevail
over
the
one
expressed
in
numbers.
An insurance contract is an aleatory
contract, which means that a. the
insurer
insured
will
equivalent
pay
the
to
the
amount of the premium paid.
29.
A promissory note which is undated
is presumed to be -
a.
dated as of the date of
issue;
b.
promissory note is invalid
because there is no date;
d.
obligation
of
the
insurer is to pay depending
upon the happening of an
uncertain future event.
dated as of the date of the
first indorsement;
c.
b. the
dated on due date.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c. the insured
pays
a fixed
premium for the duration of
the policy period and the
amount
of
the
premiums
paid to the insurer is not
necessarily the same amount
as what the insured will get
a. dated as of the date of issue
upon the happening of an
uncertain future event.
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d. the obligation of the insurer
is to pay depending upon the
happening of an event that is
certain to happen.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. the obligation of the insurer is
to pay depending upon the happening of
an uncertain future event.
31. An Insurance Contract is a contract
of adhesion, which means that in
resolving
ambiguities
in
the
provision of the insurance contract,
a. the general rule is that, the
insurance contract is to be
interpreted
strictly
accordance
with
in
what
is
written in the contract.
b. are
to
be
construed
liberally in favor of the
insured and strictly against
the insurer who drafted the
insurance policy.
c. are to be construed strictly
against
the
liberally
in
insured
favor
of
and
the
insurer.
d. if there is an ambiguity in
the insurance contract, this
will invalidate the contract.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b.
as the sole beneficiary, the proceeds of the
b. are to be constructed liberally
in favour of the insured and strictly
against the insurer who drafted the
life insurance will go to the estate of Y.
c.
X is the common law wife of Y. Y
loves X so much that he took out a life
insurance on his own life and made her the
sole beneficiary. Y did this to ensure that X
will be financially comfortable when he is
gone. Upon the death of Y, -
a.
the
proceeds
of
the
life
insurance will go to the compulsory heirs of
insurance policy,
32.
despite the designation of X
Y.
d.
the
proceeds
of
the
life
insurance will be divided equally amongst X
and the compulsory heirs of Y.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. X as sole beneficiary under the
X as sole beneficiary under
life insurance policy on the life of Y will
the life insurance policy on the life of Y
be entitled to the proceeds of the life
will be entitled to the proceeds of the
insurance.
life insurance.
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33. X, in January 30, 2009, or two (2)
years before reaching the age of 65,
insured his life for Php20Million. For
reason unknown to his family, he
took his own life two (2) days after
his
65th
birthday.
The
policy
contains no excepted risk. Which
statement is most accurate?
a. The insurer will be liable.
b. The insurer will not be liable.
c. The state of sanity of the
insured is relevant in cases
of suicide in order to hold
the insurer liable.
d. The state of sanity of the
insured is irrelevant in cases
of suicide in order to hold
the insurer liable.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. the insurer will be liable.
34. X, a minor, contracted an insurance
on his own life. Which statement is
most accurate?
a. The life insurance policy is
void ab initio.
b. The life insurance is valid
provided
it
is
with
the
consent of the beneficiary.
c. The life insurance policy is
valid
provided
the
beneficiary is his estate or
his parents, or spouse or
child.
a.
cannot be claimed two (2) years after the
d. The life insurance is valid
provided the disposition of
the proceeds will be subject
that life insurance proceeds
death of the insured.
b.
that two (2) years after
to the approval of the legal
date of issuance or reinstatement of the
guardian of the minor.
life insurance policy, the insurer cannot
anymore prove that the policy is void ab
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
initio
fraudulent
c. the life insurance policy is
rescindable
by
reason
concealment
of
or
misrepresentation of the insured.
valid provided the beneficiary is his
estate or his parents, or spouse or child.
or
c.
that the insured can still
claim from the insurance policy after two
35.
(2) years even though premium is not paid.
The "incontestability clause" in a
Life Insurance Policy means ---
d.
that the insured can only
claim proceeds in a life
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SUGGESTED ANSWER:
insurance policy two (2)
years after death.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. the two (2) years after date of
issuance or reinstatement of the life
insurance
policy
the
insurer
cannot
anymore prove that the policy is void
abignitio or rescindable by reason of
fraudulent
concealment
or
misrepresentation of the insured.
36. For both the Life Insurance and
Property Insurance, the insurable
interest is required to be a. existing
at
perfection
the
of
the
time
of
contract
and at the time of loss.
b. existing
at
the
time
of
perfection and at the time
of
loss
for
property
insurance but only at the
time of perfection for life
insurance.
c. existing
at
the
perfection
for
insurance
but
time
of
property
for
life
insurance both at the time of
perfection and at the time of
loss.
d. existing
at
the
perfection only.
time
of
the bank so that the bank
b.
existing
at
the
time
of
perfection and at the time of loss for
will have a right in the
proceeds of such insurance
in the event of loss.
property
b. The
37.
express
provision
A house and lot is covered by a real
contained in the Deed of
estate mortgage (REM) in favor of ZZZ
Real Estate Mortgage to the
Bank. The bank required that the house be
effect that the policy is also
insured. The owner of the policy failed to
endorsed is sufficient.
endorse nor assign the policy to the bank.
c. Endorsement
of
Insurance
However, the Deed of Real Estate Mortgage
Policy in any form is not
has an express provision which says that
legally allowed.
the insurance policy is also endorsed with
d. Endorsement
of
the
the signing of the REM. Will this be
Insurance Policy must be in
sufficient?
a formal document to be
a. No, insurance policy must
be expressly endorsed to
valid.
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by Y because X was his passenger.
a. No, insurance policy must be
expressly endorsed to the bank so that
the
bank
will
have
right
in
the
proceeds of such insurance in the event
of loss.
38. X is a passenger of a jeepney for hire
being driven by Y. The jeepney
collided
with
another
passenger
jeepney being driven by Z who was
driving recklessly. As a result of the
collision, X suffered injuries. Both
passenger jeepneys are covered by
Comprehensive
Motor
Vehicular
Insurance Coverage. If X wants to
claim under the "no fault indemnity
clause", his claim will lie a. against the insurer of the
jeepney being driven by Z
who was the one at fault.
b. the claim shall lie against
the
insurer
of
the
passenger jeepney driven
by Y because X was his
passenger.
c. X has a choice against whom
he wants to make his claim.
d. None of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. the claim shall lie against the
insurer of the passenger jeepney driven
d. X can choose who he wants to claim
49.
X insured the building she owns
against.
with two (2) insurance companies for the
same amount. In case of damage, a
X can not claim from any of
the two (2) insurers because with the
indicated in the application that it is
a
residential building, but actually the
building
becomes automatically void.
warehouse
the two (2) insurers will be
the two (2) insurers will be
proportionately liable.
When X insured his building, X
double insurance, the insurance coverage
solidarily liable to the extent of the loss.
c
40.
X can choose who he wants
to claim against.
was
being
for
used
some
as
hazardous
materials. What is the effect on the
insurance policy, i f any?
a. The insurance policy can be
cancelled
because
of
the
policy
will
change in the use.
b. The
insurance
automatically be changed.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c. The insurance policy need
not be changed.
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d. The insurance policy is fixed
regardless of the change in
the use.
Recommendation in respect of MCQ #40:
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full credit for whatever answer they gave as
the question is unclear. What is clear is that
there was misrepresentation on the part of X
when he indication in his application that
the building is residential when it was
actually being used as a warehouse. The
problem does not indicate that the change in
the use of the house was carried out by X
and that it was done without the permission
of the insurer.
41. X owned a house and lot. X insured
the house. The house got burned.
Then he sold the partially burnt
house and the lot to Y. Which
statement is most accurate?
a. X is not anymore entitled to
the
proceeds
of
the
insurance policy because he
already
sold
the
partially
burnt house and lot.
b. X is still entitled to the
proceeds of the insurance
policy
because
what
is
material is that at the time
of the loss, X is the owner
of the house and lot.
c. No one is entitled to the
proceeds because ownership
(xxx line 2 unread text
over the house and lot was
d. Y will be the one entitled to
the proceeds because he now
the
approached BlumentrittAvenida
Ext., applied its horn as a warning
already transferred.
owns
xxx)
partially
burnt
to all the vehicles that might be
crossing the railway tract, but there
was really nobody manning the
crossing. X was listening to his lpod
house and lot.
touch, hence, he did not hear the
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
sound of the horn of the train and
so his car was hit by the train. As a
b.
is
still
entitled
to
the
result of the accident, X suffered
proceeds of the insurance policy because
some injuries and his car was totally
what is material is that at the time of
destroyed as a result of the impact.
the loss, X is the owner of the house and
Is PNR liable?
lot.
a. PNR is not liable because X
should have known that he
42.
X, while driving his Toyota Altis,
tried to cross the railway tract of Philippine
was
crossing
place
designated as crossing for
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drew his gun and randomly shot the
train, and therefore should
have been more careful.
b. PNR
is
liable
because
Railroad companies owe to
the
public
exercising
a
a
duty
of
reasonable
degree of care to avoid injury
to person and property at
railroad
means
crossings
a
flagman
which
or
watchman should have been
posted to warn the public at
all times.
c. PNR is not liable because it
blew its horn when it was
about to cross the railway
along
BlumentrittAvenida
Ext.
d. PNR is not liable because X
was negligent, for listening to
his lpod touch while driving.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. PNR is not liable because X
should have known that he was crossing
a place designated as crossing for train,
and therefore should have been more
careful.
43. The AAA Bus Company picks up
passengers
along
EDSA.
X,
the
conductor, while on board the bus,
passengers inside. As a result, Y, a
passenger, was shot and died
scope
of
their
responsibility.
instantly. Is AAA Bus Company
d. The bus company
liable?
is not
is not
liable because there is no
liable for as long as the bus
way that the bus company
company
can anticipate the act of X.
a. The bus company
can
show
that
when they hired X, they did
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the right selection process.
b. The bus company cannot be
c. The bus company is liable
held liable because what X
did
is
not
part
of
because common carriers are liable for
his
the
responsrbility.
employees
c. The bus company is liable
liable
for
the
even
or
wilful
though
act
they
of
its
acted
beyond the scope of their responsibility.
because common carriers
are
negligence
44.
X is a trader of school supplies in
negligence or willful act of
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro. To bring the
its employees even though
school supplies to Calapan, it has to be
they
transported by a vessel.
acted
beyond
the
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102 to Los Angeles, USA. She had
Because
there
were
so
many
passengers, the two (2) boxes of
school supplies were loaded but the
shipping company was not able to
issue the Bill of Lading. So, on
board,
the
Ship
Captain
issued
instead a "shipping receipt" to X
indicating
the
two
(2)
boxes
of
school supplies being part of the
cargo of the vessel. Which phrase
therefore, is the most accurate?
a. the owner of the vessel is not
liable
because
lading
was
hence,
no
no
bill
of
to
issued
contract
of
carriage was perfected.
b. it is possible to have a
contract
of
carriage
of
cargo even without a bill of
lading, and the "shipping
receipt" would be
sufficient.
c. the
only
acceptable
document of title is a Bill of
Lading.
d. None of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. it is possible to have a contract
of carriage of cargo even wiht
45. X took Philippine Airlines Flight PR
two (2) luggage checked-in and was
issued two (2) baggage checks.
a passenger takes when she
checks- in her baggage.
When X reached Los Angeles one (1)
d. PAL can only be held liable if
of the two (2) checked in luggage
could
not
be
found.
it can be proven that PAL
Which
was negligent.
statement is most accurate?
a. PAL is liable for the loss of
the
checked-
in
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
luggage
under the provisions of the
a. PAL is liable for the loss of the
Warsaw Convention on Air
checked-in-luggage under the provisions
Transport.
of
the
expressly
baggage
states
Warsaw
Convention
on
Air
Transport.
b. PAL is liable for the loss only
if
the
check
that
the
46.
X owns a passenger jeepney covered
airline shall be liable in case
by Certificate of Public Convenience. He
of loss.
allowed
c. PAL cannot be held liable
because that is the risk that
to
use
its
Certificate
of
Convenience for a consideration. Y therefore
was operating the passenger jeepney under
the same Certificate of Public Convenience
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operates it through what is known
(Kabit System) under the name of X.
The
passenger
jeepney
met
an
accident. Who will be liable?
a. Y, the one actually operating
the jeepney, will be liable to
the injured party.
b. X will be the one liable to
the injured party despite
the fact that it is Y who is
actually
operating
the
jeepney, because while the
Kabit System is tolerated,
the public should not be
inconvenienced
by
the
arrangement.
c. X will not be held liable if he
can prove that he is not the
owner anymore.
d. Public Policy dictates that
the real owner, even not the
registered one, will be held
liable.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. X will be the one liable to the
injured party despite the fact that it is Y
who is actually operating the jeepney,
because
tolerated,
while
the
the
Kabit
public
System
should
not
is
be
inconvenienced by the arrangement.
47. X owns a fleet of taxicabs. He
as boundary system. Y drives one of
such taxicabs and pays X a fixed
remains
to
be
the
registered owner and the
amount of Php1 ,000 daily under
the boundary system. This means
boundary system will not
that
allow the circumvention of
anything
above
Php1
,000
would be the earnings of Y. Y,
the law to avoid liability.
driving recklessly, hit an old lady
d. Y is the only one liable
crossing the street. Which statement
because he drove recklessly.
is most accurate?
a. X as the owner is exempt
from liability because he was
not the one driving.
b. X as the owner is exempt
from
liability
because
precisely the arrangement is
one
under
the
"boundary
system".
c. X will not be exempt from
liability
because
he
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c. X will not be exempt from
liability because he remains to be the
registered
owner
and
the
boundary
system will not allow the circumvention
of the law to avoid liability.
48. The Articles of Incorporation of AAA
Corporation was approved by the
Securities
and
Exchange
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Commission (SEC). After the receipt
of the Certificate of Approval from
the SEC, AAA Corporation decided
to immediately start the operation of
its business despite the fact that it
has no approved By-Laws. What is
the
legal
status
of
the
AAA
Corporation?
a. A de jure corporation;
b. A de facto corporation;
c. A corporation by estoppel;
d. An unregistered corporation.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. A de jure corporation
49. X, the President of ZZZ Corporation,
was authorized by the Board of
Directors of ZZZ Corporation to
obtain a loan from YYY Bank and to
sign documents in behalf of the
corporation. X personally negotiated
for the loan and got tile loan at very
low interest rates. Upon maturity of
the
loan,
ZZZ
Corporation
was
unable to pay. Which statement is
most accurate?
a. Because X was personally
acting
in
behalf
of
the
Corporation, he can be held
personally liable.
b. X, as President, cannot be
personally held liable for
the
obligation
of
the
corporation even though
signed all the loan documents, because
he
signed
all
documents,
the
because
the
loan was authorized by the
Board.
X owns 99% of the capital stock of
SSS Corporation. X also owns 99% of TTT
c. YYY Bank can choose as to
loan from VW Bank. On due date, SSS
who it wants to hold liable
Corporation defaulted. TTT Corporation is
for the loan.
financiallyhealthy. Which statement is most
pay,
can
be
held
subsidiarity liable.
a. X being a controlling owner
SSS
Corporation
automatically
be
can
held
personally liable for the loan
b. X, as President, cannot be
personally held liable for the obligation
corporation
accurate?
of
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the
50.
Corporation. SSS Corporation obtained a
d. If ZZZ Corporation cannot
of
the loan was authorized by the Board.
loan
even
though
he
of SSS Corporation.
b. TTT Corporation, owned 99%
by X, can automatically be
held liable.
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b. Banks;
c. SSS Corporation and TTT
Corporation, although both
are owned by X, are two (2)
distinct corporations with
separate
juridical
personalities
TTT
hence,
Corporation
the
cannot
automatically be held liable
for
the
loan
of
SSS
Corporation.
d. The principle of piercing the
veil of corporate fiction can
be applied in this case.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c.
SSS
Corporation
and
TTT
corporation, although both are owned by
X, are two (2) distinct corporation with
the
separate
hence,
the
juridical
TTT
personalities
Corporation
cannot
automatically be held liable for the loan
of SSS corporation.
51. A corporation generally can issue
both par value stock and no par
value stock. These are all fixed in
the Articles of Incorporation of the
corporation. Which of the following
corporations may not be allowed to
issue no par value shares?
a. Insurance companies;
c. Trust companies;
d. All of the above.
Bacolod City can refuse to
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. Banks
register and transfer the title
because the present head of
the corporation sole is not a
Filipino.
52.
Father X, an American priest who
b. The
nationality
of
came from New York, registered the Diocese
corporation
of Bacolod of the Roman Catholic Church
upon the nationality of the
which was incorporated as a corporation
head at any given time.
sole. There were years when the head of the
Diocese was a Filipino, but there were more
years when the heads were foreigners.
Today, the head is an American again. Y
donated a piece of land located in Bacolod
City for use as a school. Which statement is
most accurate?
a. The Register of Deeds of
c. A
sole
depends
corporation
regardless
nationality
of
of
the
sole,
the
head,
can acquire real property
either by sale or donation.
d. A corporation sole is not
legally allowed to own real
property.
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what he already paid. The Corporate
Secretary of the corporation refused.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c. A corporation sole, regardless
of the nationality of the head, can
acquire real property either by sale or
donation.
53. The
number
of
the
Board
of
Trustees of a non-stock, non-profit
educational institution should be --a. five (5) only
b. any number for as long as it
is not less than five (5) and
no more than eleven (11)
c. any number in multiples of
five (5), for as long as it is
not less than five (5) and
no more than fifteen (15).
d. not less than five (5) nor
more
than
ten
(1
0)
in
multiples of five (5).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c. Any number in multiples of five
(5), for as long as it is not less than five
(5) and no more than fifteen (15)
54. X subscribed 10,000 shares in the
capital stocks of AAA Corporation.
He paid 50% of the 10,000 shares. X
asked the Corporate Secretary to
issue him the corresponding stock
certificate representing the 50% of
were paid.
c. The
Was the Corporate Secretary
cannot
correct?
a. The Corporate Secretary is
correct
because
the
Corporation Code provides
that no certificate of stock
shall
be
issued
Corporate
to
subscriber until the shares
refuse
Secretary
because
Certificate of Stock can be
issued
provided
it
is
indicated in the Certificate
the
actual
percentage
of
what has been paid.
d. The
Corporate
Secretary
cannot refuse because it is
as subscribed have been
his legal duty to issue a
fully paid.
stock
b. The
cannot
Stock
Corporate
refuse
Secretary
because
Certificate
can
a
be
issued corresponding to the
certificate
corresponding to the number
of shares actually subscribed
regardless
of
the
actual
payment.
percentage of shares which
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Secretary
is
correct because the Corporation Code
provides that no certificate of stock
shall be issued to a subscriber until the
shares as subscribed have been fully
paid.
55. XXX
Corporation
Corporation
have
and
agreed
YYY
to
be
merged into one corporation. To
facilitate
the
merger,
both
corporations agreed that the merger
be made effective on May 31,2012.
The
Securities
Commission
and
(SEC)
Exchange
approved
the
Articles of Merger on June 30, 2012.
Which statement is most accurate?
a. The
effective
date
of
the
merger is May 31, 2012, the
date stipulated by the parties
as the effective date.
b. The effective date of the
merger is always the date
of
the
approval
of
the
Articles of Merger by the
SEC.
c. The
effective
date
of
the
merger would be the date
approved by the Board of
Directors
and
the
stockholders.
d. The stockholders and the
Board of Directors can set
the effective date of the
What is required so that the corporate
guarantee will be valid?
merger anytime after the
a.
approval of the SEC.
It
only
requires
the
approval of the Board of Directors of BBB
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b.
The
effective
Corporation.
date
of
the
b.
must provide such power and be approved
merger is always the date of the approval
of the Articles of Merger by the SEC.
56.
by the Board of Directors.
c.
necessary
subsidiary of BBB Corporation. To support
corporate
exercise
of
power
of
corporation.
the business of AAA Corporation, BBB
guarantee to the loan of AAA Corporation.
Providing
guarantee to another corporation is a
AAA Corporation is a wholly owned
Corporation agreed to give its corporate
The Articles of Incorporation
d.
It would require both the
approval of the Board of Directors and the
stockholders on record.
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SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. Classification of shares may be
allowed for as long as it is clearly stated
a. It only requires the approval of the
as such in the Articles of Incorporation
Board of Directors of BBB Corporation.
57. The
capital
stock
of
of the Corporation.
ABC
Corporation is divided into common
shares
and
preferred
58.
Directors
approved
and ordinary attributes of a share of
statement
a. This kind of classification
Equality of shares.
b. Classifications
of
a.
in
the
Articles
Incorporation
of
of
b.
c. Classifications of shares is
mainly for business purpose
to attract investors.
d. Classifications of shares may
be allowed with the approval
of the stockholders and the
Board of Directors.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
the
the
redemption
of
all
stock
The redemption of the stock
The
redemption
of
stock
dividends may only be allowed if there are
sufficient earnings and should not be
violative of the trust fund doctrine.
c.
The redemption of the shares
may be taken from the existing property
the
Corporation.
In
Board without any conditions.
may be allowed for as long
such
Corporation.
dividends can be validly approved by the
shares
as it is clearly stated as
ABC
cash. Which statement is most accurate?
may not be allowed or else it
will violate the Doctrine of
of
dividends and to pay the shareholdings in
is
most accurate?
stock
subsequent year however, the Board again
those shares which have the regular
Which
declared
dividends were approved by the Board of
dividends and common shares are
corporation.
Corporation
dividends to its stockholders. The stock
shares.
Preferred shares are preferred as to
ABC
and other assets of the corporation.
d.
None of the above.
Recommendation in respect of MCQ #58:
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full credit for whatever answer they give as
the question is vague. It does not state that
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stockholders representing at least two-thirds
of the outstanding capital stock approved the
declaration of stock dividends.
59. X sold all his shares in AAA Hotel
Corporation to Y. X owns 99% of
AAA Hotel Corporation. As the new
owner, Y wanted a reorganization of
the
hotel
primarily
which
the
is
to
include
separation
of
all
existing employees and the hiring of
new employees. Which statement is
most accurate?
a. With
the
change
in
ownership, in effect there is
a new juridical entity and
therefore all employees are
considered separated.
b. Despite
the
shareholder,
change
in
there
is
actually no change in the
juridical
entity
therefore
and
existing
employees
can
automatically
not
be
considered separated.
c. Y, as the new shareholder,
has the right to retain only
those employees who in his
judgment are qualified.
d. For as long as the existing
employees
are
given
their
separation pay, they can be
terminated.
a.
Although unlicensed to do
business in the Philippines, South China
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Airlines can sue before the Philippine
b.
Despite
the
change
Courts and can also be sued.
in
shareholder, there is actually no change
b.
but cannot be sued.
in the juridical entity and therefore
existing employees cannot automatically
South China Airlines can sue
c.
South China Airlines cannot
sue and cannot be sued also.
be considered separated.
d.
60.
South China Airlines is a foreign
airline
company.
South
China
Airlines
South China Airlines can
be sued in Philippine Courts but cannot
sue.
tickets are sold in the Philippines though
Philippine Airlines as their general agent.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
South China Airlines is not registered to do
business
Securities
as
such
and
with
Exchange
the
Philippine
Commission.
Which statement is most accurate?
d. South China Airlines can be
sued in Philippine Courts but cannot
sue.
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a. The existing shareholders
61. So
that
ABC
Corporation
could
venture into more projects, it needed
to raise funds by issuing new shares
to increase its capitalization. X, Y, Z,
J
and
are
the
five
existing
shareholders of the company. They
hold
20%
each.
How
will
the
additional shares be divided among
the existing shareholders?
a. The existing shareholders
can subscribe to the new
shares equivalent to their
existing
shareholdings
because
the
Corporation
Code provides that each of
the existing stockholders
will have preemptive rights
to
the
extent
of
their
existing shareholdings.
b. The
existing
shareholders'
preemptive
rights
is
equivalent to the percentage
that they want.
c. Each
of
shareholder
the
existing
can
exercise
their right of first refusal
against each other.
d. Preemptive rights and right
of first refusal are one and
the same.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
can subscribe to the new
of the Board of Directors only.
shares equivalent to their
existing
because
b.
of the stockholders and the Board of
shareholdings
the
Corporation
Code provides that each of
Directors.
c.
stock as well as the approval of the
will have preemptive rights
the
extent
of
their
existing shareholdings.
the approval of 2/3 of the
shareholders of the outstanding capital
the existing stockholders
to
the approval of the majority
Securities and Exchange Commission.
d.
the approval of the majority
of the Board of Directors and approval of
the shareholders holding 2/3 share of the
outstanding capital stock.
62.
If ABC Corporation will increase its
authorized capital stock, the Corporation
Code requires -
a.
the approval of the majority
Recommendation in respect of MCQ #62:
It is recommended that examinees be given
full credit for whatever answer they gave as
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30, 2012. The term was not
the question is vague. It does not state that
the increase of the authorized capital stock
also requires the approval of the SEC.
63. X is a minority stockholder of CCC
Corporation. Y is a member of the
Board
of
Directors
of
CCC
Corporation and at the same time
he is the President. X believes that Y
is mismanaging CCC Corporation
hence, as a stockholder and in
behalf of the other stockholders, he
wanted to sue Y. Which statement is
most accurate?
a. X can institute a derivative
suit in behalf of himself as a
stockholder.
b. A derivative suit must be
instituted in behalf of the
corporation.
c. Derivative
suit
is
an
exclusive remedy that X can
institute.
d. Derivative suit is not the
remedy in this situation.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. A derivative suit must be
instituted in behalf of the corporation
64. The
term
GGG
Corporation
in
accordance
with
its
of
Articles
Incorporation ended last January
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
extended. What will happen to the
a. The corporation is dissolved
corporation?
a. The
corporation
ipso facto.
is
dissolved ipso facto.
65.
The term of one (1) year of the Board
b. There is a need to pass a
of Directors of AAA Corporation expired last
board resolution to formally
February 15, 2012. No new election of the
dissolve the corporation.
Board of Directors was called, hence, the
c. The Board of Directors must
existing members of Board continue as
pass a resolution for the
Directors in hold over capacity. Which
corporation to formally go
statement is most accurate?
into liquidation.
d. The stockholders must pass
a resolution to dissolve the
corporation.
a.
This is allowed provided
there is a valid and justifiable reason for
not calling for an election of the new
members of the Board.
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a. This can be a ground for
b. This is not allowed because
the term of the directors
must only be for one (1) year.
c. The
positions
of
the
members of the Board of
Directors
will
automatically
be
declared
vacant.
d. Acting as members of the
Board of Directors in a hold
over
capacity
must
be
ratified by the stockholders.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. This is allowed provided there
is a valid and justifiable reason for not
calling
for
an
election
of
the
new
members of the Board.
66. AAA
Corporation
is
foreign
corporation that wants to operate a
representative office here in the
Philippines.
As
required
by
the
Corporation Code, there is a need to
appoint a Resident Agent as a
condition precedent to the issuance
of a license to transact business in
the Philippines. After two (2) years,
AAA
Corporation
removed
its
Resident Agent and did not appoint
anyone anymore. Which statement
is the most accurate?
revocation or suspension
revocation or suspension of its license to
do business.
of its license to do
business.
b. There is no more effect in the
67.
silent as to when a stockholder can be
license because anyway at
qualified to attend the meeting of the
the time of registration, a
resident
agent
The By-laws of ABC Corporation is
stockholders. The Corporate Secretary sent
was
out the notice of the stockholders meeting
appointed.
two (2) days before the meeting and at that
c. This can be a ground for
time X was not yet a stockholder. On the
suspension only.
day of the meeting, however, X became a
d. This will result in automatic
shareholder which was duly recorded in the
revocation of its license to do
stock and transfer book. Which statement
business in the Philippines.
is most accurate?
a.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
X is a stockholder of ABC
Corporation as of the time of meeting of
a.
This
can
be
ground
for
the stockholders for the
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shares
purpose of electing the
Exchange.
members of the board.
b. X is not qualified to elect
members
because
of
at
the
the
board
time
the
notice of the meeting was
sent, she was not yet a
stockholder.
c. Qualifications as to who are
considered as stockholders
on record for purposes of
being able to elect members
of
the
board
are
to
be
determined by the By-laws
alone.
d. None of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. X is a stockholder of ABC
Corporation as of the time of meeting of
the stockholders for the purpose of
election the members of the board
68. X,
who
is
the
Executive
Vice
President of ABC Corporation, a
listed company, can be held liable or
guilty of insider trading if, he a. bought
shares
Corporation
of
when
ABC
it
was
planning to acquire another
company to improve its asset
base, the news
increased the price of the
of which
in
the
Stock
69.
b. bought
shares
Corporation,
of
a
XYC
sister
company of ABC Corporation
when he learned that XYC
Corporation was about to
also list its share in the
Philippine Stock Exchange.
c. bought
shares
of
ZZZ
Corporation when he learned
that ABC Corporation would
acquire ZZZ Corporation.
d. All of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
The purpose of the "Tender Offer"
Rule is to a. ensure an even playing field
for
all
shareholders
company
in
opportunity
of
terms
to
sell
a
of
their
shareholdings.
b. ensure
that
minority
shareholders in a publicly
listed company are protected
in the sense that they will
equally
have
the
same
opportunity as the majority
shareholders
in
terms
of
selling their shares.
c. ensure that the shareholders
d. All of the above.
who would also want to sell
their shareholdings will have
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the opportunity for a better
price.
d. All of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d. All of the above.
70. Section
38
Regulation
of
The
Code
Securities
defines
an
independent director as a person
who must not have a relation with
the
corporation
interfere
with
which
his
would
exercise
of
independent judgment in carrying
out the responsibilities of a director.
To ensure independence therefore,
he must be a. nominated and elected by
the entire shareholders;
b. nominated and elected by
the minority shareholders;
c. nominated and elected by
the majority shareholders;
d. appointed by the Board.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c. Nominated and elected by the
majority shareholders;
71. "Securities" issued to the public are
required by law to be registered with
a. the
Bangko
Sentral
ng
Pilipinas;
financial
b. the
Philippine
Securities
d. the Securities and Exchange
Commission
and
the
Philippine Stock Exchange.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
quasi-
conduct of its business is on a sound
financial basis that will provide continued
and
Exchange Commission;
performing
banking functions, to ensure that the
Stock
Exchange;
c. the
institutions
solvency and liquidity is a.
The
Philippine
Deposit
Insurance Corporation;
b.
The
Bangko
Sentral
ng
Pilipinas;
c.
The Anti-Money Laundering
Council;
c. The Securities and Exchange
Commission
72.
with
d.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The
government
the
power
of
agency
granted
supervision
and
examination over banks and non-bank
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
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friends
73. X maintains a savings deposit in the
amount of Php1 Million with ABC
Bank
Corporation.
also
has
obtained a loan from ABC Bank
Corporation in the amount of Php1
Million. In case of default,
a. ABC Bank can set-off the
loan
from
the
savings
account being maintained
by X with ABC Bank.
b. Set-off
is
not
possible
because legal compensation
is not allowed in banking
transaction.
c. Deposit accounts are usually
earmarked
for
specific
purpose hence offsetting is
not legally possible.
d. Off -setting is not possible
because the obligation of X is
a "simple loan".
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. ABC Bank can set-off the loan
from
the
savings
account
being
maintained by X with ABC bank.
74. XYZ
Corporation
is
engaged
in
lending funds to small vendors in
various public markets. To fund the
lending,
funds
XYZ
through
Corporation
borrowings
raised
from
and
investors.
Which
statement is most accurate?
a. XYZ Corporation is a bank.
Board of Directors of the merged bank.
Each
b. XYZ Corporation is a quasi-
Corporation
is
eleven
(11)
b. 22;
c. 21;
d. 11.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. XYZ Corporation is quasi-bank.
c. 21
XXX Bank Corporation and ZZZ
Corporation were merged into XX ZZ Bank
Corporation. So as not to create any
conflict,
have
a. 15;
d. XYZ is none of the above.
unnecessary
to
number of directors of the merged bank is -
an
Investment Company.
75.
used
members of the board. The maximum
bank.
c. XYZ
bank
all
the
former
directors of both banks wanted to be
appointed /elected as members of the
76.
All senior officers of ABC Bank are
entitled to obtain a housing loan. X is an
Executive Vice President for Operations of
ABC Bank. She obtained a housing loan
with the
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bank. The board of directors of XYZ
ABC Bank. Which statement is most
accurate?
a. The
housing
loan
of
requires a guarantor from
somebody
who
is
not
connected with the bank.
b. The
housing
loan
of
requires the approval of the
Board of Directors of the
bank.
c. The housing loan of X, being
a benefit for employees, does
not
require
(a)
but
will
require (b).
d. The housing loan of X,
being
benefit
for
employees, will not require
(a) and (b).
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d. The housing loan of X, being a
benefit for employees, will not require (a)
and (b).
77. ABC Holdings Company, a Hong
Kong company, owns 10% of XYZ
Bank. Because of the peace and
order situation in the Philippines,
ABC Holding Company wanted to
sell its shareholdings in XYZ Bank.
Unfortunately, nobody is interested
to buy a 1 0% shareholdings in a
Bank thought that it would be a
good idea to buy back the shares
be done anytime provided
the Board of Directors will
owned by ABC Holding Company.
approve the same.
Which statement is most acurate?
a. Buying back the shares by
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
XYZ Bank is absolutely not
allowed.
b. Buying
b. Buying back the shares may be
back
shares
allowed provided it is with the approval
may be allowed provided it
of the Monetary Board and disposed of
is with the approval of the
within six (6) months.
Monetary
the
Board
and
disposed of within six (6)
c. Buying back the shares may
allowed
X is being charged for violation of
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices because
months.
be
78.
provided
such
shares 'will be disposed of
within ten (1 0) years.
d. Buying back the shares may
he is suspected of having accumulated
unexplained wealth. X maintains deposit
accounts with ABC Bank. The Ombudsman
filed criminal cases against X before the
Sandiganbayan.
Can
the
Court
issue
subpoenas against ABC Bank
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police want to open said account to
to produce all documents pertaining
to all the deposit accounts of X?
a. Yes,
because
there
is
already a pending case and
provided
the
must
specific
be
subpoena
as
to
which account.
b. Yes, it is enough that the
specific bank is identified.
c. No, because the issuance of
the subpoena has no real
legal basis.
d. Even without a subpoena,
information
about
the
deposit accounts of X can be
submitted
to
the
Sandiganbayan
because
it
will be used in a pending
case.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. Yes, because there is already a
pending case and provided the subpoena
must be specific as to which account.
79. X, a private individual, maintains a
dollar deposit with ABC Bank. X is
suspected to be the leader of a
Kidnap for Ransom Gang and he is
suspected of depositing all ransom
money
in
said
deposit
account
which are all in US Dollars. The
know if there are really deposits in
of the account.
big amounts. Which statement is
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
most accurate?
a. The
same
rules
under
a. The same rules under Secrecy
Secrecy of Bank Deposit
of Bank deposit Act will apply.
Act will apply.
b. An
approval
from
the
80.
X is a depositor of AAA Bank. She
Monetary Board is necessary
has three (3) deposit accounts all under her
to open the account.
name. One, in checking account, one in
c. Because the deposit is in US
Dollars, it is covered by the
Foreign
Currency
Deposit
Act which allows disclosure
only
upon
the
written
permission of the depositor.
d. Approval from the Court is
necessary to order disclosure
saving account and another one in time
deposit
account.
Each
account
has
balance of Php250,000. AAA Bank became
insolvent.
Philippine
Deposit
Insurance
Corporation closed the Bank. X therefore is
unable
to
withdraw
from
all
of
the
accounts.
She then filed her claims with the
Philippine Deposit Insurance
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Corporation. Which statement is
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
most accurate?
a. X can claim a total of
Php500,000
for
all
the
three (3) accounts.
b. X can only claim from one (1)
account of Php250,000.
c. X
can
claim
Php750,000
total
from
all
of
the
three (3) accounts.
d. X
cannot
from
any
claim
of
anything
the
deposit
accounts.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. X can claim a total of Php
500,000 for all the three (3) accounts.
81. The Bank Secrecy Law (RA 1405)
prohibits disclosing any information
about
deposit
individual
records
without
of
court
an
order
except a. in
an
examination
to
determine gross estate of a
decedent.
b. in
an
investigation
for
violation of Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices.
c. in an investigation by the
Ombudsman.
d. in
an
proceeding.
impeachment
b.
of
Computer
Technology;
a. In an examination to determine
gross estate of a decedent.
Institute
c.
Neither X nor the Institute of
Computer Technology can claim patent
82.
X works as a research computer
engineer with the Institute of Computer
right over the invention;
d.
Technology, a government agency. When not
X and the employer of X will
jointly have the rights over the patent.
busy with his work, but during office
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
hours, he developed a software program for
law firms that will allow efficient monitoring
a. X
of the cases, which software program is not
at all related to his work. Assuming the
program is patentable, who has the right
over the patent?
a.
X;
83.
The "test of dominancy" in the Law
on Trademarks, is a way to determine
whether there exists an infringement of a
trademark by -
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a. determining if the use of the
mark has been dominant in
the market.
b. focusing on the similarity
of the prevalent features of
the
competing
which
might
marks
create
confusion.
c. looking at the mark whether
they are similar in size, form
or color.
d. looking at the mark whether
there is one specific feature
that is dominant.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. Focusing on the similarity of
the prevalent features of the competing
marks which might create confusion.
84. X's painting of Madonna and Child
was used by her mother to print
some personalized gift wrapper. As
part of her mother's efforts to raise
funds for Bantay Bata, the mother
of X sold the wrapper to friends. Y,
an entrepeneur, liked the painting in
the wrapper and made many
copies and sold the same through
National
Bookstore.
Which
statement is most accurate?
a. Y can use the painting for
his use because this is not a
copyrightable material.
b. X can sue Y for infringement
b. X
can
sue
infringement
artistic
because
for
are
protected from moment of
works
are
protected
from moment of creation.
because
works
artistic
85.
Compulsory Licensing of Inventions
which are duly patented may be dispensed
creation.
with or will be allowed exploitation even
c. Works of art need to be
copyrighted
also
to
without agreement of the patent owner
get
under certain circumstances, like national
protection under the law.
emergency, for reason of public interest, like
d. Y can use the drawing even
national security, etc. The person who can
though
not
copyrighted
because it is already a public
property
having
published already.
grant such authority is a.
been
the Director General of the
Intellectual Property Office;
b.
the
Affairs
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
of
the
Director
Intellectual
of
Legal
Property
Office;
c.
the owner of the Patent right;
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be constituted to secure:
d. any agent of the owner of the
Patent right.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. the Director of Legal Affairs of
the Intellectual Property Office;
86. The Fair Use Doctrine allows others
to utilize copyrighted works under
certain conditions. The factors to
consider whether use is fair or not
would be the purpose and character
of the use, nature of the copyrighted
work, amount and substantiality of
the portions used, and what else?
a. effect of the use upon the
creator of the work.
b. effect of the use upon the
potential
market
of
the
work.
c. effect of the use upon the
public in general.
d. effect of the use upon the
class in which the creator
belongs.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. effect of the use upon the
potential market of the work.
87. Which phrase best completes the
statement - A chattel mortgage can
the deed without exception;
a. obligations both past and
b.
property;
future;
b. obligations existing at the
time
the
mortgage
c.
being a substitute;
constituted;
d.
d. past obligations only.
c. properties described in the
deed except in case of stock in trade
b. obligation existing at the time
being a substitute;
the mortgage is constituted;
Which phrase best completes the
statement - A chattel mortgage can cover:
a.
only property described in
after acquired property.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
88.
properties described in the
deed except in case of stock in trade
is
c. future obligations only;
can also cover substituted
89.
Which phrase best completes the
statement - The Deed of Chattel mortgage,
if not registered with the
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Register of Deeds where debtor
resides:
a. is
not
valid,
binding
hence
between
mortgagor
and
not
the
the
mortgagee;
b. is
binding
between
mortgagor
mortgagee
and
but
the
the
will
not
between
the
and
the
affect third party;
c. to
be
valid
mortgagor
mortgagee,
it
must
be
coupled with the delivery of
the subject matter of the
chattel mortgage;
d. is as if a non-existent chattel
mortgage.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b.
is
binding
between
the
mortgagor and the mortgagee but will
not affect third party.
90. Which phrase best completes the
statement - To bind third parties, a
chattel mortgage of shares of stock
must be registered:
a. with the Register of Deeds
where the debtor resides;
b. with the Register of Deeds
where the principal office of
the corporation is;
Deed of Chattel Mortgage is:
c. in the Stock and Transfer
a.
an oath where the parties
Book of the corporation with
swear that the mortgage is made for the
the Corporate Secretary;
purpose
securing
the
obligations
specified and that the obligation is just
d. with the Register of Deeds
and valid;
where the debtor resides
and the principal office of
of
b.
an affidavit, the absence of
which will vitiate the mortgage between the
the corporation.
parties;
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
c.
d. With the Register of Deeds
where
the
debtor
resides
and
the
principal office of the corporation.
91.
Which phrase best completes the
necessary only if the chattel
being mortgaged are growing crops;
d.
certification
from
the
mortgagor that he is the mortgagor of the
chattel.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
statement - The affidavit of good faith in a
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a. an oath where then parties
swear that the mortgage is made for the
purpose
of
securing
the
obligations
specified and that the obligation is just
and valid.
92. X defaulted in his loan with Y. Y
instituted extra-judicial foreclosure
of the property subject of a real
estate mortgage that secured the
loan. X has one year within which to
redeem
the
property.
foreclosure,
filed
After
an
the
action
questioning the validity of the extrajudicial
foreclosure
sale.
Which
statement is most accurate?
a. The
one
(1)
year
period
within which to redeem will
be interrupted by the filing of
an action questioning the
validity of the foreclosure.
b. The one (1) year period will
not be interrupted by the
filing of the action.
c. The one (1) year period will
be extended for another year
because of the filing of an
action
validity
questioning
of
the
the
foreclosure
sale.
d. If the action which questions
the validity of the foreclosure
prospers, the period will be
interrupted.
recourse or claim against the debtor.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d.
the mortgagee cannot claim
for deficiency judgment from the debtor
because its an extrajudicial foreclosure.
b. the one (1) year period will not
be interrupted by the filing of the action.
93.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
What is the effect if the. proceeds in
a. The mortgage can claim for
an extra-judicial foreclosure sale is not
deficiency judgement from the debtor.
sufficient to pay for the obligation?
a.
the mortgagee can claim
for deficiency judgment from the debtor.
b.
c.
94.
X mortgaged her residential house
and lot in favor of ABC Bank. X defaulted in
the mortgagee can claim for
her loan and so the bank foreclosed the real
deficiency judgment from the mortgagor
estate mortgage on the residential house. Y
even though it is a third party mortgage.
then bought the residential house and lot
the mortgagee has no more
before the expiration of the
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b. another remedy is filing an
redemption period. Can Y now take
possession of the property?
a. No,
because
it
is
still
covered by the redemption
period and the purchaser is
not yet entitled as a matter
of right to take possession
of the property.
b. Yes, the purchaser is now
entitled to the possession of
the house.
c. No, because there is a need
to talk to X to leave the
house.
d. No, because Y was not the
one
who
foreclosed
the
mortgage on the property.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
a. No, because it is still covered
by
the
redemption
period
and
the
purchaser is not yet entitled as a matter
of
right
to
take
possession
of
the
property.
95. Which phrase best completes the
statement - When a debt is secured
by a real estate mortgage, upon
default of the debtor:
a. the
only
remedy
of
the
creditor is to foreclose the
real estate mortgage;
action for collection and then
Corporation. ABC Bank granted a loan to
XYC
foreclose if collection is not
principal
c. the creditor can foreclose
executed
amount,
the
installment
payments, the interest rates and the due
the mortgage and demand
for
which
financing agreement which provided for the
enough;
collection
Corporation
dates. On due dates of the installment
any
payments, XYZ Corporation was asked to
deficiency;
pay for some handling charges and other
d. None of the above.
fees which were not mentioned in the
Financing
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Agreement.
Can
XYC
Corporation refuse to pay the same?
c. the creditor can foreclose the
a.
No,
because
handling
mortgage and demand collection for any
charges and other fees are usual in certain
deficiency.
banking transactions.
b.
96.
XYZ Corporation bought ten (1 0)
units
of
Honda
Civic
from
CCC
Yes, because ABC Bank is
required to provide XYZ Corporation not
only the
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monthly
installments but also the
details
of
the
finance
charges as required by the
Truth in Lending Act.
c. No,
because
Agreement
the
is
Finance
a
valid
document to establish the
existence of the obligation.
d. Yes, because legally, finance
charges are never allowed in
any banking transaction.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
b. Yes, because ABC Bank is
required to provide XYZ
Corporation not only the
amount
of
the
monthly
installments but also the
details
of
the
finance
charges as required by the
Truth in Lending Act.
97. Which
of
the
following
is
an
exception to the secrecy of bank
deposits which are in Philippine
Pesos, but NOT an exception to the
secrecy of foreign currency deposits?
a. Upon
BangkoSentralngPilipinas
(SSP) inquiry into or
examination of deposits or
impeachment;
d. Upon
investments with any bank,
when
the
inquiry
Commissioner
or
Revenue
examination is made in the
to
special examination of said
Philippine
Insurance
Internal
the
event
compromise
his
tax
financial incapacity.
Anti-Money
Laundering Act (AMLA);
b. Upon
of
the
liabilities on the ground of
bank to ensure compliance
the
in
by
taxpayer files an application
course of the SSP's periodic
with
inquiry
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
Deposit
Corporation
c. Upon inquiry in cases of
(PDIC) and SSP inquiry into
impeachment.
and examination of deposit
accounts in case there is a
98.
The Anti-Money Laundering Law is a
finding of unsafe or unsound
law that seeks to prevent money laundering
banking practice;
activities
c. Upon inquiry in cases of
by
providing
for
more
hence
the
transparency in the Philippine
Financial
System,
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following institutions are covered by
100. The main feature of the Foreign
the law, except:
Investment Act of 1991 is to introduce
a. bank
and
any
financial
institutions;
the concept of "Negative Lists". Under
the said law, what is a "Negative List"?
b. pawnshops;
a. It is a list of business
c. casino operators;
activities or enterprises in
d. All of the above.
the
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
that
foreigners are disqualified
to engage in.
c. casino operators
b. It
99. For
Philippines
purposes
of
determining
is
list
of
business
activities or enterprises in
violation of the prov1s1ons of Anti-
the
Money
foreigners are qualified to
engage in.
Laundering
transaction
"Suspicious
is
Law,
considered
Transaction"
as
with
c. It
Philippines
is
list
of
that
business
"Covered Institutions" regardless of
activities or enterprises that
the amount involved, where which
are
the following circumstances exist/s?
investments provided it is
with
a. the amount involved is not
commensurate
with
the
to
foreign
approval
of the
Board of Investment.
the
client's business or financial
open
d. It
capacity;
is
list
of
business
activities or enterprises that
b. there is no underlying legal
are
open
to
foreign
or trade obligation, purpose
investments provided it is
or economic justification;
with
c. client
is
not
the
Securities
properly
identified;
approval
and
of the
Exchange
Commission.
d. All of the above.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
d. all of the above
a. It is a list of business activities or
enterprises
in
the
Philippines
that
foreigners are disqualified to engage in.
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damages estimated at Php80 Million. The
cargo owners filed a suit against X Shipping
MCQ (November 20, 2011)
but it invoked the doctrine of limited
(1) P rode a Sentinel Liner bus going to Baguio
from Manila. At a stop-over in Tarlac, the
bus
driver,
passengers
the
conductor,
disembarked
for
and
the
lunch.
liability since its vessel suffered an Php80
Million damage, more than the collective
value of all lost cargo. Is X Shipping
correct?
decided, however, to remain in the bus, the
(A) Yes, since under that doctrine, the
door of which was not locked. At this point,
value of the lost cargo and the
V, a vendor, sneaked into the bus and
damage to the ship can be set-off.
offered P some refreshments. When P
rudely declined, V attacked him, resulting
(B) No, since each cargo owner has a
in P suffering from bruises and contusions.
separate and individual claim for
Does he have cause to sue Sentinel Liner?
damages.
(A) Yes, since the carrier's crew did
nothing to protect a passenger
who remained in the bus during
the stop-over.
(B) No, since the carrier's crew could
not have foreseen the attack.
(C) Yes, since the extent of the ships
damage was greater than that of the
value of the lost cargo.
(D) No,
since
incurred
X
a
Shipping
total
neither
loss
nor
abandoned its ship.
(C) Yes, since the bus is liable for
(3) A writes a promissory note in favor of his
anything that goes wrong in the
creditor, B. It says: "Subject to my option, I
course of a trip.
promise to pay B Php1 Million or his order
or give Php1 Million worth of cement or to
(D) No, since the attack on P took place
when the bus was at a stop-over.
authorize him to sell my house worth Php1
Million. Signed, A." Is the note negotiable?
(2) A cargo ship of X Shipping, Co. ran
(A) No, because the exercise of the
aground off the coast of Cebu during a
option to pay lies with A, the
storm and lost all its cargo amounting to
maker and debtor.
Php50 Million. The ship itself suffered
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(B) No, because it authorizes the sale of
(D) No, since pre-emptive rights are
collateral securities in case the note
governed
by
is not paid at maturity.
incorporation.
the
articles
of
(C) Yes, because the note is really
(5) M makes a promissory note that states: "I,
payable to B or his order, the other
M, promise to pay Php5,000.00 to B or
provisions being merely optional.
bearer. Signed, M." M negotiated the note by
delivery to B, B to N, and N to O. B had
(D) Yes, because an election to require
something to be done in lieu of
known that M was bankrupt when M
issued the note. Who would be liable to O?
payment of money does not affect
negotiability.
(A) M and N since they may be assumed
to know of M's bankruptcy
(4) ABC Corp. increased its capital stocks from
Php10 Million to Php15 Million and, in the
process, issued 1,000 new shares divided
(B) N, being O's immediate negotiator
of a bearer note
into Common Shares "B" and Common
Shares "C." T, a stockholder owning 500
shares, insists on buying the newly issued
shares through a right of pre-emption. The
company claims, however, that its By-laws
deny T any right of pre-emption. Is the
corporation correct?
(A) No,
since
(C) B, M, and N, being indorsers by
delivery of a bearer note
(D) B, having known of M's bankruptcy
(6) S delivered 10 boxes of cellphones to Trek
Bus Liner, for transport from Manila to
the
By-Laws
cannot
deny a shareholder his right of
pre-emption.
(B) Yes, but the denial of his preemptive right extends only to 500
shares.
Ilocos Sur on the following day, for which S
paid the freightage. Meanwhile, the boxes
were stored in the bus liners bodega. That
night, however, a robber broke into the
bodega and stole Ss boxes. S sues Trek
Bus Liner for contractual breach but the
latter argues that S has no cause of action
based on such breach since the loss
(C) Yes, since the denial of the right
under the By-laws is binding on T.
occurred while the goods awaited transport.
Who is correct?
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(A) The bus liner since the goods were
outside orders for pizzas.
not lost while being transported.
(B) S
since
the
goods
serving as an arm for receiving its
were
(C) Yes, it is not shown that one
unconditionally placed with T for
company
transportation.
the
completely
finances,
dominates
policies,
and
business practices of the other.
(C) S since the freightage for the goods
had been paid.
(D) Yes,
since
the
two
companies
perform two distinct businesses.
(D) The bus liner since the loss was due
to a fortuitous event.
(8) A negotiable instrument can be indorsed by
(7) X Corp. operates a call center that received
orders for pizzas on behalf of Y Corp. which
operates a chain of pizza restaurants. The
two
companies
have
the
same
set
of
way of a restrictive indorsement, which
prohibits
further
negotiation
and
constitutes the indorsee as agent of the
indorser. As agent, the indorsee has the
right, among others, to
corporate officers. After 2 years, X Corp.
dismissed its call agents for no apparent
reason. The agents filed a collective suit for
(A) demand payment of the instrument
only.
illegal dismissal against both X Corp. and Y
Corp. based on the doctrine of piercing the
veil of corporate fiction. The latter set up
the defense that the agents are in the
employ of X Corp. which is a separate
juridical entity. Is this defense appropriate?
(A) No, since the doctrine would apply,
the two companies having the same
set of corporate officers.
(B) No, the real employer is Y Corp., the
pizza company, with X Corp.
(B) notify the drawer of the payment of
the instrument.
(C) receive
payment
of
the
instrument.
(D) instruct that payment be made to
the drawee.
(9) Under the Negotiable Instruments Law, a
signature by procuration operates as a
notice that the agent has but a limited
authority to sign. Thus, a person who takes
a bill that is drawn, accepted, or indorsed
by procuration is duty-bound to inquire
into the extent of the agent's authority by:
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(D) either
(A) examining the agents special power
of attorney.
actual
or
constructive
receipt.
(B) examining the bill to determine
the extent of such authority.
(12)
On Xs failure to pay his loan to ABC
Bank, the latter foreclosed the Real Estate
Mortgage he executed in its favor. The
(C) asking the agent about the extent of
such authority.
(D) asking
the
the notices of sale published as the law
principal
about
the
extent of such authority.
(10)
auction sale was set for Dec. 1, 2010 with
required. The sale was, however, cancelled
when Dec. 1, 2010 was declared a holiday
and re-scheduled to Jan. 10, 2011 without
Under the Negotiable Instruments Law,
if the holder has a lien on the instrument
which arises either from a contract or by
republication of notice. The auction sale
then proceeded on the new date. Under the
circumstances, the auction sale is
implication of law, he would be a holder for
(A) rescissible.
value to the extent of
(B) unenforceable.
(A) his successor's interest.
(C) void.
(B) his predecessor's interest.
(D) voidable.
(C) the lien in his favor.
(D) the
amount
indicated
on
the
instrument's face.
(11)
The liability of a common carrier for
(13)
X executed a promissory note with a
face value of Php50,000.00, payable to the
order of Y. Y indorsed the note to Z, to
whom Y owed Php30,000.00. If X has no
the goods it transports begins from the time
defense at all against Y, for how much may
of
Z collect from X?
(A) conditional receipt.
(B) constructive receipt.
(C) actual receipt.
(A) Php20,000.00, as he is a holder for
value to the extent of the difference
between Y's debt and the value of
the note.
(B) Php30,000.00, as he is a holder for
value to the extent of his lien.
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the
(16)
P sold to M 10 grams of shabu worth
obligation to hold Php20,000.00
Php5,000.00. As he had no money at the
for Y's benefit.
time of the sale, M wrote a promissory note
promising to pay P or his order Php5,000. P
(D) None, as Z's remedy is to run after
his debtor, Y.
then indorsed the note to X (who did not
know about the shabu), and X to Y. Unable
to collect from P, Y then sued X on the note.
(14)
Under the Anti-Money Laundering Law,
a covered institution is required to maintain
set
up
the
defense
of
illegality
of
consideration. Is he correct?
a system of verifying the true identity of
their clients as well as persons purporting
(A) No, since X, being a subsequent
to act on behalf of
indorser, warrants that the note is
valid and subsisting.
(A) those doing business with such
clients.
(B) No, since X, a general indorser,
warrants that the note is valid
(B) unknown principals.
and subsisting.
(C) the covered institution.
(C) Yes, since a void contract does not
give rise to any right.
(D) such clients.
It is settled that neither par value nor
(D) Yes, since the note was born of an
book value is an accurate indicator of the
illegal consideration which is a real
fair
defense.
(15)
value
of
share
of
stock
of
corporation. As to unpaid subscriptions to
its shares of stock, as they are regarded as
corporate assets, they should be included
(17)
In a contract of carriage, the common
carrier is liable for the injury or death of a
passenger resulting from its employees
in the
fault although the latter acted beyond the
(A) capital value.
(B) book value.
(C) par value.
scope of his authority. This is based on the
(A) rule
that
the
carrier
has
an
implied duty to transport the
passenger safely.
(D) market value.
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By-laws.
(B) rule that the carrier has an express
duty to transport the passenger
safely
(C) Doctrine of Respondeat Superior.
(D) rule in culpa aquiliana.
(18)
A holder in due course holds the
instrument free from any defect of title of
prior
parties
and
free
from
defenses
available to prior parties among themselves.
An example of such a defense is (A) fraud in inducement.
(B) duress amounting to forgery.
(C) fraud in esse contractus.
(D) alteration.
(19)
In elections for the Board of Trustees of
non-stock corporations, members may cast
as many votes as there are trustees to be
elected but may not cast more than one
vote for one candidate. This is true (A) unless set aside by the members in
plenary session.
(B) in every case even if the Board of
Trustees resolves otherwise.
(C) unless otherwise provided in the
Articles of Incorporation or in the
(C) regardless of any depreciation in the
share's fair value.
(D) in every case even if the majority of
the
members
decide
otherwise
(D) only if there is no appreciation or
during the elections.
(20)
depreciation
appraisal rights is determined as of the day
prior to the date on which the vote was
taken. This is true (A) regardless of any depreciation or
appreciation in the share's fair
value.
(B) regardless of any appreciation in the
share's fair value.
the
share's
fair
value.
The rule is that the valuation of the
shares of a stockholder who exercises his
in
(21)
T Shipping, Co. insured all of its
vessels
with
Insurance,
Co.
The
insurance policies stated that the insurer
shall answer for all damages due to perils of
the sea. One of the insured's ship, the MV
Dona Priscilla, ran aground in the Panama
Canal when its engine pipes leaked and the
oil seeped into the cargo compartment. The
leakage
was
caused
by
the
extensive
mileage that the ship had accumulated.
May the insurer be made to answer for the
damage to the cargo and the ship?
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(A) Yes, because the insurance policy
(D) Yes,
since
and
are
Zs
employees.
covered any or all damage arising
from perils of the sea.
(23)
X, Co., a partnership, is composed of A
(B) Yes, since there appears to have
(capitalist partner), B (capitalist partner)
been no fault on the part of the
and C (industrial partner). If you were
shipowner and shipcaptain.
partner A, who between B and C would you
have an insurable interest on, such that
(C) No, since the proximate cause of the
you may then insure him?
damage was the breach of warranty
of seaworthiness of the ship.
(A) No
one,
as
there
is
merely
partnership contract among A, B
(D) No, since the proximate cause of
and C.
the damage was due to ordinary
(B) Both B and C, as they are your
usage of the ship, and thus not
partners.
due to a peril of the sea.
(22)
(C) Only C, as he is an industrial
X has been a long-time household
partner.
helper of Z. X's husband, Y, has also been
Z's long-time driver. May Z insure the lives
(D) Only B, as he is a capitalist partner.
of both X and Y with Z as beneficiary?
(A) Yes, since X and Y render services to
Z.
(24)
X is the holder of an instrument
payable to him (X) or his order, with Y as
maker. X then indorsed it as follows:
(B) No, since X and Y have no pecuniary
"Subject to no recourse, pay to Z. Signed,
interest on the life of Z arising from
X." When Z went to collect from Y, it turned
their employment with him.
out that Y's signature was forged. Z now
sues X for collection. Will it prosper?
(C) No, since Z has no pecuniary
interest in the lives of X and Y
arising from their employment
with him.
(A) Yes, because X, as a conditional
indorser, warrants that the note is
genuine.
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material fact already after the effectivity of
(B) Yes, because X, as a qualified
indorser, warrants that the note
is genuine.
(C) No, because X made a qualified
indorsement.
(D) No, because a qualified indorsement
does not include the warranty of
genuineness.
(25)
A bill of exchange has T for its drawee,
U as drawer, and F as holder. When F went
to T for presentment, F learned that T is
only 15 years old. F wants to recover from U
but the latter insists that a notice of
dishonor
must
first
be
made,
the
instrument being a bill of exchange. Is he
correct?
(A) Yes, since a notice of dishonor is
essential to charging the drawer.
(B) No,
since
can
waive
the
requirement of notice of dishonor.
(C) No, since F can treat U as maker
due to the minority of T, the
drawee.
(D) Yes, since in a bill of exchange,
notice of dishonor is at all times
required.
(26)
An insured, who gains knowledge of a
the insurance policy, is not obliged to
earthquake along the path of his ship. On
divulge it. The reason for this is that the
test of concealment of material fact is
determined
(A) at the time of the issuance of the
waking up, he immediately ordered the ship
to
return
to
port.
True
enough,
the
earthquake and tsunami struck three days
later and his ship was saved. Was the
deviation proper?
policy.
(A) Yes,
(B) at any time before the payment of
premium.
made
because
in
good
the
deviation
faith
and
was
on
reasonable ground for believing that
it was necessary to avoid a peril.
(C) at the time of the payment of the
premium.
(D) at any time before the policy
becomes effective.
(27)
T, the captain of MV Don Alan, while
(B) No, because no reasonable ground
for avoiding a peril existed at the
time of the deviation.
(C) No, because T relied merely on his
supposed gift of prophecy.
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(B) Yes,
because
it
is
an
original
creation.
place based on a reasonable belief of
the captain.
(C) Yes,
(28)
because
it
entailed
the
application of X's intellect.
X, drawee of a bill of exchange, wrote
the words: "Accepted, with promise to make
(D) No, because it did not entail any
payment within two days. Signed, X." The
drawer
questioned
the
acceptance
invalid. Is the acceptance valid?
(30)
(A) Yes, because the acceptance is in
reality a clear assent to the order
of the drawer to pay.
(B) Yes,
because
the
application of X's intellect.
as
D, debtor of C, wrote a promissory note
payable to the order of C. C's brother, M,
misrepresenting
himself
as
Cs
agent,
obtained the note from D, then negotiated it
to N after forging C's signature. N indorsed
form
of
the
acceptance is really immaterial.
it to E, who indorsed it to F, a holder in due
course. May F recover from E?
(A) No, since the forgery of C's signature
(C) No, because the acceptance must be
results in the discharge of E.
a clear assent to the order of the
drawer to pay.
(B) Yes,
since
only
the
forged
signature is inoperative and E is
(D) No, because the document must not
bound as indorser.
express that the drawee will perform
his promise within two days.
(C) No, since the signature of C, the
(29)
payee, was forged.
X came up with a new way of
presenting a telephone directory in a mobile
(D) Yes, since the signature of C is
phone, which he dubbed as the "iTel" and
immaterial, he being the payee.
which uses lesser time for locating names
and telephone numbers. May X have his
"iTel" copyrighted in his name?
(A) No, because it is a mere system or
method.
(31)
A material alteration of an instrument
without the assent of all parties liable
thereon results in its avoidance, EXCEPT
against a
(A) prior indorsee.
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(B) subsequent acceptor.
(C) No, since the promise to just pay a
sum of money is unclear.
(C) subsequent indorser.
(D) No, since it contains a promise to
(D) prior acceptor.
(32)
do an act in addition to the
payment of money.
X constituted a chattel mortgage on a
car (valued at Php1 Million pesos) to secure
a P500,000.00 loan. For the mortgage to be
valid, X should have
(34)
under
(B) inevitable losses
(C) possible losses
car.
(D) a slight chance of losses
(D) registered the car in his name.
B borrowed Php1 million from L and
offered to him his BMW car worth Php1
Million as collateral. B then executed a
promissory note that reads: "I, B, promise
to pay L or bearer the amount of Php1
Million and to keep my BMW car (loan
from
any
other
encumbrance. Signed, B." Is this note
negotiable?
(35)
EFG Foundation, Inc., a non-profit
organization, scheduled an election for its
six-member Board of Trustees. X, Y and Z,
who
are
minority
members
(A) Yes, since it is payable to bearer.
it
contains
an
unconditional promise to pay a sum
certain in money.
of
the
foundation, wish to exercise cumulative
voting in order to protect their interest,
although the Foundation's Articles and Bylaws are silent on the matter. As to each of
the three, what is the maximum number of
votes that he/she can cast?
since
placed
(A) probable losses
(C) unqualified free disposal of his
(B) Yes,
be
incur
(B) ownership of the car.
free
can
receivership when, if allowed to continue in
extent of half its value.
collateral)
bank
business, its depositors or creditors would
(A) the right to mortgage the car to the
(33)
(A) 6
(B) 9
(C) 12
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(D) 3
law firms letterhead and its computer in
preparing the letter. T also requested the
(36)
If the drawer and the drawee are the
same person, the holder may present the
instrument for payment without need of a
firms messenger to deliver the letter to the
publisher. Who owns the copyright to the
letter?
previous presentment for acceptance. In
such a case, the holder treats it as a
(A) T, since he is the original creator
of the contents of the letter.
(A) non-negotiable instrument.
(B) Both T and the publisher, one wrote
(B) promissory note.
the letter to the other who has
possession of it.
(C) letter of credit.
(D) check.
(C) The law office since T was an
employee and he wrote it on the
(37)D draws a bill of exchange that states: "One
firms letterhead.
month from date, pay to B or his order
Php100,000.00.
Signed,
D."
The
(D) The publisher to whom the letter
drawee
was sent.
named in the bill is E. B negotiated the bill to
M, M to N, N to O, and O to P. Due to nonacceptance and after proceedings for dishonor
were made, P asked O to pay, which O did.
From whom may O recover?
(39)
E received goods from T for display and
sale in E's store. E was to turn over to T the
proceeds of any sale and return the ones
unsold. To document their agreement, E
(A) B, being the payee
executed a trust receipt in Ts favor covering
the goods. When E failed to turn over the
(B) N, as indorser to O
(C) E, being the drawee
(D) D, being the drawer
proceeds from his sale of the goods or
return the ones unsold despite demand, he
was charged in court for estafa. E moved to
dismiss on the ground that his liability is
only civil. Is he correct?
(38)
T, an associate attorney in XYZ Law
Office, wrote a newspaper publisher a letter
(A) No, since he committed fraud when
disputing a columnists claim about an
he promised to pay for the goods
incident in the attorneys family. T used the
and did not.
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(A) principal debtor.
(B) No, since his breach of the trust
receipt agreement subjects him to
both civil and criminal liability
for estafa.
(C) Yes, since E cannot be charged with
estafa over goods covered a trust
receipt.
(D) Yes,
since
it
was
merely
consignment sale and the buyer
could not pay.
(40)
The
authorized
alteration
of
warehouse receipt which does not change
its tenor renders the warehouseman liable
according to the terms of the receipt
(A) in its original tenor if the alteration
is material.
(B) in its original tenor.
(C) as altered if there is fraud.
(D) as altered.
(41)
Any agreement
binding upon the
holder to extend the time of payment or to
postpone the holder's right to enforce the
instrument results in the discharge of the
party secondarily liable unless made with
the latter's consent. This agreement refers
to one which the holder made with the
(43)
(B) principal creditor.
X, warehouseman, sent a text message
to Y, to whom X had issued a warehouse
(C) secondary creditor.
receipt for Y's 500 sacks of corn, notifying
him of the due date and time to settle the
(D) secondary debtor.
(42)
storage fees. The message stated also that if
Upon execution of a trust receipt over
goods, the party who is obliged to release
such
goods
and
who
retains
security
interest on those goods, is called the
Y does not settle the warehouse charges
within 10 days, he will advertise the goods
for sale at a public auction. When Y ignored
the demand, X sold 100 sacks of corn at a
public auction. For Xs failure to comply
(A) holder.
(B) shipper.
(C) entrustee.
(D) entrustor.
with the statutory requirement of written
notice to satisfy his lien, the sale of the 100
sacks of corn is
(A) voidable.
(B) rescissible.
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(C) unenforceable.
(45)
as drawee and F as payee. The bill was then
(D) void.
(44)
indorsed to G, G to H, and H to I. I, the
On June 1, 2011, X mailed to Y
Insurance,
Co.
his
application
for
life
insurance, with payment for 5 years of
premium enclosed in it. On July 21, 2011,
the
insurance
A bill of exchange has D as drawer, E
company
accepted
current holder presented the bill to E for
acceptance. E accepted but, as it later
turned out, D is a fictitious person. Is E
freed from liability?
the
(A) No, since by accepting, E admits
application and mailed, on the same day, its
the existence of the drawer.
acceptance plus the cover note. It reached
X's residence on August 11, 2011. But, as it
(B) No, since by accepting, E warrants
happened, on August 4, 2011, X figured in
that he is solvent.
a car accident. He died a day later. May X's
heirs recover on the insurance policy?
(C) Yes, if E was not aware of that fact
at the time of acceptance.
(A) Yes,
since
under
the
Cognition
(D) Yes, since a bill of exchange with a
Theory, the insurance contract was
perfected upon acceptance by the
fictitious
insurer of X's application.
inexistent.
(B) No, since there is no privity of
(46)
drawer
is
void
and
Due to his debt to C, D wrote a
contract between the insurer and
promissory note which is payable to the
Xs heirs.
order of C. C's brother, M, misrepresenting
himself as agent of C, obtained the note
(C) No, since X had no knowledge of
from D. M then negotiated the note to N
the insurer's acceptance of his
after forging the signature of C. May N
application before he died.
enforce the note against D?
(D) Yes, since under the Manifestation
(A) Yes, since D is the principal debtor.
Theory, the insurance contract was
perfected upon acceptance of the
insurer of X's application.
(B) No, since the signature of C was
forged.
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corporate term cannot be made
(C) No, since it is C who can enforce it,
the note being payable to the order
of C.
(D) Yes, since D, as maker, is primarily
liable on the note.
(47)
T Corp. has a corporate term of 20
years under its Articles of Incorporation or
from June 1, 1980 to June 1, 2000. On
June 1, 1991 it amended its Articles of
Incorporation to extend its life by 15 years
from June 1, 1980 to June 1, 2015. The
SEC approved this amendment. On June 1,
2011, however, T Corp decided to shorten
its term by 1 year or until June 1, 2014.
Both the 1991 and 2011 amendments were
approved by majority vote of its Board of
Directors and ratified in a special meeting
by its stockholders representing at least
2/3 of its outstanding capital stock. The
SEC,
however,
disapproved
the
2011
amendment on the ground that it cannot be
made earlier than 5 years prior to the
expiration date of the corporate term, which
is June 1, 2014. Is this SEC disapproval
correct?
(A) No,
since
amendment
the
of
5-year
rule
corporate
on
term
applies only to extension, not to
shortening, of term.
(B) Yes,
any
amendment
affecting
filed a suit for tort against B's operator, A,
earlier than 5 years prior to the
corporations expiration date.
but A raised the defense of having exercised
extraordinary diligence in the safety of the
passenger. Is his defense tenable?
(C) No, since a corporation can in fact
have a corporate life of 50 years.
(A) Yes, as a common carrier can rebut
the presumption of negligence by
(D) Yes, the amendment to shorten
raising such a defense.
corporate term cannot be made
earlier than 5 years prior to the
corporations expiration date.
(B) No, as in tort actions, the proper
defense is due diligence in the
selection and supervision of the
(48)
B, while drunk, accepted a passenger
employee by the employer.
in his taxicab. B then drove the taxi
recklessly, and inevitably, it crashed into an
(C) No, as B, the common carrier's
electric post, resulting in serious physical
employee, was obviously negligent
injuries to the passengers. The latter then
due to his intoxication.
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(D) Yes, as a common carrier can
(B) Php1 Million since he warrants that
invoke extraordinary diligence in the
the note is genuine and in all
safety of passengers in tort cases.
respects what it purports to be.
(49)X is a director in T Corp. who was
(C) Php12 Million since he warrants his
elected to a 1-year term on Feb. 1, 2010.
solvency and that he has a good title
On April 11, 2010, X resigned and was
to the note.
replaced by R, who assumed as director on
May 17, 2010. On Nov. 21, 2010, R died. S
(D) Php12 Million since he warrants
was then elected in his place. Until which
that the note is genuine and in all
time should S serve as director?
respects what it purports to be.
(A) April 11, 2011.
(51)
X Corp., whose business purpose is to
manufacture and sell vehicles, invested its
(B) Feb. 1, 2011.
funds in Y Corp., an investment firm,
through
(C) May 17, 2011.
resolution
Directors.
The
of
its
Board
investment
of
grew
tremendously on account of Y Corp.'s
(D) Nov. 21, 2011.
excellent
(50)
business
judgment.
But
M, the maker, issued a promissory note
minority stockholder in X Corp. assails the
to P, the payee which states: "I, M, promise
investment as ultra vires. Is he right and, if
to pay P or order the amount of Php1
so, what is the status of the investment?
Million. Signed, M." P negotiated the note by
indorsement to N, then N to O also by
indorsement,
and
to
Q,
again
by
indorsement. But before O indorsed the
(A) Yes, it is an ultra vires act of the
corporation itself but voidable only,
subject to stockholders ratification.
note to Q, O's wife wrote the figure "2" on
the
note
after
"Php1"
without
O's
knowledge, making it appear that the note
is for Php12 Million. For how much is O
liable to Q?
(A) Php1 Million since it is the original
tenor of the note.
(B) Yes, it is an ultra vires act of its
Board of Directors and thus void.
(C) Yes, it is an ultra vires act of its
Board of Directors but voidable
only,
subject
ratification.
to
stockholders
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(A) Yes, it is an ultra vires act of the
(B) Yes, since both companies use water
in conducting their business.
corporation itself and, consequently,
void.
(C) No, since the companies are not
(52)
Notice of dishonor is not required to be
engaged
made in all cases. One instance where such
in
the
same
line
of
business.
notice is not necessary is when the indorser
is the one to whom the instrument is
(D) No, since the root word "Eagle" is a
suppose to be presented for payment. The
generic
rationale here is that the indorser
registration.
(A) already knows of the dishonor and
(54)
name
not
subject
to
For a constructive total loss to exist in
it makes no sense to notify him of
marine insurance, it is required that the
it.
person insured relinquish his interest in
the thing insured. This relinquishment
(B) is bound to make the acceptance in
must be
all cases.
(A) actual.
(C) has
no
reason
to
expect
the
(B) constructive first and if it fails, then
dishonor of the instrument.
actual.
(D) must be made to account for all his
(C) either actual or constructive.
actions.
(53)
(D) constructive.
"Eagleson Refillers, Co.," a firm that
sells water to the public, opposes the trade
name application of "Eagleson Laundry,
Co.," on the ground that such trade name
tends to deceive trade circles or confuse the
public with respect to the water firms
registered trade name. Will the opposition
prosper?
(A) Yes, since such use is likely to
deceive or confuse the public.
(55)
The Corporation Code sanctions a
contract between two or more corporations
which have interlocking directors, provided
there is no fraud that attends it and it is
fair
and
circumstances.
reasonable
The
under
interest
of
the
an
interlocking director in one corporation may
be either substantial or nominal. It is
nominal if his interest:
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not
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25%
of
expressed, explained, illustrated,
the
outstanding capital stock.
or embodied in a work.
(B) exceeds 25% of the outstanding
(D) Yes, since Ys article failed to make
capital stock.
any attribution to X.
(C) exceeds 20% of the outstanding
capital stock.
(D) does
not
exceed
20%
of
the
who exercises his appraisal right regarding
the fair value of his shares, a three-member
group shall by majority vote resolve the
X, an amateur astronomer, stumbled
upon what appeared to be a massive
volcanic eruption in Jupiter while peering
issue with finality. May the wife of the
withdrawing stockholder be named to the
threemember group?
at the planet through his telescope. The
(A) No, the wife of the withdrawing
following week, X, without notes, presented
a
lecture
on
Association
of
his
In case of disagreement between the
corporation and a withdrawing stockholder
outstanding capital stock.
(56)
(57)
findings
Astronomers
before
of
shareholder is not a disinterested
the
person.
the
Philippines. To his dismay, he later read an
(B) Yes, since she could best protect her
article in a science journal written by Y, a
husband's shareholdings.
professional astronomer, repeating exactly
what X discovered without any attribution
(C) Yes,
since
the
rules
do
not
discriminate against wives.
to him. Has Y infringed on X's copyright, if
any?
(D) No, since the stockholder himself
should sit in the three-member
(A) No, since X did not reduce his
group.
lecture in writing or other material
form.
(58)
(B) Yes, since the lecture is considered
Xs original work.
Apart from economic rights, the author
of a copyright also has moral rights which
he may transfer by way of assignment. The
term of these moral rights shall last
(C) No, since no protection extends to
any discovery, even if
(A) during the author's lifetime and
for 50 years after his death.
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payment of the insured.
(B) forever.
(C) 50 years from the time the author
created his work.
(D) during the author's lifetime.
(59)
Which
expressly
of
the
warrants
following
in
indorsers
negotiating
an
instrument that 1) it is genuine and true; 2)
he has a good title to it; 3) all prior parties
have capacity to negotiate; and 4) it is valid
and
subsisting
at
the
time
of
his
indorsement?
(A) The irregular indorser.
(B) The regular indorser.
(C) The general indorser.
(D) The qualified indorser.
(60)
Where the insurer was made to pay the
insured for a loss covered by the insurance
contract, such insurer can run after the
third person who caused the loss through
subrogation.
What
is
the
basis
for
conferring the right of subrogation to the
insurer?
(A) Their express stipulation in the
contract of insurance.
(B) The
equitable
results
from
assignment
the
that
insurers
from using the device on the ground of
(C) The insureds formal assignment of
patent infringement. Will the suit prosper?
his right to indemnification to the
(A) No, since the correct remedy for X is
insurer.
a civil action for damages.
(D) The insureds endorsement of its
(B) No, since Y is a prior user in good
claim to the insurer.
(61)
faith.
X invented a device which, through the
(C) Yes, since X is the first to register
use of noise, can recharge a cellphone
his device for patent registration.
battery. He applied for and was granted a
patent on his device, effective within the
(D) Yes, since Y unwittingly used Xs
Philippines. As it turns out, a year before
patented invention.
the grant of X's patent, Y, also an inventor,
invented a similar device which he used in
(62)
P, a sales girl in a flower shop at the
his cellphone business in Manila. But X
Ayala Station of the Metro Rail Transit
files an injunctive suit against Y to stop him
(MRT) bought two tokens or tickets, one for
her ride to work and another for her ride
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(A) with acceptance but the bill is paid
home. She got to her flower shop where she
usually worked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At
about 3 p.m., while P was attending to her
duties at the flower shop, two crews of the
MRT got into a fight near the flower shop,
causing injuries to P in the process. Can P
sue the MRT for contractual breach as she
was within the MRT premises where she
would shortly take her ride home?
(A) No, since the incident took place,
not in an MRT train coach, but at
the MRT station.
(B) No, since P had no intention to
board an MRT train coach when
the incident occured.
(C) Yes, since she already had a ticket
for her ride home and was in the
MRTs premises at the time of the
incident.
(D) Yes, since she bought a round trip
ticket and MRT had a duty while she
was at its station to keep her safe for
her return trip.
(63)
Forgery of bills of exchange may be
subdivided
into,
a)
forgery
of
an
indorsement on the bill and b) forgery of
the drawer's signature, which may either be
with acceptance by the drawee, or
by the drawee.
(B) avoids the policy.
(B) without acceptance but the bill is
(C) offsets the value of the policy with
paid by the drawer.
the additional insurancess value.
(C) without acceptance but the bill is
(D) forfeits premiums already paid.
paid by the drawee.
(65)
(D) with acceptance but the bill is paid
by the drawer.
(64)
If
an
additional
insurance
insurance
X found a check on the street, drawn
by Y against ABC Bank, with Z as payee. X
forged Z's signature as an indorser, then
policy
on
the
prohibits
property
insured without the insurer's consent, such
provision being valid and reasonable, a
violation by the insured
indorsed it personally and delivered it to
DEF Bank. The latter, in turn, indorsed it to
ABC Bank which charged it to the Ys
account. Y later sued ABC Bank but it set
up the forgery as its defense. Will it
prosper?
(A) reduces the value of the policy.
(A) No, since the payee's signature has
been forged.
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the deficiency?
(B) No, since Ys remedy is to run after
the forger, X.
(C) Yes, since forgery is only a personal
defense.
(D) Yes, since ABC Bank is bound to
know
the
signature
of
Y,
its
client.
(66)
be
The rule is that no stock dividend shall
issued
without
the
approval
of
stockholders representing at least 2/3 of
the outstanding capital stock at a regular or
special meeting called for the purpose. As to
other forms of dividends:
(A) a mere majority of the entire Board
of Directors applies.
(B) a mere majority of the quorum of
the Board of Directors applies.
(C) a mere majority of the votes of
stockholders
representing
the
outstanding capital stock applies.
(D) the same rule of 2/3 votes applies.
(67)
X, at Ys request, executed a Real
Estate Mortgage (REM) on his (Xs) land to
secure Y's loan from Z. Z successfully
foreclosed the REM when Y defaulted on
the loan but half of Y's obligation remained
unpaid. May Z sue X to enforce his right to
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
(A) Yes, but solidarily with Y.
(B) No, since it has no power to invest in
equities.
(B) Yes, since Xs is deemed to warrant
that his land would cover the whole
(C) Yes, as there is no prohibition on
obligation.
it.
(C) No, since it is the buyer at the
(D) No, since under the law, the 100%
auction sale who should answer for
ownership on voting stocks must
the deficiency.
(D) No, because X is not Zs debtor.
(68)
May a publicly listed universal bank
own 100% of the voting stocks in another
universal bank and in a commercial bank?
(A) Yes, if with the permission of the
be in either bank only.
(69)
Perils of the ship, under marine
insurance law, refer to loss which in the
ordinary course of events results from
(A) natural and inevitable actions of
the sea.
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cancellation of a person secondarily liable
(B) natural and ordinary actions of the
sea.
(C) unnatural and inevitable actions of
the sea.
(D) unnatural and ordinary actions of
the sea.
(70)
Under the Intellectual Property Code,
lectures,
sermons,
addresses
or
dissertations prepared for oral delivery,
whether or not reduced in writing or other
material forms, are regarded as
(A) non-original works.
(B) original works.
(C) derivative works.
(D) not subject to protection.
(71)
Can a drawee who accepts a materially
altered check recover from the holder and
the drawer?
(A) No, he cannot recover from either
of them.
(B) Yes from both of them.
(C) Yes but only from the drawer.
(D) Yes but only from the holder.
(72)
The
rule
is
that
the
intentional
dysfunction, was about to be discharged
results in the discharge of the latter. With
respect to an indorser, the holder's right to
cancel his signature is:
when he met his friend Y. X told Y the
reason for his hospitalization. A month
later, X applied for an insurance covering
serious illnesses from ABC Insurance, Co.,
where
(A) without limitation.
was
working
as
Corporate
Secretary. Since X had already told Y about
(B) not limited to the case where the
his hospitalization, he no longer answered a
indorsement is necessary to his
question regarding it in the application
title.
form. Would this constitute concealment?
(C) limited to the case where the
indorsement is not necessary to
his title.
(D) limited
(A) Yes,
since
hospitalization
the
previous
would
influence
the insurer in deciding whether to
to
the
case
where
the
indorsement is necessary to his
title.
grant X's application.
(B) No, since Y may be regarded as
ABCs agent and he already knew of
(73)
X,
in
the
hospital
for
kidney
Xs previous hospitalization.
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dishonor by the maker.
(C) Yes, it would constitute concealment
that amounts to misrepresentation
on X's part.
(D) No, since the previous illness is not
a material fact to the insurance
coverage.
(74)
Several American doctors wanted to set
up a group clinic in the Philippines so they
could render modern medical services. If
the clinic is to be incorporated under our
laws, what is the required foreign equity
participation in such a corporation?
(A) 40%
(B) 0%
(C) 60%
(D) 70%
(75)
X executed a promissory note in favor
of Y by way of accommodation. It says: "Pay
to Y or order the amount of Php50,000.00.
Signed, X." Y then indorsed the note to Z,
and Z to T. When T sought collection from
Y, the latter countered as indorser that
there should have been a presentment first
to the maker who dishonors it. Is Y correct?
(A) No, since Y is the real debtor and
thus,
there
presentment
is
no
need
for
payment
for
and
approving the taking of steps that in reality
(B) Yes, since as an indorser who is
secondarily liable, there must first
be presentment for payment and
dishonor by the maker.
there is no need for presentment for
payment and dishonor to hold an
indorser liable.
Y and Z would only arise after
for
payment
and
dishonor by the maker.
tax
evasion.
On
discovering this, the government filed tax
evasion charges against all the companys
members of the board of directors. The
no personal liability, being mere directors of
a fictional being. Are they correct?
(A) No, since as a rule only natural
passed
board
of
directors
can
commit
corporate crimes.
(B) Yes, since it is the corporation that
did not pay the tax and it has a
The Board of Directors of XYZ Corp.
unanimously
willful
persons like the members of the
(D) Yes, since the secondary liability of
(76)
to
directors invoked the defense that they have
(C) No, since the absolute rule is that
presentment
amounted
Resolution
personality
distinct
from
its
directors.
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(C) Yes, since the directors officially and
(D) No, since unlike T, he did not
collectively performed acts that are
register his own "CROCOS" mark for
imputable only to the corporation.
his product.
(D) No, since the law makes directors
of the corporation solidarily liable
for gross negligence and bad faith
in the discharge of their duties.
(77)
(78)
A, the proprietor of a fleet of ten
taxicabs, decides to adopt, as his business
name, "A Transport Co., Inc." May this be
allowed?
(A) No, it would be deceptive since he
T is the registered trademark owner of
is a proprietor, not a corporation.
"CROCOS" which he uses on his ready-towear clothes. Banking on the popularity of
(B) No, since "A" is a generic name, not
T's trade mark, B came up with his own
suitable for registration.
"CROCOS" mark, which he then used for
his "CROCOS" burgers. T now sues B for
(C) Yes, since his line of business is
trademark infringement but B argues that
public transportation.
his product is a burger, hence, there is no
(D) Yes, since such name would give his
infringement. Is B correct?
business a corporate identity.
(A) No, since the owner of a wellknown mark registered in the
Philippines
has
rights
that
extends even to dissimilar kinds
of goods.
(B) Yes, since the right of the owner of a
well-known mark registered in the
Philippines does not extend to goods
which are not of the same kind.
(C) Yes, as B was in bad faith in coming
up with his own "CROCOS" mark.
(79)
T delivers two refrigerators to the
warehouse
of
who
then
issues
negotiable receipt undertaking the delivery
of the refrigerators to "T or bearer." T
entrusted the receipt to B for safekeeping
only. B negotiated it, however, to F who
bought it in good faith and for value. Who is
entitled to the delivery of the refrigerators?
(A) T, since he is the real owner of the
refrigerators.
(B) F, since he is a purchaser in good
faith and for value.
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(C) B, since T entrusted the receipt to
(C) No, because the voting in the Board
him.
should have been by majority of a
quorum.
(D) W, since he has as a warehouseman
a lien on the goods.
(D) Yes since the votes of 2/3 of the
stockholders and majority of the
(80)
The Articles of Incorporation must be
accompanied
Board were secured.
by a Treasurer's Affidavit
certifying under oath, among others, that
(82)
A group of Malaysians wanted to invest
in the Philippines insurance business.
the total subscription paid is:
(A) not less than P25,000.00.
(B) not more than P5,000.00.
After negotiations, they agreed to organize
"FIMA Insurance Corp." with a group of
Filipino businessmen. FIMA would have a
PhP50 Million paid up capital, PhP40
(C) not less than P5,000.00.
Million of which would come from the
Filipino group. All corporate officers would
(D) not more than P25,000.00.
(81)
In a special meeting called for the
purpose,
2/3
of
the
stockholders
representing the outstanding capital stock
in X. Co. authorized the company's Board
of Directors to amend its By-laws. By
majority vote, the Board then approved the
amendment. Is this amendment valid?
(A) No since the stockholders cannot
delegate their right to amend the
By-laws to the Board.
(B) Yes since the majority votes in the
Board was sufficient to amend the
By-laws.
be Filipinos and 8 out of its 10-member
Board of Directors would be Filipinos. Can
FIMA operate an insurance business in the
Philippines?
(A) No, since an insurance company
must have at least PhP75 Million
paid-up capital.
(B) Yes,
since
there
is
substantial
compliance with our nationalization
laws respecting paid-up capital and
Filipino
dominated
Board
of
Directors.
(C) Yes, since FIMAs paid up capital
more
than
meets
nationalization laws.
the
countrys
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(D) No, since an insurance company
should be 100% owned by Filipinos.
(85)
A promissory note states, on its face: "I,
X, promise to pay Y the amount of Php
5,000.00 five days after completion of the
(83)
Under the Public Service Act, an
administrative agency has the power to
on-going construction of my house. Signed,
X." Is the note negotiable?
approve provisionally the rates of public
utilities without a hearing in case of urgent
(A) Yes, since it is payable at a fixed
public needs. The exercise of this power is
period after the occurrence of a
specified event.
(A) supervisory.
(B) No, since it is payable at a fixed
(B) absolute.
period after the occurrence of an
event which may not happen.
(C) discretionary.
(D) mandatory.
(C) Yes, since it is payable at a fixed
period or determinable future time.
(84)
X, creditor of Y, obtained a judgment in
his favor in connection with Y's unpaid loan
(D) No, since it should be payable at a
to him. The court's sheriff then levied on
fixed period before the occurrence of
the goods that Y stored in T's warehouse,
a specified event.
for which the latter issued a warehouse
receipt. A month before the levy, however, Z
bought the warehouse receipt for value.
Who has a better right over the goods?
(86)
P sold to M a pair of gecko (tuko) for
Php50,000.00. M then issued a promissory
note to P promising to pay the money within
90 days. Unknown to P and M, a law was
(A) T, being the warehouseman with a
lien on the goods
passed a month before the sale that
prohibits and declares void any agreement
to sell gecko in the country. If X acquired
(B) Z, being a purchaser for value of
the warehouse receipt
(C) X, being Ys judgment creditor
(D) Y, being the owner of the goods
the note in good faith and for value, may he
enforce payment on it?
(A) No, since the law declared void
the
contract
on
which
promissory note was founded.
the
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"Pay to X the amount of Php1 Million for
(B) No, since it was not X who bought
the gecko.
(C) Yes, since he is a holder in due
course of a note which is distinct
from the sale of gecko.
(D) Yes, since he is a holder in due
course and P and M were not aware
of the law that prohibited the sale of
gecko.
(87)
P authorized A to sign a bill of
exchange in his (Ps) name. The bill reads:
"Pay to B or order the sum of Php1 million.
Signed, A (for and in behalf of P)." The bill
was drawn on P. B indorsed the bill to C, C
to D, and D to E. May E treat the bill as a
promissory note?
(A) No,
because
the
instrument
is
payable to order and has been
indorsed several times.
(B) Yes,
because
the
drawer
and
drawee are one and the same
person.
(C) No, because the instrument is a bill
of exchange.
(D) Yes, because A was only an agent of
P.
(88)
Z wrote out an instrument that states:
collection only. Signed, Z." X indorsed it to
Don Teodoro for Php100 Million with ABC
his creditor, Y, to whom he owed Php1
million. Y now wants to collect and satisfy
X's debt through the Php1 million on the
check. May he validly do so?
(A) Yes, since the indorsement to Y is
for Php1 Million.
Insurance, Co. through T, an agent of X
Shipping. During a voyage, the vessel
accidentally
caught
fire
and
suffered
damages estimated at Php80 Million. T
personally informed ABC Insurance that X
Shipping was abandoning the ship. Later,
ABC insurance denied X Shippings claim
for loss on the ground that a notice of
(B) No, since Z is not a party to the loan
between X and Y.
(C) No, since X is merely an agent of
Z, his only right being to collect.
(D) Yes, since X owed Y Php1 Million.
abandonment
through
its
agent
was
improper. Is ABC Insurance right?
(A) Yes, since X Shipping should have
ratified its agents action.
(B) No,
since
T,
as
agent
of
Shipping who procured the
(89)
X Shipping, Co., insured its vessel MV
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takes effect by operation of law, it
insurance, can also give notice of
abandonment for his principal.
(C) Yes, since only the agent of X
Shipping
relayed
the
fact
of
abandonment.
(D) No, since in the first place, the
damage was more than of the
ship's value.
(90)
A law was passed disqualifying former
members of Congress from sitting in the
Board of Directors of government-owned or
controlled corporations. Because of this,
the Board of Directors of ABC Corp., a
government-owned
corporation,
and
disqualified
controlled
C,
former
Congressman, from continuing to sit as one
of
its
members.
objected,
however,
insisting that under the Corporation Code
members of the board of directors of
corporations may only be removed by vote
of
stockholders
holding
2/3
of
its
outstanding capital stock in a regular or
special meeting called for that purpose. Is C
correct?
(A) Yes, since the new law cannot be
applied to members of the board of
directors already elected prior to its
passage.
(B) No,
since
the
disqualification
H negotiated the receipt to P who acquired
is sufficient that he was declared
no longer a member of the board.
(C) Yes, since the provisions of the
Corporation Code applies as well to
government-owned
and
controlled
corporations.
it in good faith and for value. P then
claimed the goods from W, who released
them. After the rice was loaded on a ship
bound for Manila, G invokes his right to
stop the goods in transit due to his unpaid
lien. Who has a better right to the rice?
(A) P, since he has superior rights as
(D) No, since the board has the power to
oust him even without the new law.
a purchaser for value and in good
faith.
goods
(B) P, regardless of whether or not he is
supplier, sold 100 sacks of rice to H who
a purchaser for value and in good
promised to pay once he has sold all the
faith.
(91)
002-38-0001
G,
grocery
rice. H meantime delivered the goods to W,
a warehouseman, who issued a warehouse
receipt. Without the knowledge of G and W,
(C) G, since as an unpaid seller, he has
the right of stoppage in transitu.
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since
it
appears
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(94)
A bill of exchange states on its face:
warehouse charges have not been
"One (1) month after sight, pay to the order
paid.
of Mr. R the amount of Php50,000.00,
chargeable to the account of Mr. S. Signed,
(92)
In a signature by procuration, the
principal is bound only in case the agent
acted
within
the
actual
limits
of
his
authority. The signature of the agent in
such a case operates as notice that he has
Mr. T." Mr. S, the drawee, accepted the bill
upon presentment by writing on it the
words "I shall pay Php30,000.00 three (3)
months after sight." May he accept under
such terms, which varies the command in
the bill of exchange?
(A) a qualified authority to sign.
(A) Yes,
(B) a limited authority to sign.
since
drawee
accepts
according to the tenor of his
(C) a special authority to sign.
acceptance.
(D) full authority to sign.
(93)
(B) No, since, once he accepts, a drawee
is liable according to the tenor of the
In return for the 20 years of faithful
bill.
service of X as a househelper to Y, the latter
promised to pay Php100,000.00 to Xs heirs
(C) Yes, provided the drawer and payee
if he (X) dies in an accident by fire. X
agree to the acceptance.
agreed. Is this an insurance contract?
(D) No, since he is bound as drawee to
(A) Yes, since all the elements of an
accept the bill according to its tenor.
insurance contract are present.
(95)
(B) Yes,
since
services
may
be
regarded as the consideration.
(C) No,
since
actually
made
indorsed to him "for deposit" file a suit
against the indorser?
conditional donation in Xs favor.
(D) No, since it is in fact an innominate
contract between X and Y.
May the indorsee of a promissory note
(A) Yes,
as
long
as
the
indorser
received value for the restrictive
indorsement.
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(B) Yes, as long as the indorser received
value
for
the
(A) Yes, because there was breach of
implied warranty.
conditional
indorsement.
(B) No, because there was no intent to
breach an implied warranty.
(C) Yes, whether or not the indorser
received value for the conditional
(C) Yes, because it relates to a material
indorsement.
representation.
(D) Yes, whether or not the indorser
(D) No,
received value for the restrictive
there
was
only
representation of intention.
indorsement.
(96)
because
X issued a check in favor of his
(98)
The Articles of Incorporation of ABC
creditor, Y. It reads: " Pay to Y the amount
Transport Co., a public utility, provides for
of
Pesos
ten (10) members in its Board of Directors.
(Php700,000.00). Signed, X". What amount
What is the prescribed minimum number of
should be construed as true in such a
Filipino citizens in its Board?
Seven
Thousand
Hundred
case?
(A) 10
(A) Php700,000.00.
(B) 6
(B) Php700.00.
(C) 7
(C) Php7,000.00.
(D) Php700,100.00.
(D) 5
(99)
P authorized A to sign a negotiable
Shipowner X, in applying for a marine
instrument in his (Ps) name. It reads: "Pay
insurance policy from ABC, Co., stated that
to B or order the sum of Php1 million.
his vessel usually sails middle of August
Signed, A (for and in behalf of P)." The
and with normally 100 tons of cargo. It
instrument shows that it was drawn on P. B
turned out later that the vessel departed on
then indorsed to C, C to D, and D to E. E
the first week of September and with only
then treated it as a bill of exchange. Is
10 tons of cargo. Will this avoid the policy
presentment for acceptance necessary in
that was issued?
this case?
(97)
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(A) No, since the drawer and drawee
References:
are the same person.
(B) No, since the bill is non-negotiable,
(2007, 2009, 2010)
the drawer and drawee being the
same person.
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to
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(C) Yes, since the bill is payable to
order, presentment is required for
acceptance.
(D) Yes, in order to hold all persons
liable on the bill.
(100)
The
corporate
term
of
stock
corporation is that which is stated in its
Articles
of
Incorporation.
It
may
be
extended or shortened by an amendment of
the Articles when approved by majority of
its Board of Directors and:
(A) approved and ratified by at least 2/3
of all stockholders.
(B) approved by at least 2/3 of the
stockholders
representing
the
outstanding capital stock.
(C) ratified
by
at
least
2/3
of
all
stockholders.
(D) ratified by at least 2/3 of the
stockholders
representing
outstanding capital stock.
the
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