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LETTERS OF CREDIT
Definition/concept
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A letter of credit is any arrangement, however named or described, whereby a bank, acting
upon the request of its client or on its own behalf, agrees to pay another against stipulated
documents, provided that the terms of the credit are complied with.
While a letter of credit is a security arrangement, the liability of the bank that issued the
letter of credit is neither that of a surety nor a guarantor. The liability of the issuing bank is
primary and solidary.
The stay order issued by the rehabilitation court enjoining the enforcement of claims against
the principal debtor, its guarantor and surety not liable solidarily with the principal debtor
does not preclude the beneficiary from collecting on the letter of credit.
Issuing bank is not entitled to the benefit of excussion.
The issuing bank should pay the beneficiary upon the latters submission of the stipulated
documents and compliance with the terms of the credit even though there is a pending issue
on whether or not the main contract underlying the l/c has been paid/fulfilled or not.
Governing law
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The account party or applicant of the letter of credit who is either the importer or buyer in a
commercial letter of credit or the obligor/debtor in a standby letter of credit. He agrees to
pay the bank that issued the l/c the commission/charges and to reimburse the issuing bank
amounts duly paid under the lc.
Applicant has no obligation to reimburse the issuing bank if the latter pays without the
stipulated documents or in case of discrepant documents.
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He has the right to have the marginal deposit deducted from the principal obligation under
the l/c and to have the interest computed only on the balance and not on the face value
thereof.
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The beneficiary
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The beneficiary is the one entitled to payment from the issuing bank after submission of
stipulated documents and compliance with the terms of the credit.
He has a prestation to do under the main contract but his failure to fulfill his obligation
under the main contract does not negate his right to payment from the issuing bank as long
as he is able to submit the required documents and comply with the terms of the credit,
without prejudice to his liability against the account party under the law on contract and
damages.
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The advising bank determines the apparent authenticity of the letter of credit and notifies the
beneficiary of the l/c issuance.
It does not guarantee the genuineness or due execution of the l/c. It is not liable for damages
even if the l/c turns out to be spurious provided the spurious character is not apparent on the
face of the instrument.
It has no obligation to pay the beneficiary unless it is also the paying or confirming bank.
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The paying bank is the agent of the issuing bank to facilitate payment to the beneficiary.
The paying bank can also be the advising bank.
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The confirming bank lends credence to the lc issued by a lesser known bank as if it were the
one that issued the letter of credit.
Its obligation is similar to the issuing bank. Thus, beneficiary may tender documents to the
confirming bank and collect payment.
The confirming bank collects fees for such engagement and obtains reimbursement from the
issuing bank.
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The negotiating bank becomes a party to the l/c transaction after it buys the draft drawn by
the beneficiary and becomes the holder thereof.
As holder, it has the right to payment from the bank primarily liable on the draft ( either the
issuing bank or the confirming bank ).
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If the party primarily liable on the l/c( issuing bank or confirming bank ) refuses to honor
the draft, the negotiating bank has the right to proceed against the drawer thereof.
By this doctrine, the relationships among : a) the issuing bank and the beneficiary; b ) the
issuing bank and the applicant; and, c ) the beneficiary and the applicant while interrelated
are separate, distinct and independent of one another.
2. Thus, in determining the obligation of the issuing bank to pay the beneficiary, the issuing
bank has no obligation to verify whether or not the main contract has been fulfilled or not.
3. The issuing bank is liable to pay the beneficiary upon the latters submission of the
stipulated documents and compliance with the terms of the credit regardless of any breach
of contract by the beneficiary to the applicant of the l/c.
4. Conversely, the right of the issuing bank to obtain reimbursement from the applicant of the
l/c is not adversely affected by the non-fulfillment by the beneficiary of its obligation to the
applicant.
5. In letters of credit, banks deal with documents, they dont deal with goods.
6. In standby letter of credit securing a loan obligation, any payment of the debtor to the creditor
should not be deducted from the total obligation of the issuing bank to the beneficiary. The issuing
bank, after payment of the full amount, is entitled to full reimbursement from the debtor. But the
debtor may recover excess payment from the creditor to prevent unjust enrichment.
Fraud exception principle
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Under this doctrine, the documents that the beneficiary should submit to the issuing bank or
confirming bank must strictly conform to the documents stipulated. If there is discrepancy,
the issuing bank is not liable to pay. If it pays despite discrepant documents, it pays at its
own risk and can not obtain reimbursement from the applicant.
It is not a question of whether or not it is fair or equitable to require submission of
documents but whether or not the documents were agreed upon. In which case, all such
documents must be submitted.
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A warehouse receipt is not a negotiable instrument within the meaning of the NIL even
though the warehouse receipt, as a document of title, may be negotiable.
To whom delivered
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Between a judgment creditor and the holder of a duly negotiated negotiable warehouse
receipt, the latter has the better right
Between the unpaid seller of the goods deposited to the warehouseman and the holder a duly
negotiated warehouse receipt, the latter has a better right
The rights of the assignee of a non-negotiable warehouse receipt may be defeated by the
judgment creditor of the depositor or the unpaid seller of the goods deposited pending notice
to the warehouseman of the assignment or transfer.
If the goods were stolen from the owner and deposited to the warehouseman who
subsequently issued a warehouse receipt which in turn was duly negotiated to an innocent
purchaser for value, the owner has the better right than the holder of the negotiable
warehouse receipt. This is because a thief transfers no title.
If the goods were deposited by the owner for which the warehouseman issued a negotiable
warehouse receipt but the receipt was negotiated in bad faith, the holder of such negotiable
warehouse receipt has a better right against the owner because the validity of the negotiation
is not impaired by the fact that such negotiation was a breach of duty on the part of the
person making the negotiation provided that the holder has no notice of the breach of duty
or fraud, mistake or duress.
The negotiation of the warehouse receipt by the buyer of goods purchased from and
deposited to the warehouse is valid even if the warehouseman who issued a negotiable
receipt was not paid by the buyer.
Kinds
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Negotiable warehouse receipt- is a receipt in which it is stated that the goods received will
be delivered to the bearer or to the order of any person named in such receipt
Non-negotiable- a receipt in which it is stated that the goods received will be delivered to
the depositor or to any other specified person.
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The holder of a negotiable receipt acquires : a ) such title to the goods as the depositor or the
person negotiating had or had ability to convey to a purchaser in good faith for value; and b
) the direct obligation of the warehouseman to hold possession of the goods for him
according to the terms of the receipt as if the warehouseman had contracted directly with
him.
The goods covered by the receipt can not be garnished or levied upon under execution
unless the receipt is surrendered, or impounded or its negotiation enjoined.
The goods that the receipt covers are not subject to sellers lien or stoppage in transit
Duties of warehouseman
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To take care of the goods entrusted to his safekeeping with the same care as a reasonably
careful owner of similar goods would exercise
To deliver the goods to the holder of the receipt or the depositor provided the following
conditions are fulfilled :
offer to satisfy the warehousemans lien
offer to surrender the receipt, if negotiable with such indorsements as would be necessary
for the negotiation of the receipt; and
readiness and willingness to sign when the goods are delivered acknowledgment that they
have been received
The refusal of the warehouseman who previously owned goods stored with it to deliver the goods to
the endorsee of the receipt on the ground that the goods had not been paid by the buyer is unlawful.
The warehouseman has no cause of action for repossession and damages against a person to whom it
delivered deposited articles on the basis of an alleged falsified delivery permit where the real parties
interested in the questioned articles have not yet sued the warehouseman for damages on account of
wrongful delivery.
Warehousemans lien
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The warehousemans lien over the goods deposited with him is his security, just like a
pledge or mortgage for the payment of the charges for the storage and preservation of the
goods, money advanced and other expenses in relation to such goods.
The remedies available to the warehouseman to enforce the lien are : 1 ) refuse to deliver the
goods until his lien is satisfied; 2 ) to sell the goods and apply the proceeds to the value of
the lien; 3 ) by other means allowed by law to a creditor against his debtor for the collection
from the depositor of all charges and advances which the debtor contracted with the
warehouseman; or such remedies allowed by law for the enforcement of a lien against
personal property
A warehousemans lien should in no event go beyond the value of the credit in favor of the
pledgee.
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The warehouseman fees and charges cease to accrue from the date of rejection by the
warehouseman to heed the lawful demand by the endorsee of the quedan for the release of
the goods.
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Trust receipt is a transaction between the entruster and the entrustee whereby the
entruster who owns or holds absolute title or security interest over certain goods,
documents and instruments, releases the same to the possession of the entrustee
upon the latters execution and delivery of a trust receipt wherein the entrustee
binds himself to hold the designated goods, documents and instruments in trust for
the entruster and to sell or otherwise dispose of the goods or instruments with the
obligation to turn over to the entruster the proceeds thereof to the extent of the
amount owing to the entruster or to return them to the entruster in case of non- sale.
The failure of the entrustee to deliver the proceeds of the sale of the goods or
instruments subject of the trust receipt or to return the goods constitutes estafa.
Not all obligations of the entrustee are criminal in nature but only the obligations
specified above.
Under recent jurisprudence, the penal sanction under the trust receipts law does not
apply in case the goods are not intended for sale or resale such as when they are for
actual use.
To be in the nature of the trust receipt, the entruster should have financed the
acquisition or importation of the goods. The funds should have been delivered
before or simultaneously with delivery of the goods. If the entrustee is already the
owner or in possession of the goods before delivery of the loan and execution of
the trust receipt agreement, the transaction shall be considered a simple loan even
though the parties may have denominated the agreement as one of trust receipt.
Loan/security feature
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A trust receipt has loan and security features. The entruster (bank ) extends the loan to the
entrustee ( importer and retail dealers ) to finance the importation or acquisition of goods or
instruments in favor of the entrustee who may not be able to obtain credit except thru
utilization of the merchandise imported or purchased. The security feature is in the covering
trust receipt which secures the indebtedness.
For as long as the loan is not paid, the civil obligation remains.
Thus :
a ) the loss of the goods subject of the trust receipt regardless of the cause does not
extinguish the civil liability of the entrustee;
b ) the return of the goods may extinguish the criminal liability but not the civil liability of
the entrustee unless the goods are sold and proceeds thereof applied in full payment of the loan
c ) repossession of the goods by the entruster in case of default by the entrustee does not
extinguish the civil liability of the entrustee unless the goods are sold and proceeds applied in
payment of the obligation.
d. repossession of the goods in case of default of the entrustee does not prevent the entruster
from foreclosing any mortgage on the property which the entrustee or surety offered as additional
security for the loan
3. A civil action for the collection of the loan may be instituted independently of the criminal action
for violation of the trust receipts law.
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Ownership of the goods, documents and instruments under trust receipt
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If under the trust receipt, the bank is made to appear as owner, it was but a legal fiction than
fact for if it were really so, it could dispose of the goods in any manner that it wants which it
can not do so. To consider the bank the owner would be to disregard the loan feature thereof
The entrustee, however, can not mortgage the goods because one of the requisites of a valid
mortgage is that the mortgagor must be the absolute owner of the property mortgaged or
must have free disposal thereof. Entrustee is not the absolute owner of the goods under trust
receipt nor has free disposal thereof.
The entruster is not responsible as principal or vendor under any sale or contract to sell
made by the entrustee
To be entitled to the proceeds of the sale of the goods under trust receipt to the extent of the
amount owing to him or to the return of the goods in case of non-sale
To cancel the trust and take possession of the goods or of the proceeds realized therefrom at
any time upon default by the entrustee
To sell the goods with at least five day notice to the entrustee and apply the proceeds in
payment of the obligation. Entrustee liable to pay deficiency, if any
Validity of the security interest as against creditors of the entrustee/innocent purchasers for
value
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The entrusters security interest in the goods under trust receipt shall be valid as against all
creditors of the entrustee for the duration of the trust receipt agreement.
Thus, the security interest of the entruster over the goods under trust receipt is superior than
the monetary claims of the laborers of the entrustee.
The innocent purchaser for value of the goods sold by the entrustee has a better right than
the entruster. He acquires title to the goods free from the security interest of the entruster.
To hold the goods, documents or instruments in trust for the entruster and to dispose of
them strictly in accordance with the terms of the trust receipt;
To receive the proceeds in trust for the entruster and turn over the same to the entruster to
the extent of the obligation to the entruster
To insure the goods for their total value against loss from fire, theft, pilferage or other
casualties;
To keep said goods or proceeds thereof separate and capable of identification as property of
the entruster;
To return the goods, documents or instruments in the event of non-sale or upon demand of
the entruster; and
To observe all other terms and conditions of the trust receipt not contrary to law
However, the gravamen of the criminal offense under the trust receipts law is the failure of
the entrustee to deliver the proceeds of the sale to the entruster up to the extent of the entrustees
obligations or to return the same in case of non-sale
Other legal points to consider :
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The officer of the corporation who signed a trust receipt can not hide behind the cloak
of the separate legal personality of the corporation and can not avoid criminal
prosecution even though he had no physical possession of the goods. The law makes
him liable for such corporate act without prejudice to the civil liability of the
corporation and/or directors/officers responsible for the violation.
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Deposit by the entrustee of sum of money with the entruster bank without reference to
the trust receipt obligation does not give rise to legal compensation because such
compensation is not proper for a debt consisting of a civil liability arising from a crime
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The return of the goods, documents or instruments in case of non-sale extinguishes only the
criminal liability of the entrustee unless he pays in full his loan obligation
The return of the goods and the consequent acquittal of the entrustee in the criminal case
does not bar the filing of a separate civil action to enforce the civil liability of the entrustee
The risk of loss shall be borne by the entrustee. Loss of the goods under trust receipt ,
pending their disposition, irrespective of whether or not it was due to the fault or negligence
of the entrustee, shall not extinguish his obligation to the entruster for the value thereof.
The principle of res perit domino will not apply against the entruster
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Remedies available
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The remedies available to the entruster are :
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File a criminal action for estafa in case of failure of the entrustee to deliver the proceeds of
the sale of the goods under trust receipt up to the extent of his obligation to the entruster.
The civil action may be instituted in the criminal action or separately filed independently of
the criminal action. The criminal action is based on ex-delictu for violation of the law while
the civil action is based on ex-contractu for violation of the trust receipt agreement.
Cancel the trust and take possession of the goods at any time upon default of the entrustee.
After repossession, the entruster may sell the goods upon at least five day notice to the
entrustee and apply the proceeds in payment of the obligation. The entrustee is liable for
deficiency or entitled to excess, if any.
If a surety secures the obligation of the entrustee in addition to the trust receipt, the law does
not obligate the entruster to cancel the trust or take possession of the goods. He can proceed
against the surety. The options belong to the entruster
BANKING LAWS
THE NEW CENTRAL BANK ACT
State policies
Creation of the BangkoSentralngPilipinas( BSP )
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The BSP is the central monetary authority. While it is a government owned corporation, it
enjoys fiscal and administrative autonomy.
It shall provide policy directions in the areas of money, banking and credit.
It shall have supervision over banks and exercise regulatory powers over finance companies
and non-bank financial institutions performing quasi-banking functions
It is mandated to maintain price stability conducive to a balance and sustainable growth of
the economy.
It shall promote and maintain monetary stability and the convertibility of the peso
However, if the issue is whether or not the act of a bank or a non-bank financial intermediary is ultra
vires, the same falls within the jurisdiction of the SEC and not the BSP.
Powers and functions
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It shall have the sole power and authority to issue currency within the territory of the
Philippines.
It shall function as the banker and financial advisor of the government.
It has the power to sue and be sued. This power should be construed in the context of civil
cases only. Mandamus will not lie to compel BSP to actually prosecute for violation of
banking laws, rules and regulations. It can only refer the matter to the Department of
Justice.
Conservatorship
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Whenever on the basis of the report of the appropriate supervising and examining
department, the MB finds that a bank or quasi-bank is in a state of continuing inability
or unwillingness to maintain a condition of liquidity deemed adequate to protect its
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depositors and creditors, the MB may appoint a conservator to take charge of the
assets, liabilities and management thereof.
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Receivership
The MB may appoint a receiver if the MB finds that a bank or quasi bank :
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is unable to pay its liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business
provided that this shall not include inability to pay caused by extraordinary demands
induced by financial panic in the banking community;
has insufficient realizable assets, as determined by the BSP, to meet its liabilities; or
can not continue in business without involving probable losses to its depositors and
creditors; or
has willfully violated a cease and desist order that has become final involving
transactions which amount to fraud or dissipation of bank assets, the MB may
summarily and without need for prior hearing forbid the institution from doing business
in the Philippines and designate the PDIC as the receiver of the bank.
Both conservator and receiver can only perform acts of administration and not acts of dominion.
While they have the power to revoke the actions of the previous management and the Board of
directors, they can not revoke a valid contract. Neither can they approve an option to purchase
real property.
Once the bank is placed under receivership, its officers are no longer authorized to transact
business in connection with the banks assets and property.
Court has no authority to appoint a receiver for a bank if the latter will function as such under the
BSP law. The power to appoint belongs to BSP.
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Closure
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Close now hear later is the rule regarding order of closure. BSP may order the
closure of the bank even without prior hearing. BSP may rely on the report of either the
conservator, receiver or the head of the supervising and examining department. It is not
required to conduct a thorough audit of the bank before ordering its closure.
The authority of BSP to place a bank under conservatorship, receivership or order its
closure is a valid exercise of police power. It is final and executory and not subject to
injunction. However, such orders are subject to judicial scrutiny. They may be set aside
if they were arbitrary and appear to have been issued with grave abuse of discretion
The order of conservatorship ( receivership or closure ) may be assailed : a ) by the
stockholders representing at least majority of the outstanding capital stock; b ) within
ten days from receipt by the board of directors of the order; c ) thru a petition for
certiorari on the ground that the action taken by BSP was in excess of jurisdiction or
with grave abuse of discretion as to amount to lack of jurisdiction
As a general rule, the bank is not liable to pay interest on deposit once it closed and
ceased operations
Liquidation
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If the Bank can not be restored to its financial health upon recommendation of the
conservator or receiver or head of the supervising and examining department, BSP shall file
the petition with the RTC for assistance in liquidation.
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Once liquidation proceedings have been initiated, the majority stockholders of the bank can
no longer file a separate action/petition to assail the order of closure. Instead, issues on
validity of closure should be raised as affirmative defenses in the liquidation proceeding.
This is necessary to prevent multiplicity of suits or conflicting resolutions.
The liquidation of a bank may be carried out despite lack of tax clearance unlike in a
voluntary dissolution of a corporation under the Corporation Code.
All claims against the insolvent bank should be filed in the liquidation proceeding. This rule,
however, does not apply to petition for issuance of a writ of possession for foreclosed
property filed by the bank because such petition is not in the nature of a disputed claim
against the bank.
Bank deposits are not preferred credits except when the deposits are covered by a cashiers
check purchased from the bank when the bank officers knew or ought to have known that
the bank is insolvent
Any final judgment against the bank which has been ordered closed should be stayed as to
execute the judgment would unduly deplete the assets of the bank to the prejudice of other
creditors.
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one peso coins and coins of higher peso value are legal tender for obligations not
exceeding P 1,000.
B. Twenty five cents and coins of lower value are legal tender for obligations not
exceeding P 100
Notes, regardless of denomination, are legal tender for any amount.
Coins which show signs of filing, clipping or perforation and notes which have lost more
than 2/5s of their surface or all of the signatures inscribed therein shall be withdrawn from
circulation and demonetized without compensation to the bearer.
Notes and coins called in for replacement shall remain legal tender for a period of one year
from date of call. After this period, they shall cease to be legal tender but during the
following year or such longer period as the MB may determine, they may be exchanged at
par. After expiration of this latter period, the notes and coins which have not been
exchanged shall cease to be the liability of the BSP
It shall be unlawful for any official or employee of a bank to disclose to any person other
than those excepted by law any information concerning deposit.
Non-bank official or employee is not covered by the prohibition.
Disclosure by a bank official or employee of information about bank deposit in favor of a
co-employee in the course of the performance of his duties is not covered by the prohibition
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Deposits covered
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All Philippine currency bank deposits of whatever nature with banks, including investment
in bonds issued by the government of the Philippines, its political subdivisions and
instrumentalities.
Trust funds and any sum of money invested in the bank which the bank may use for loans
and similar transaction are now included in the term deposits .
Deposits are thus no longer limited to those governed by the law on loans giving rise to
creditor-debtor relationship
Exceptions
Deposits may be disclosed, examined or looked into in the following cases :
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The Bank may disclose information about Philippine currency bank deposits pursuant to a
writ of garnishment. The disclosure in this case is only incidental to the execution process.
Foreign currency deposits, however, are exempt from garnishment or any court or
administrative process. However, the exemption of foreign currency deposits from court
order and administrative processes can not be invoked in case of violation of the anti-money
laundering law, or if property or funds are related to financing of terrorism or acts of
terrorism or by a person who is not the owner of the FCDU account or against a co-owner of
the account or by a transient for any purpose contrary to that intended by law, which is to
encourage foreign currency deposits to beef up our international reserves.
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GENERAL BANKING ACT
Definition and classification of banks
A bank is an entity engaged in the lending of funds obtained from the public in the form of
deposits.
A transaction involving not a loan but purchase of receivables at a discount within the purview of
investing, reinvesting, or trading in securities which an investment company may perform is not
banking. What is prohibited is for investment company to lend funds obtained from the public
through receipts of deposit which is a banking function.
Banks may be classified into :
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A commercial bank shall have, in addition to the general powers incident to a corporation ,
all such powers as may be necessary to carry on the business of commercial banking such as
accepting drafts and issuing letters of credit; discounting and negotiating promissory notes,
drafts, bills of exchange and other evidence of indebtedness; accepting or creating demand
deposits; receiving other types of deposit and deposit substitute; buying and selling foreign
exchange and gold or silver bullion; acquiring marketable bonds and other debt securities
and extending credit.
A universal bank shall have the authority to exercise in addition to the powers of a
commercial bank the power of an investment house and the power to invest in the equities
of allied and non-allied enterprises
A commercial bank can not perform the function of an investment house and can only
invest in the equity of allied enterprises
Corporate powers
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Being a stock corporation, a bank shall have the general powers of a corporation
It can only acquire real property when it is needed for business, in settlement of debt
incurred in the course of its business, property as may be mortgaged to it to secure a debt in
good faith and property it may acquire during execution sale to satisfy a judgment. Bank can
not acquire real property in settlement of a civil liability arising from a crime.
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A universal and commercial bank can both invest in equity but only universal bank allowed
to invest in equity of non-allied enterprises
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bank excluding the director concerned. The required approval shall be entered upon the records
of the bank and a copy of such entry shall be transmitted forthwith to the appropriate supervising
and examining department of BSP.
The outstanding loans, credit accommodations and guarantees which a bank may extend to the
DOSRI shall be limited to an amount equivalent to their respective unencumbered deposits and
book value of their paid-in capital contribution to the Bank.
Loans which are considered non-risk, as well as loans in the form of fringe benefits under a
fringe benefit program duly approved by BSP are excluded from the limits.
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The amortization schedule of bank loans shall be adopted to the nature of the operations
financed. In case of loans with maturities of more than five years, there should be periodic
amortization payments but such payments must be made at least annually. However, if the
borrowed funds are to be used for purposes which do not initially produce revenues
adequate for regular amortization payments, the bank may permit deferred amortization
payment but in no case shall the initial amortization payment be later than five years from
loan approval.
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The deposit must give rise to creditor-debtor relationship between the bank and the depositor.
Deposits in a branch of domestic bank outside the Philippines shall not be covered unless the
insured bank elects to include the same for insurance subject to approval of the PDIC.
Commencement of liability
PDIC shall commence the determination of insured deposits due to the depositors of the closed
bank upon its actual take-over of the closed bank.
Deposit accounts not entitled to payment
PDIC shall not pay deposit insurance for the following accounts or transactions whether
denominated, documented, recorded or booked as deposit by the bank;
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investment products such as bonds and securities, trust accounts, and other similar
instruments;
deposit accounts or transactions which are unfunded, or that are fictitious or fraudulent
deposit accounts or transactions constituting unsafe and unsound banking practices as
determined by PDIC, in consultation with BSP, after due notice and hearing, and publication
of a cease and desist order issued by the PDIC against such deposit accounts or transactions;
and
deposits that are determined to be the proceeds of an unlawful activity as defined under the
Anti-Money Laundering law
Extent of liability
Determination of insured deposits
Calculation of liability
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1. Deduct any loan of the depositor from the deposit with the insured bank to determine net
insured deposit
2. Individually owned deposit account is insured separately from joint accounts regardless of
whether the conjunction and , or , and/or is issued. In determining such amount due to
the depositor, there shall be added together all deposits in the bank maintained in the same right
and capacity for his benefit either in his own name or in the name of others.
3. if the account is held jointly by two or more natural persons or two or more juridical entities,
the maximum insured deposit shall be divided into as many equal shares as there are many
individuals or juridical entities, unless a different sharing is stipulated in the deposit document.
4. If the account is held by a juridical person jointly with a natural person, the maximum insured
deposit shall be presumed to belong entirely to the juridical person.
5. The aggregate of the interests of each co-owner over several joint accounts, whether owned by
the same or different combination of individuals, juridical persons or entities shall likewise be
subject to the maximum insured deposit of P 500,000
b. mode of payment
Whenever an insured bank shall have been closed by the MB, payment of the insured
deposits shall be made by PDIC as soon as possible either by 1 ) cash or 2 ) making
available to each depositor a transferred deposit in another insured bank in an amount equal
to insured deposit of such depositor, subject to submission of proof of claims.
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PDIC, upon the payment of any depositor, shall be subrogated to all the rights of the
depositor against the closed bank to the extent of such payment. Subrogation shall
include the right on the part of PDIC to receive the same dividends from the proceeds of
the assets of such closed bank and recoveries on account of stockholders equity as
would have been payable to the depositor on a claim for the insured deposit but such
depositor shall retain his claim for any uninsured portion of his deposit.
Failure to settle claim of insured depositor
The failure to settle the claim within six months from date of filing of the claim for insured deposit
whether such failure was due to grave abuse of discretion , gross negligence, bad faith or malice shall,
upon conviction, subject the directors, officers or employees of PDIC responsible for the delay, to
imprisonment from six months to one year; provided that the period shall not apply if the validity of
the claim requires the resolution of issues of facts and/or law by PDIC or another office, subject
further to the remedy of PDIC to require final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction if
PDIC is no satisfied as to the viability of the claim for insured deposit.
Failure of depositor to claim insured deposits
Unless otherwise waived by PDIC, if the depositor in the closed bank shall fail to claim his insured
deposit with PDIC within two years from actual take over of the closed bank by the receiver or does
not enforce his claim filed with PDIC within two years after the two year period to file a claim, all
rights of the depositor against the PDIC with respect to the insured deposit shall be barred; however,
all rights of the depositor against the closed bank and its shareholders or the receivership estate to
which the PDIC may have become subrogated shall thereupon revert to the depositor.
Examination of banks and deposit accounts
PDIC may conduct examination of banks with prior approval of the MB provided that no examination
can be conducted within 12 months from the last examination date; provided however that PDIC may,
in coordination with BSP conduct a special examination if there is a threatened or impending closure
of a bank.
Notwithstanding RA 1405, RA 8791, RA 6426 and other laws, PDIC and/or BSP may inquire into or
examine deposit accounts and all information related thereto in case there is a finding of unsafe and
unsound banking practice
Prohibition against splitting of deposits
Splitting of deposits occurs whenever a deposit account with an outstanding balance of more than the
statutory maximum amount of insured deposit maintained under the name of natural or juridical
persons is broken down and transferred into two or more accounts in the name/s of natural or juridical
persons or entities who have no beneficial ownership on transferred deposits in their names within
120 days immediately preceding or during a bank declared holiday or immediately preceding a
closure order by the BSP for the purpose of availing of the maximum deposit insurance coverage.
Such splitting of deposit is punishable by imprisonment and/or fine.
Prohibition against issuance of TRO
No court, except the Court of Appeals, shall issue any temporary restraining order, preliminary
injunction or preliminary mandatory injunction against PDIC for any action on its part under the
PDIC charter. The Supreme Court may issue a temporary restraining order or injunction when the
matter is of extreme urgency involving a constitutional issues such that unless a TRO is issued, grave
injustice or irreparable injury will arise.
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The actions of PDIC with respect to determination of insured deposit accounts shall be final and
executory and may not be set aside or restrained by the court except on petition for certiorari on the
ground that the action was taken in excess of jurisdiction or with grave abuse of discretion as to
amount to lack or excess of jurisdiction. The petition for certiorari may only be filed within 30 days
from notice of denial of claim for deposit insurance.
CHATTEL MORTGAGE LAW
Essential requisites
A chattel mortgage is an accessory contract by virtue of which personal property is recorded with the
Chattel Mortgage Register to secure the performance of a principal obligation.
Registration of the CHM is not a requisite for its validity. A non-registered mortgage is valid between
the contracting parties. Registration is only for the purpose of binding third persons.
The CHM should also include an affidavit of good faith which the mortgagee and mortgagor shall
jointly execute in which they shall state that the CHM secures a valid, just and existing debt and not
for the purpose of fraud. The absence of good faith does not invalidate the CHM between the parties
but renders the same unenforceable as to third persons.
Registration, when and where
The chattel mortgage should be registered with the Registry of Deeds of the City where the property
is situated and where the mortgagor resides unless they are the same or if the amount of the loan
secured by the chattel mortgage exceeds P 500,000, one registration is enough, that is, the Registry of
Deeds where the property is situated.
Chattel mortgage over private motor vehicles and public motor vehicles should be registered with the
Land Transportation Office and the Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory Board,
respectively and the Registry of Deeds of the city where mortgagor resides otherwise the CHM does
not bind third persons.
Chattel mortgage over vessels should be registered with the Maritime Industry Authority
( MARINA ) while CHM over aircraft with the Civil Aeuronautics Authority.
After acquired property
Property acquired after the execution of the CHM does not form part of the mortgage because under
the Chattel Mortgage Law CHM shall be deemed to cover only the property described therein and not
the like or substituted property unless the CHM is subsequently amended to include such after
acquired property.
Where the object of the CHM refers to stocks in trade, their substitution or replenishment as the
stocks are disposed of, form part of the chattel mortgage if so stipulated.
After incurred obligation
While a pledge, real estate mortgage or antichresis may secure after incurred obligations so long as
these future debts are accurately described, a chattel mortgage, however, can only cover obligations
existing at the time the mortgage is constituted. Although the promise expressed in chattel mortgage
to include debts that are yet to be contracted can be binding commitment that can be compelled upon,
the security itself, however, does not come into existence or arise until after a chattel mortgage
agreement covering the newly contracted debt is executed either by concluding a fresh mortgage or
by amending the old contract. In either case, there must be affidavit of good faith in order to bind
third persons.
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Right of junior mortgagee
A registered chattel mortgage lien attaches to the property wherever it may be. A subsequent attaching
creditor acquired the properties in question subject to the creditors mortgage lien as it existed thereon
at the time of the attachment. What may be attached in this case is only the equity of redemption.
Foreclosure procedure
1. The foreclosure is done thru a public sale of the mortgaged property.
2. Private sale is allowed if stipulated by the parties.
3. The two bidder rule does not apply. Such rule applies only to foreclosure of pledge. The winning
bidder is the one who offers the highest amount for the mortgaged property.
4.There is no publication requirement in foreclosure of CHM but the mortgagor should be given ten
day notice before the sale.
5. Extra-judicial foreclosure of CHM presupposes that the mortgagee is in possession of the CHM. If
the mortgagor refuses to give up possession , the mortgagee may file an action for replevin
preparatory to the foreclosure or institute judicial foreclosure,
Redemption
There is no right of redemption after foreclosure of the CHM. The mortgagor instead has equity of
redemption, that is, the right to prevent the foreclosure sale by paying the mortgage debt within 30
days from default.
Claim for deficiency
General rule- A CHM is only a security and not a mode of payment. The mortgagor should therefore
be made to pay the deficiency between the proceeds realized from the sale of the security and the
obligation that the CHM secures. Besides, if the intention of the law is to prevent the creditor from
recovery of deficiency in CHM, the law would have so stated, like in pledge and the Recto law.
Exceptions
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2.
3.
4.
Contrary stipulation
Accommodation mortgage
Extra- judicial foreclosure of the chattel mortgage due to the death of the mortgagor.
Foreclosure of the chattel mortgage of the property sold on installments under the Recto
law.
2. It is only when the unpaid seller opted to foreclose the chattel mortgage that he is not liable to pay
deficiency. If he files an action for specific performance and obtains judgment, the proceeds from the
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execution sale of the personal property sold on installments or other property does not preclude him
from levying other properties of the debtor until the judgment is fully satisfied. The action for specific
performance however is tantamount to a waiver of the right to foreclose the CHM.
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3.
4.
5.
The foreclosure of the chattel mortgage on the property sold on installments completely
extinguishes the obligation of the mortgagor. Thus, the mortgagee can not enforce any
additional security that the mortgagor may have put up to secure the principal obligation,
like a mortgage or surety. The prohibition against recovery of unpaid claim extends to the
assignee of the unpaid seller/mortgagee.
In the event that the seller-mortgagee first seeks, instead, the enforcement of additional
mortgage, guarantee or other security arrangements, he shall be considered to have waived
his mortgage lien on the property sold by and mortgaged back to him, although similar to an
action for specific performance, he may still levy it.
Replevin is akin to foreclosure. Thus, the mortgagee can no longer file an action for specific
performance if he seized the property by way of writ of replevin.
The prohibition against recovery of deficiency only applies if the seller of the personal
property is also the mortgagee.
3.
4.
He may file an action for collection to enforce payment of the loan secured by the REM.
The filing of an action for collection, regardless of venue, precludes the remedy of
foreclosure.
As an alternative remedy, the mortgagee may foreclose the mortgage. The foreclosure may
be done judicially or extra-judicially. Foreclosure bars action for collection unless it is done
to recover deficiency after the foreclosure sale. The only exception is when the complaint
for judicial foreclosure is filed but the court dismissed because the REM did not have the
written conformity of the spouse but the court ordered the mortgagee to file an action for
collection. The action for collection may be sustained to prevent unjust enrichment.
If the loan is secured by the real estate and chattel mortgages and the mortgagee elects to
foreclose the chattel mortgage, he can not file an action to recover any deficiency unless he
has foreclosed too the REM and the proceeds thereof are still insufficient to satisfy the debt.
The filing of criminal case for violation of BP 22 by the mortgagee-creditor against the
mortgagor will bar the former from exercising remedy of foreclosure because under the
Rules of Criminal Procedure, he is deemed to have already availed himself of the remedy of
collection suit.
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The notice of sale must be posted in a conspicuous place where the sale shall be conducted. The
posting requirement is jurisdictional and as such, can not be waived. The certificate of posting may be
waived but not the actual posting itself.
Publication requirement
In addition to posting, the notice of sale should also be published in a newspaper of general
circulation once a week for three consecutive weeks. To determine sufficiency of newspaper of
general circulation, the newspaper should cater to the general community and not to specific group or
interest only.
Need for republication in case of postponement
In case of postponement, the notice of sale must be republished once a week for three consecutive
weeks unless the notice of sale contains an alternative date and the sale is subsequently conducted on
such date.
Personal notice to the mortgagor when and when not needed
Personal notice to the mortgagor of the date, time and place of the sale is not necessary because
publication amounts to notice to the whole world unless personal notice is required by stipulation, in
which case, it must be complied with in addition to publication, otherwise, the foreclosure is void
Possession by purchaser of foreclosed property
During the period of redemption, the mortgagee is not entitled to possession as a matter of right. It is
discretionary to the court and subject to bond requirement. But if the petition for writ of possession is
prayed for after expiration of the redemption period and consolidation of title in favor of the
mortgagee, the issuance of such writ is the ministerial duty on the part of the court and bond is not
required
Redemption
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2.
The redemption period is one year from registration of the sale and not from actual sale.
However, if the following requisites are present, the redemption period is three months from
date of the sale or registration, whichever comes earlier.
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b.
c.
3. The one year redemption period rule still applies if the mortgagor is a natural person and/or the
mortgagee is not a bank, quasi-bank or trust entity and/or the mode of foreclosure is judicial ( but in
the latter case, only if the mortgagee is a bank or a credit institution because if the mortgagee is
different, there is no right of redemption in judicial foreclosure but only equity of redemption.
4. The redemption period is not interrupted by the filing of an action to nullify the sale. What will toll
the running of the redemption period is the action to compute the redemption price.
Who may redeem
The mortgagor, his successors and assign, as well as junior encumbrancer
Amount of Redemption price
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1.
2.
If the mortgagee is a bank, quasi-bank or trust entity, the bid price is the outstanding
obligation plus the interest stipulated in the mortgage agreement plus cost and expenses
incurred during the foreclosure less any income derived from the property. However, if the
mortgagor is an accommodation mortgagor, the redemption price is the amount of the bid
price plus 12% interest per annum.
If the mortgagee is not a bank, quasi-bank or trust entity, the redemption price is the amount
of the bid price plus 12% per annum
The transaction is not rendered void or unenforceable. Charges not properly disclosed need not
paid and if paid, can be recovered.
The offender is liable to pay a penalty for an amount equal to twice the finance charge required
by such creditor but not to exceed P 2,000 on any credit transaction. The action to recover the
penalty should be brought within one years from the date of the occurrence of the violation.
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3.
In case of wilfull violation of the law, the offender shall be liable to pay a fine or imprisonment
or both at the option of the court.
Customer identification
Record keeping ( records should be kept and safely stored for five years from date of the
transaction )
Reporting of covered and suspicious transactions
Covered transaction
Transaction in cash or other equivalent monetary instrument involving the total amount in excess of
P 500,000 within one banking day.
Suspicious transactions
Transactions with covered institution, regardless of the amounts involved, where any of the following
circumstances exist :
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Any person knowing that any monetary instrument or property represents, involves or
relates to the proceeds of any unlawful activity, transacts or attempts to transact said
monetary instrument or property, or performs or fails to perform an act as a result of which
he facilitates the offense of money laundering
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2.
Any person knowing that any monetary instrument or property is required under under the
law to be disclosed and filed with the Anti-Money Laundering Council fails to do so.