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reduced to six percent (6%) per annum from the time of the circularÊs
effectivity on July 1, 2013.·The Court agrees with the CA that
given the provisions of the Insurance Code, which is a special law,
the applicable rate of interest shall be that imposed in a loan or
forbearance of money as imposed by the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP), even irrespective of the nature of StrongholdÊs
liability. In the past years, this rate was at 12% per annum.
However, in light of Circular No.
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* THIRD DIVISION.
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RESOLUTION
REYES, J.:
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The Antecedents
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6 Id., at p. 74.
7 Id., at p. 75.
8 Id., at pp. 76-77.
9 Id., at p. 57.
10 Id., at pp. 78-81.
11 Id., at pp. 85-89.
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Ruling of the CA
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20 Rollo, p. 73.
21 Insurance Code, Section 243.
22 Rollo, p. 64.
23 G.R. No. 189871, August 13, 2013, 703 SCRA 439.
24 Id., at p. 456.
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Issue of Estoppel
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