Republic of the Philippines COURT OF APPEALS National Capital Judicial Region Manila
PROPERTES !ALORE CORPORATON" Plaintiff-Appellee, Plaintiff-Appellee, CA GR. CV. 031108-20 031108-2010 10 -versus-
SPOUSES #AR$E% SANTOS AN& SELNA SANTOS Defendants-Appellants. ' ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( '
)REF FOR T#E APPELANT
DEFE DEFEND NDAN ANTS TS-A -APP PPEL ELAN ANTS TS,, by cou couse se!,!, u"o u"o "#$s "#$s %oo %oor& r&b! b!ee Cour Cour"" res'ec"(u!!y sub)$" "#e$r *r$e(, $ su''or" o( "#e$r &''e&! (ro) "#e Dec$s$o +&"e+ 20 u!y 200 &+ "#e r+er +&"e+ 18 Se'"e)ber 200 o( "#e Re/$o&! Tr$&! Cour" o( &!o!os, *u!&c&, *r&c# 10, $ C$v$! C&se No. 80--200, &+ s"&"e
* T#E PARTES
P!&$"$((-A''e!!ee PRPERTES PRPERTES GALRE CRPRATN CRPRATN $s & cor'or&"$o +u!y or/&$4e+ &+ e5$s"$/ u+er P#$!$''$es !&6s, 6$"# 'r$c$'&! o(($ce &" V$c"oe"& Aveue, &!&bo C$"y, e"ro &$!&. De(e De(e+ +& &"s "s-A -A'' ''e! e!!& !&" "ss %AR %ARVE7 VE7 SANT SANTS S &+ &+ SEL SELNA NA SANT SANTS S &re &re s'ouses, o( !e/&! &/e, F$!$'$o, &+ 6$"# &++ress &" No. C&"&/#&!& S"ree", eyc&u&y&, *u!&c&.
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* STATEMENT OF MATERAL &ATES
1. r+ers +&"e+ 2 Se'"e)ber 20081 &+ 19 A'r$! 2002 by "#e !o6er cour" (&vore+ "#e '!&$"$((-&''e!!ee "o so!+ &" 'ub!$c &uc"$o "#e 'ro'er"$es o( +e(e+&"&''e!!&" /$ve &s secur$"y (or "#e !o&. 2. 08 Au/us" 2003 +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&"s ($!e+ & o"$o (or Recos$+er&"$o bu" 6&s +e$e+ $ "#e cour" & :uo;s +&"e+ 18 Se'"e)ber 200.
* STATEMENT OF T#E CASE
T#$s $s & or+$&ry &''e&! u+er Ru!e 1 o( "#e 1< Ru!es o( C$v$! Proce+ure ($!e+ by "#e #ere$ De(e+&"s-A''e!!&"s =brev$"y> S'ouses %&rvey &+ Se!$& S&"os &/&$s" P!&$"$((-A''e!!ee Pro'er"$es G&!ore Cor'or&"$o see?$/ "o SET ASDE &+ REVERSE "#e Dec$s$o +&"e+ 20 u!y 200 &+ "#e r+er +&"e+ 18 Se'"e)ber 200 o( "#e Re/$o&! Tr$&! Cour" o( &!o!os, *u!&c&, *r&c# 10, $ "#e c&se e"$"!e+, @Pro'er"$es Cor'or&"$o vs. S'ouses %&rvey S&"os &+ Se!$& S&"os, +oc?e"e+ &s C$v$! C&se No. 80--200. "#e &''e&!e+ Dec$s$o +&"e+ 20 u!y 200, "#e cour" & :uo re+ere+ Bu+/)e" $ (&vor o( "#e '!&$"$((-&''e!!ee &s (o!!o6s @%EREFRE, $" &''e&r$/ "#&" "#e )&"er$&! &!!e/&"$os o( "#e co)'!&$"s #&+ bee es"&b!$s#e+ by c!e&r &+ cov$c$/ &+ co))e" ev$+ece, Bu+/)e" $s #ereby re+ere+ $ (&vor o( "#e '!&$"$(( &+ &/&$s" "#e +e(e+&"s-s'ouses, or+er$/ "#e !&""er "o '&y "#e (or)er 6$"#$ & 'er$o+ o( oe #u+re+ "6e"y =120> +&ys (ro) "#e e"ry o( Bu+/)e", "#e (o!!o6$/ =1> T#e 'r$c$'&! &)ou" o( F$ve $!!$o Pesos =P#'9,000,000.00> '!us "6e!ve 'erce" =12> $"eres" 'er &u) co)'u"e+ (ro) ue 2, 2001, !ess "#e '&y)e" e((ec"e+ o Febru&ry 23, 200 $ "#e &)ou" o( P#' 900,000,00 "o be $$"$&!!y "o be $$"$&!!y &''!$e+ "o be &ccrue+ $"eres" =2> T#e &)ou" e:u$v&!e" "o ($ve 'erce" =9> o( "#e "o"&! &)ou" +ue &s &""oreys (ees &+ 1 Order date 29 September 2008, Rollo, p. 218. 2 Order dated 15 April 2009, Rollo, p. 303. 3 Motion for Reconsideration dated 08 Auust 2009, Rollo, pp. 3!8"35!. ! Order dated 18 September 2009, Rollo, pp. 3#!"3#5. 2
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( +e(e+&"s-s'ouses (&$! "o '&y "#e &(ore)e"$oe+ &)ou" 6$"#$ "#e 'er$o+ &s &(ore-s"&"e+, "#e 'ro'er"$es covere+ by Tr&s(er Cer"$($c&"e o( T$"!e =TCT> Nos. T-388 =>, TCT-38890 => s#&!! be so!+ &" 'ub!$c &uc"$o "o s&"$s(y "#e Bu+/)e" $ "#e )&er &+ u+er "#e 'rov$s$os o( Ru!es o( Cour" &+ o"#er re/u!&"$os /over$/ s&!es o( s&!es o( re&! es"&"e u+er e5ecu"$o. De(e+&"s-s'ouses cou"erc!&$)s &re +$s)$sse+ (or !&c? o( )er$". S RDERED. A Co)'!&$" (or u+$c$&! Forec!osure o( or"/&/e ($!e+ by P!&$"$((-&''e!!ee &/&$s" #ere$ De(e+&"-A''e!!&"s, 6#ere $" 'r&ye+ (or Bu+/)e" $ $"s (&vor, &s?$/ "#e cour" "o or+er "#e +e(e+&"s "o '&y '!&$"$(( "#e &)ou" o( NNE LLN NNE %NDRED T%SAND PESS =P,00,000.00> & su) e:u$v&!e" "o ($("ee 'erce" o( "o"&! $+eb"e+ess, $c!us$ve o( 'r$c$'&! &+ $"eres" &s &+ by 6&y o( &""oreys (ees, e5'eses, &+ cos"s &+ "o $ssue & +ecree o( (orec!osure (or "#e s&!e &" 'ub!$c &uc"$o o( "#e 'ro'er"$es !oc&"e+ &" eyc&u&y&, *u!&c&, &+ covere+ by Tr&s(er Cer"$($c&"e o( T$"!e =TCT> Nos. T-388 =>, TCT -38890 => $ssue+ by "#e Re/$s"ry o( Dee+s (or eyc&u&y&, *u!&c&, &+ (or "#e +$s'os$"$o o( "#e 'rocee+s "#ereo( $ &ccor+&ce 6$"# !&6, u'o (&$!ure o( "#e +e(e+&"s "o (u!!y '&y "#e su)s se" (or"# $ "#e co)'!&$", 6$"#$ "#e 'er$o+ se" by !&6.9 +ee+, $" 6&s (ur"#er &!!e/e+ by '!&$"$((-&''e!!ee $ $"s Co)'!&$" "#&" =&> ou" o( "#e "o"&! &)ou" o( Te $!!$o Four %u+re+ T#ous&+ Pesos =P10,00,000.00>, "#e +e(e+&"s 6ere o!y &b!e "o '&y "#e &)ou" o( F$ve %u+re+ T#ous&+ Pesos =P900,000.00> by & c#ec? +&"e+ 23 Febru&ry 2003, !e&v$/ & b&!&ce o( NNE LLN NNE %NDRED T%SAND PESS =P,00,000.00> =b> +es'$"e u)erous &+ re'e&"e+ +e)&+s, +e(e+&"s (&$!e+ "o '&y "#e &(ore-s"&"e+ &)ou" &+ "#&" o 2 A'r$! 2009, ($&! +e)&+ 6&s )&+e u'o "#e) "o '&y "#e "o"&! &)ou" o( T6e!ve $!!$o S$5 %u+re+ Te T#ous&+ Pesos =12,10,000.00>, $c!us$ve o( "#e 'r$c$'&! &)ou" o( "#e !o&, $"eres" +ue "#ereo &s o( 2 Dece)ber 200 &+ ($("ee 'erce" =19> o( "#e su) "#ereo(, &s &+ by 6&y o( &""oreys (ee &+ !$:u$+&"e+ +&)&/es. De(e+&"s-&''e!!&"s sou/#" "#e +$s)$ss&! o( "#e Co)'!&$", &+ by 6&y o( co)'u!sory cou"erc!&$)s, sou/#" '&y)e" by '!&$"$(( o( "#e (o!!o6$/ &)ou"s F$ve %u+re+ T#ous&+ Pesos =P900,000.00> &s &+ by 6&y o( )or&! &+ e5e)'!&ry +&)&/es e %u+re+ T#ous&+ Pesos =P100,000.00>, &s &+ by 6&y o( 5 $omplaint dated 8 %o&ember 200#, pp. #"'( Rollo, pp. #5"'2. # $omplaint dated 8 %o&ember 200#, pp. !#'( Rollo, pp. #5"'2. 3
&""oreys (ees &+ F$("y T#ous&+ Pesos =P90,000.00> &s &+ by 6&y o( !$"$/&"$o e5'eses.< Pre-"r$&!8 &+ "r$&! o( "#e c&se esue+, 6$"# "#e '&r"$es 'rese"$/ "#e$r res'ec"$ve "es"$)o$&! &+ +ocu)e"&ry ev$+ece. P!&$"$((-&''e!!ee 'rese"e+ 6$"esses $ "#e 'ersos o( Aye &+ A!(re+ R&)os, 6#$!e %&rvey &+ Se!$& S&"os "es"$($e+ (or "#e +e(e+&"s. T#e '&r"$es 6ere &!so or+ere+ "o ($!e "#e$r res'ec"$ve For)&! ((er o( E5#$b$"s &s 6e!! &s "#e Co))e"sHbBec"$os "#ere"o, &+ "#e cour" &ccor+$/!y ru!e+ u'o "#e s&)e $ $"s r+ers +&"e+ 2 Se'"e)ber 2008 &+ 19 A'r$! 200.10 De(e+&"s-&''e!!&" sou/#" & recos$+er&"$o o( "#e &ss&$!e+ Dec$s$o by ($!$/ & o"$o (or Recos$+er&"$o +&"e+ 08 Au/us" 200 11 6#ere "#ey &verre+, &)o/ o"#ers "#&" =&> "#e ev$+ece 'rese"e+ by '!&$"$(( 6&s $su(($c$e" "o Bus"$(y "#e +ec$s$o =b> "#e )oe"&ry &6&r+ 6&s e5cess$ve &+ =c> "#ey s#ou!+ be /r&"e+ +&)&/es &+ &""oreys (ees. P!&$"$((-&''e!!ee ($!e+ $"s Co))e"H''os$"$o +&"e+ 0 Se'"e)ber 20012 "o "#e o"$o (or Recos$+er&"$o ($!e+ by +e(e+&"s. 18 Se'"e)ber 200, "#e cour" re+ere+ "#e Ass&$!e+ r+er +ey$/ "#e o"$o (or Recos$+er&"$o ($!e+ by "#e +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&".13
$* STATEMENT OF FACTS
18 Dece)ber 2001, "#e +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&" ob"&$e+ & !o& (ro) "#e '!&$"$(( $ "#e &)ou" o( FVE LLN PESS =P9,000,000.00>, &s ev$+ece+ by "#e Pro)$ssory No"e +&"e+ 18 Dece)ber 2011 1, 6#ere$ "#ey 'ro)$se+ "o '&y '!&$"$(( "#e &(ore)e"$oe+ &)ou" 6$"# $"eres" &" "#e r&"e o( "#ree 'erce" +,-. pe/ 0onth o or be(ore 2 Dece)ber 200. ' )efendants* Ans+er +it- $ompulsor $ounterclaims/ dated 25 October 200#, pp. 3"!( Rollo, pp.5'"#1. 8 re"trial Order +as issued on 22 ebruar 2008, After attempts at settin t-e case pro&ed futile, t-e case +as set for initial trial on 1# Ma 2008. 9 Order dated 29 September 2008, Rollo, p. 218. 10 Order dated 15 April 2009, Rollo, p. 303. 11 Motion for Reconsideration dated 08 Auust 2009, Rollo, pp. 3!8"35!. 12 $ommentOpposition dated 0! September 2009, Rollo, pp.358"3#3. 13 Order dated 18 September 2009, Rollo, pp.3#!"3#5. 1! romissor %ote dated 18 )ecember 2001, lainti*s 4-ibits 67 to 67"2, nclusi&e, Rollo, p. 19!. !
To secure "#e '&y)e" o( "#e !o&, "#e +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&"s e5ecu"e+ & re&! es"&"e )or"/&/e +&"e+ Dece)ber 200119 over re&! 'ro'er"$es !oc&"e+ $ eyc&u&y&, *u!&c& &+ covere+ by Tr&s(er Cer"$($c&"e o( T$"!e =TCT> Nos. T-388 => 1, TCT38890 =>1<. T#e RE 6&s +u!y &o"&"e+ &" "#e b&c? o( bo"# TCT Nos. T-388 => 18 &+ 38890 =>1 u+er E"ry No. 92911<9 =>. Pursu&" "o "#e Pro)$ssory No"e +&"e+ 18 Dece)ber 2001, "#e &''e!!&"s+e(e+&"s &/ree+ &+ co))$""e+ "#e)se!ves "o '&y '!&$"$((-&''e!!ee $ &ccor+&ce 6$"# "#e "er)s &+ co+$"$os s"&"e. T#e +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&" (&$!e+ "o '&y "#e &)ou" +ue o 2 ue 2002 $ &ccor+&ce 6$"# "#e "er)s &+ co+$"$o o( "#e &(ore-)e"$oe+ Pro)$ssory No"e, &+ ou" o( "#e "o"&! &)ou" o( Te $!!$o Four %u+re+ T#ous&+ Pesos =P#'10,00,000.00> +ue '!&$"$((, "#e +e(e+&"s 6ere o!y &b!e "o '&y "#e &)ou" o( F$ve %u+re+ T#ous&+ Pesos =P#'9,000,000.00> by & c#ec? +&"e+ 23 Febru&ry 2003. S&$+ &)ou" 6&s &''!$e+ "o "#e '&y)e" o( "#e $"eres" ou"s"&+$/ &+ over+ue &s o( 2 ue 2002, "#ereby !e&v$/ & b&!&ce o( N$e $!!$o N$e %u+re+ T#ous&+ Pesos =P#',00,000.00> &s o( 2 Dece)ber 200. S$ce "#e +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&" (&$!e+ "o )&?e /oo+ "#e$r ob!$/&"$o +es'$"e u)erous &+ re'e&"e+ +e)&+s )&ce u'o "#e). & !e""er +&"e+ 2 A'r$! 2009 20, ($&! +e)&+ 6&s )&+e u'o "#e +e(e+&"s "o '&y "#e "o"&! &)ou" o( T6e!ve $!!$o S$5 %u+re+ Te T#ous&+ Pesos =P#'12,10,000.00>, $c!us$ve o( "#e 'r$c$'&! &)ou" o( "#e !o&, $"eres" +ue "#ereo &s o( 2 Dece)ber 200 &+ ($("ee 'erce" =19> o( "#e su) "#ereo(, &s &+ by 6&y o( &""oreys (ees &+ !$:u$+&"e+ +&)&/es. Des'$"e #&v$/ rece$ve+ "#e &(ore)e"$oe+ !e""er, "#e +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&" (&$!e+ &+Hor re(use+ "o se""!e "#e$r ob!$/&"$o "o "#e '!&$"$((. T#$s 'ro)'"e+ "#e '!&$"$((&''e!!ee "o $s"$"u"e "#e &c"$o (or u+$c$&! Forec!osure o( or"/&/e be(ore "#e Tr$&! Cour". 15 Real 4state Mortae dated 19 )ecember 2001, lainti*s 4-ibits 6$ to 6$"1!, inclusi&e, Rollo, pp. 195" 198. 1# :ransfer $erti;cate of :itle %o. :"3898!9 M/, lainti*s 4-ibits 6) to 6)"1, inclusi&e, Rollo, p. 199. 1' :ransfer $erti;cate of :itle %o. :"389850 M/, lainti*s 4-ibits 64 to 64"1, inclusi&e, Rollo, p. 200"201. 18 4ntr %o. 52511' M/" lainti*s 4-ibit inclusi&e, Rollo, p. 199.
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19 4ntr %o. 52511' M/" lainti*s 4-ibit inclusi&e, Rollo, pp. 200"201.
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20 )emand letter dated 2# April 2005, lainti*s 4-ibit 6, Rollo, pp. 202"20!. 5
$* ASS!NMENT OF ERROR
A* The #ono/able T/ial Cou/t co00itted /e1e/sible e//o/ in decla/ing2g/anting that Appellee3s p/a4e/ to e5e/cise its /ight to fo/eclose Appellants3 /eal p/ope/ties despite the finding that Appellee cha/ged e5o/bitant /ate of inte/est of ,- pe/ 0onth +,6- inte/est pe/ annu0.*
)* The #ono/able T/ial Cou/t e//ed in g/anting Appellee3s p/a4e/ to e5e/cise its /ight to fo/eclose Appellants3 /eal p/ope/ties despite the b/each of cont/act 0ade b4 the Appellee*
$* AR!UMENTS 2 &SCUSSON
A* The #ono/able T/ial Cou/t co00itted /e1e/sible e//o/ in decla/ing2g/anting that Appellee3s p/a4e/ to e5e/cise its /ight to fo/eclose Appellants3 /eal p/ope/ties despite the finding that Appellee cha/ged e5o/bitant /ate of inte/est of ,- pe/ 0onth +,6- inte/est pe/ annu0.*
T#ou/# $" $s & se""!e+ ru!e "#&" "#e co"r&c" $s "#e !&6 be"6ee "#e '&r"$es, "#ere &re e5ce'"$os "o suc# 6#$c# )us" be /$ve +ue course. "#$s 'rese" c&se, $" $s very c!e&r "#&" "#e $"eres" o( 3 'er )o"# (or "#e !o& ob"&$e+ by "#e +e(e+&"&''e!!&" 6&s e5cess$ve, $$:u$"ous, ucosc$o&b!e &+ e5orb$"&", co"r&ry "o )or&!s, &+ "#e !&6 6#$c# s#ou!+ re+er "#e co"&c" vo$+ &b $$"$o. & c&se o( ASAN CAT#A% FNANCE AN& LEASN! CORPORATON $S* SPOUSES CESARO !RA$A&OR" et* Al" !*R* No* 78699:" Jul4 :9" ;:7: , "#e Su're)e Cour" ru!e+ &s (o!!o6s IT#us, 6e s$)$!&r!y #o!+ "#e 3 )o"#!y $"eres" "o be e5cess$ve, $$:u$"ous, ucosc$o&b!e &+ e5orb$"&", co"r&ry "o )or&!s, &+ "#e !&6. " $s "#ere(ore void ab initio (or be$/ v$o!&"$ve o( Ar"$c!e 130. S"$'u!&"$os &u"#or$4$/ "#e $)'os$"$o o( $$:u$"ous or ucosc$o&b!e $"eres" &re co"r&ry "o )or&!s, $( o" &/&$s" "#e !&6. #
+er Ar"$c!e 10 o( "#e C$v$! Co+e, "#ese co"r&c"s &re $e5$s"e" &+ vo$+ (ro) "#e be/$$/.I T#ou/# "#e +e(e+&"s-&''e!!&"s, &+)$""e+ "#&" "#ey ob"&$e+ & !o& (ro) "#e '!&$"$(( &+ &/ree+ "o "#e "er)s &+ co+$"$os o( "#e Re&! Es"&"e or"/&/e &+ Pro)$ssory No"e, suc# co"r&c" )us" be vo$+ (or be$/ v$o!&"$ve o( Ar"$c!e 130.
)* The #ono/able T/ial Cou/t e//ed in g/anting Appellee3s p/a4e/ to e5e/cise its /ight to fo/eclose Appellants3 /eal p/ope/ties despite the b/each of cont/act 0ade b4 the Appellee*
T#e A''e!!&" s#ou!+ #&ve rece$ve+ "#e !o&e+ &)ou" o( 9,000,000.00 $ (u!!. " 6&s ecess&ry (or "#e bus$ess o( '$//ery $"e+e+ by "#e A''e!!&"s. cross-e5&)$&"$o, Se!$& S&"os )e"$oe+ "#&" "#ey rece$ve+ "#e !o& o $s"&!!)e" b&s$s &+ o" $ (u!!. J *u" "#e &)ou" o( P9 6&s eve"u&!!y /$veK A 7es s$r, $" 6&s /$ve "o us, "#e (u!! &)ou" bu" o" $))e+$&"e!y &+ o $s"&!!)e" b&s$s. *re&c# o( co"r&c" $s +e($e+ &s "#e (&$!ure 6$"#ou" !e/&! re&so "o co)'!y 6$"# "#e "er)s o( & co"r&c". " $s &!so +e($e+ &s "#e (&$!ure, 6$"#ou" !e/&! e5cuse, "o 'er(or) &y 'ro)$se 6#$c# (or)s "#e 6#o!e or '&r" o( "#e co"r&c".21 T#e P!&$"$((-A''e!!ees co))$""e+ & bre&c# o( co"r&c" by re!e&s$/ "#e !o& o $s"&!!)e" b&s$s $s"e&+ o( be$/ $ (u!!. As & resu!" o( "#e bre&c# o( co"r&c", "#e A''e!!&"s )&y e!ec" "o resc$+ "#e co"r&c" &s "#e c&se o( ANEL RS v. ACNT PALA 'rov$+es
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