7/25/2019 MB vs. Reynado Digest

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METROBANK VS. REYNADO AND ADRANDEA

Petitioner: METROPOLITAN BANK and TRUST COMPANY

Respondents: ROGELIO REYNADO and JOSE C ADRANDEA

!a"ts:

On Jan#ar$ %&' &(()' petitioner Metro*an+ ,MB- ".ar/ed respondents 0it. t.e "ri1e o2

esta2a It 0as a33e/ed t.at t.ere are #n"o4ered 2ra#d#3ent transa"tions perpetrated *$

respondents in "onni4an"e 0it. "3ient Uni4ersa3 Con4erter P.i3ippines' In" ,Uni4ersa3-5t.ro#/. t.e so6"a33ed Bi33s P#r".ase Transa"tion' Uni4ersa3' 0.i". .as a paid6#p "apita3

o2 on3$ P&78'99999 and a"t#a3 1aintainin/ *a3an"e o2 P8'99999' 0as a*3e to 1a+e

0it.dra0a3s tota3in/ P&';87'99999; a/ainst #n"3eared re/iona3 ".e"+s deposited in its

a""o#nt at MB' &(() and #ndertoo+ to pa$ t.e sa1e in *i6

1ont.3$ a1orti?ations in t.e s#1 o2 P%99'99999 startin/ Jan#ar$ &8' &(()' "o4ered *$postdated ".e"+s' =p3#s *a33oon pa$1ent o2 t.e re1ainin/ prin"ipa3 *a3an"e and interest

and ot.er ".ar/es' i2 an$' on De"e1*er %&' 799&=

T.e prose"#tor dis1issed t.e "o1p3aint .o3din/ t.at *e"a#se o2 t.e e@e"#tion o2 de*t

sett3e1ent a/ree1ent' no4ation .as set in and pre4ented t.e in"ipien"e o2 an$ "ri1ina3

3ia*i3it$ on t.e part o2 t.e respondents T.e DOJ and CA a22ir1ed said de"ision

Iss#e:

ON no4ation e@tin/#is.es "ri1ina3 3ia*i3it$ or ON t.e e@e"#tion o2 t.e de*t

sett3e1ent a/ree1ent pre"3#ded MB 2ro1 .o3din/ respondents "ri1ina33$ 3ia*3e 2or esta2a

e3d:

No

No4ation is not a 1ode o2 e@tin/#is.in/ "ri1ina3 3ia*i3it$ 2or esta2a5 Cri1ina3 3ia*i3it$ 2or

esta2a is not a22e"ted *$ "o1pro1ise or no4ation o2 "ontra"t

Initia33$' it is *est to e1p.asi?e t.at =no4ation is not one o2 t.e /ro#nds pres"ri*ed *$ t.e

Re4ised Pena3 Code 2or t.e e@tin/#is.1ent o2 "ri1ina3 3ia*i3it$=

SC .e3d inPeople v. Moreno and in People v. Ladera' t.at ="ri1ina3 3ia*i3it$ 2or esta2a is

not a22e"ted *$ "o1pro1ise or no4ation o2 "ontra"t' 2or it is a p#*3i" o22ense 0.i". 1#st

*e prose"#ted and p#nis.ed *$ t.e Go4ern1ent on its o0n 1otion e4en t.o#/. "o1p3ete

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reparation s.o#3d .a4e *een 1ade o2 t.e da1a/e s#22ered *$ t.e o22ended part$=

Si1i3ar3$ in t.e "ase o2Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company v. Tonda' "ited *$ MB' 0e

.e3d t.at in a "ri1e o2 esta2a' rei1*#rse1ent o2 or "o1pro1ise as to t.e a1o#nt1isappropriated' a2ter t.e "o11ission o2 t.e "ri1e' a22e"ts on3$ t.e "i4i3 3ia*i3it$ o2 t.e

o22ender' and not .is "ri1ina3 3ia*i3it$

T.#s' t.e do"trine t.at e4o34ed 2ro1 t.e a2ore"ited "ases is t.at a "o1pro1ise or

sett3e1ent entered into a2ter t.e "o11ission o2 t.e "ri1e does not e@tin/#is. a""#sed