persons - waiver of rights - 3 - dona adela vs. tidcorp.docx

7/25/2019 Persons - Waiver of Rights - 3 - Dona Adela Vs. Tidcorp.docx

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G.R. No. 201931Dona Adela Export International Inc. vs. Tidcorp & BI!e"r#ar$ 11% 201'illara(a)aiver o* Ri+,ts

Doctrine-It is "asic in la t,at a co(pro(ise a+ree(ent% as a contract% is"indin+ onl$ #pon t,e parties to t,e co(pro(ise% and not #pon non/parties. T,is is t,e doctrine o* relativit$ o* contracts. T,e r#le is"ased on Article 1311 o* t,e ivil ode% ,ic, provides t,atcontracts tae eect onl$ "eteen t,e parties% t,eir assi+ns and,eirs.

!acts-etitioner Do4a Adela Export International% Inc.% 5led a etition *or'ol#ntar$ Insolvenc$. T,e case as doceted and ra6ed o to t,eRT o* 7andal#$on+ it$% Branc, 211. T,e RT% a*ter 5ndin+ t,epetition s#8cient in *or( and s#"stance% iss#ed an order declarin+petitioner as insolvent and sta$in+ all civil proceedin+s a+ainstpetitioner.

T,erea*ter% Att$. Gonales as appointed as receiver. A*ter tain+,er oat,% Att$. Gonales proceeded to (ae t,e necessar$ report%en+a+ed appraisers and re:#ired t,e creditors to s#"(it proo* o*t,eir respective clai(s. Att$. Gonales 5led a 7otion *or arties to

Enter Into o(pro(ise A+ree(ent incorporatin+ t,erein ,erproposed ter(s o* co(pro(ise.

etitioner t,ro#+, its resident Epi*anio . Ra(os% ;r.% andTec,nolo+$ Reso#rce enter


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con5dentialit$ o* its "an deposits "#t it is not a part$ and si+nator$to t,e said a+ree(ent.

In its rder% t,e RT denied t,e (otion and ,eld t,at petitioner?ssilence and ac:#iescence to t,e oint (otion to approve

co(pro(ise a+ree(ent ,ile creditors BI and TIDR set it *or,earin+ as tanta(o#nt to ad(ission and ac:#iescence t,ereto.>ence% t,is petition.

Iss#e-),et,er or not t,e petitioner is "o#nd "$ t,e provision in t,e BI/TIDR ;oint 7otion to Approve A+ree(ent t,at petitioner s,allaive its ri+,ts to con5dentialit$ o* its "an deposits #nder R.A. No.1C0% as a(ended% ot,erise non as t,e a on ecrec$ o* BanDeposits and R.A. No. F91% ot,erise non as T,e GeneralBanin+ a o* 2000H

>eld&R#lin+-No.

A #d+(ent rendered on t,e "asis o* a co(pro(ise a+ree(ent"eteen t,e parties in a civil case is 5nal% #nappeala"le% andi((ediatel$ exec#tor$.

>oever% i* one o* t,e parties clai(s t,at ,is consent as o"tained

t,ro#+, *ra#d% (istae% or d#ress% ,e (#st 5le a (otion it, t,etrial co#rt t,at approved t,e co(pro(ise a+ree(ent to reconsidert,e #d+(ent and n#lli*$ or set aside said contract on an$ o* t,esaid +ro#nds *or ann#l(ent o* contract it,in 1 da$s *ro( notice o*#d+(ent. In t,is case% petitioner so#+,t partial reconsideration o*t,e decision "ased on co(pro(ise a+ree(ent assailin+ t,e aivero* con5dentialit$ provision in t,e A+ree(ent "eteen its tocreditors% TIDR and BI% in ,ic, petitioner as not a part$.

In t,is case% t,e ;oint 7otion to Approve A+ree(ent as exec#ted"$ BI and TIDR onl$. T,ere as no ritten consent +iven "$

petitioner or its representative% Epi*anio Ra(os% ;r.% t,at petitioneras aivin+ t,e con5dentialit$ o* its "an deposits. T,e provision ont,e aiver o* t,e con5dentialit$ o* petitioner?s "an deposits as(erel$ inserted in t,e a+ree(ent. It is clear t,ere*ore t,at petitioneris not "o#nd "$ t,e said provision since it as it,o#t t,e expressconsent o* petitioner ,o as not a part$ and si+nator$ to t,e saida+ree(ent.

Neit,er can petitioner "e dee(ed to ,ave +iven its per(ission "$*ail#re to interpose its o"ection d#rin+ t,e proceedin+s. It is an

ele(entar$ r#le t,at t,e existence o* a aiver (#st "e positivel$de(onstrated since a aiver "$ i(plication is not nor(all$


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co#ntenanced. T,e nor( is t,at a aiver (#st not onl$ "evol#ntar$% "#t (#st ,ave "een (ade noin+l$% intelli+entl$% andit, s#8cient aareness o* t,e relevant circ#(stances and liel$conse:#ences. T,ere (#st "e pers#asive evidence to s,o anact#al intention to relin:#is, t,e ri+,t. 7ere silence on t,e part o*

t,e ,older o* t,e ri+,t s,o#ld not "e constr#ed as s#rrender t,ereo*t,e co#rts (#st ind#l+e ever$ reasona"le pres#(ption a+ainst t,eexistence and validit$ o* s#c, aiver.

In addition% considerin+ t,at petitioner as alread$ declaredinsolvent "$ t,e RT% all its propert$% assets and "elon+in+s ereordered delivered to t,e appointed receiver or assi+nee. T,#s% in t,eorder o* t,e RT appointin+ Att$. Gonales as receiver% petitioneras directed to assi+n and conve$ to Att$. Gonales all its real andpersonal propert$% (onies% estate and eects it, all t,e deeds%"oos and papers relatin+ t,ereto% p#rs#ant to ection 32 o* t,eInsolvenc$ a. #c, assi+n(ent s,all operate to vest in t,eassi+nee all o* t,e estate o* t,e insolvent de"tor not exe(pt "$ la*ro( exec#tion. orollar$% t,e stip#lation in t,e ;oint 7otion toApprove o(pro(ise A+ree(ent t,at petitioner aives its ri+,t tocon5dentialit$ o* its "an deposits re:#ires t,e approval andcon*or(it$ o* Att$. Gonales as receiver since all t,e propert$%(one$% estate and eects o* petitioner ,ave "een assi+ned andconve$ed to ,er and s,e ,as t,e ri+,t to recover all t,e estate%assets% de"ts and clai(s "elon+in+ to or d#e to t,e insolvent de"tor.

),ile it as Att$. Gonales ,o 5led t,e 7otion *or arties to EnterInto o(pro(ise A+ree(ent% s,e did not si+n or approve t,e ;oint7otion to Approve A+ree(ent s#"(itted "$ TIDR and BI. In ,er7ani*estation and o((ent


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onsistent it, t,is principle% a #d+(ent "ased entirel$ on aco(pro(ise a+ree(ent is "indin+ onl$ on t,e parties to t,eco(pro(ise t,e co#rt approved% and not #pon t,e parties ,o didnot tae part in t,e co(pro(ise a+ree(ent and in t,e proceedin+s

leadin+ to its s#"(ission and approval "$ t,e co#rt. t,erisestated% a co#rt #d+(ent (ade solel$ on t,e "asis o* a co(pro(isea+ree(ent "inds onl$ t,e parties to t,e co(pro(ise% and cannot"ind a part$ liti+ant ,o did not tae part in t,e co(pro(isea+ree(ent.

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