A.M. No.

15-04-06-SC | FINANCIAL LIQUIDATION AND SUSPENSION

OF PAYMENTS RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR INSOLVENT
DEBTORS (2015)

April 21, 2015

Pursuant to Section 6, Chapter I of Republic Act No. 10142, otherwise known as the "Financial
Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act (FRIA) of 2010," the Court hereby adopts and promulgates
the following Rules of Procedure for the Liquidation of Insolvent Juridical and Individual
Debtors, and Suspension of Payments of Insolvent Individual Debtors:

RULE 1 Coverage and General Provisions

SECTION 1. Title. — These Rules shall be known and cited as the "Financial Liquidation and
Suspension of Payments Rules of Procedure for Insolvent Debtors" or the "FLSP Rules."

SECTION 2. Scope. — These Rules shall govern the practice, pleading, and procedure for the
liquidation of insolvent juridical and individual debtors, and suspension of payments of insolvent
individual debtors pursuant to the FRIA.

They shall similarly govern all further proceedings in insolvency cases already pending, except
to the extent that, in the opinion of the court, its application would not be feasible or would work
injustice, in which event the procedures originally applicable shall continue to govern.

These Rules shall have suppletory application to the liquidation of entities expressly excluded
from the coverage of the FRIA under Section 5, Chapter I thereof.

SECTION 3. Nature of Proceedings. — The proceedings under these Rules shall be in rem.

In voluntary liquidation proceedings of both juridical and individual debtors, jurisdiction over all
persons affected by the proceedings is acquired upon publication of the Liquidation Order as
provided in these Rules.

In involuntary liquidation proceedings of juridical debtors, jurisdiction over all persons affected
by the proceedings is acquired upon publication of the petition or motion under Section 7, Rule 2
(B) of these Rules.

In involuntary liquidation proceedings of individual debtors, jurisdiction over the person of the
debtor is acquired upon service of summons in accordance with Section 15, Rule 3 (C) of these
Rules; whereas jurisdiction over all other persons affected by the proceedings is acquired upon
publication of the Liquidation Order under Section 2, Rule 4 (A)of these Rules.
In suspension of payments proceedings, jurisdiction over all persons affected by the proceedings
is acquired upon publication of the Suspension of Payments Order as provided in these Rules.

The proceedings shall be summary and non-adversarial in nature. The following pleadings are
prohibited:

(a) motion to dismiss;

(b) motion for a bill of particulars;

(c) petition for relief;

(d) motion for extension;

(e) motion for postponement and other motions of similar intent;

(f) reply;

(g) rejoinder;

(h) intervention; and

(i) any pleading or motion similar to, or of like effect as, any of the foregoing.

For stated and fully supported compelling reasons, the court may allow the filing of motions for
extension or postponement, provided, the same shall be verified and under oath.

Any pleading, motion, or other submission by any interested party shall be supported by verified
statements that the affiant has read the submission and its factual allegations are true and correct
of his personal knowledge or based on authentic records, and shall contain supporting annexes,
which the submitting party shall attest as faithful reproductions of the originals. An unverified
submission shall be considered as not filed. An improperly verified submission may be
considered as not filed, at the discretion of the judge. Upon motion, the court may order that the
originals of the annexes to a submission be produced in court for examination or comparison by
a party to the proceedings.

All pleadings or motions shall be filed simultaneously in three (3) printed and two (2) digitized
copies in compact discs, flash drives, or other compatible Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) media, in PDF format.

The court may decide matters on the basis of the pleadings and other documentary evidence, and
conduct clarificatory hearings when necessary.

Any order issued by the court under these Rules is immediately executory. Review of any order
of the court shall be in accordance with Rule 5 of these Rules. Provided, however, that the reliefs
ordered by the trial of appellate courts shall take into account the need for resolution of the
proceedings in a just, equitable, and speedy manner.
SECTION 4. Construction of Rules. — These Rules shall be liberally construed to promote a
timely, fair, transparent, effective, and efficient liquidation and suspension of payments of
debtors, in accordance with the declared policy of the  FRIA.

SECTION 5. Definition of Terms. — Terms used but not defined herein shall have the same
meanings ascribed to them in the FRIA:

(a) Administrative expenses shall refer to those reasonable and necessary expenses:

(1) incurred in connection with the filing of a petition under these Rules, including filing and
professional fees in preparing the petition;

(2) arising from, or in connection with the proceedings under these Rules;

(3) incurred in the ordinary course of business of the debtor after the commencement date;

(4) incurred for the fees of the liquidator/commissioner and/or of the professionals he may
engage; and

(5) those otherwise authorized or mandated under the FRIA or such other expenses authorized
under these Rules.

(b) Asset is anything of value, which may be either tangible or intangible. Tangible assets can be
current assets or fixed assets. Current assets may include cash on hand, money in banks or
inventory, while fixed assets may include plant, building, property and equipment. Intangible
assets may include intellectual property (such as copyrights, patents, and trademarks) and
financial assets (such as accounts receivables, subscriptions receivables, and bonds and stocks).

The value of these assets must appear in the latest audited financial statements immediately
preceding the filing of the petition. In case the debtor is less than three (3) years in operation, it is
sufficient that the book value is based on the audited financial statement/s for the two (2) years
or year immediately preceding the filing of the petition, as the case may be.

(c) Commencement date shall refer to the date on which the court issues a commencement order
in a rehabilitation case.

(d) Court/s shall refer to the Regional Trial Court/s designated by the Supreme Court as special
commercial court/s.

(e) Insolvency shall refer to the financial incapacity of the debtors to pay their liabilities as they
fall due in the ordinary course of business or whenever their liabilities are greater than their
assets.

(f) Liquidation shall refer to the proceedings under Chapters V, VI (B) and (C), and VII of
the FRIA.

(g) Liquidation Order shall refer to the order issued by the court pursuant to Section 2, Rule 4
(A) of these Rules.
(h) Liquidator shall refer to the natural person or juridical entity appointed as such by the court
pursuant to these Rules and entrusted with such powers and duties as set forth herein; Provided,
that if the liquidator is a juridical entity, it must designate a natural person who possesses all the
qualifications and none of the disqualifications as its representative, it being understood that the
juridical entity and the representative are solidarily liable for all obligations and responsibilities
of the liquidator.

(i) Proceedings, unless the term is used in a different context, shall refer to liquidation
proceedings or suspension of payments proceedings, as the case may be, under these Rules.

(j) Suspension of Payments Order shall refer to the order issued by the court pursuant to Section
2, Rule 3 (A) of these Rules.

(k) Working day shall have the same meaning as business day.

SECTION 6. Debtor Spouses as Parties. — A married individual debtor shall sue or be sued
jointly with his or her spouse, except as provided by law.

SECTION 7. Applicability of Rule 5 of the FR Rules. — Rule 5 of the FR Rules on Cross-Border

Insolvency Proceedings is hereby made applicable to liquidation proceedings and, for this
purpose, is adopted as part of these Rules.

SECTION 8. Liability of Individual Debtor, Owner of a Sole Proprietorship, Partners in a

Partnership, or Directors and Officers. — The individual debtor, owner of a sole proprietorship,
the partners in a partnership, or the directors and officers of a corporate debtor shall be liable for
double the value of the property sold, embezzled or disposed of, or double the amount of the
transaction involved, whichever is higher, to be recovered for the benefit of the debtor and the
creditors, if they, having notice of the commencementof the proceedings, or having reason to
believe that the proceedings are about to be commenced, or in contemplation thereof, willfully
commit the following acts:

(a) dispose or cause to be disposed any property of the debtor other than in the ordinary course of
business or authorize or approve any transaction in fraud of creditors or in a manner grossly
disadvantageous to the debtor and/or creditors; or

(b) conceal, authorize or approve the concealment from the creditors, or embezzle or
misappropriate, any property of the debtor.

The court shall determine the extent of the liability of an owner, partner, director or officer under
this section. In this connection, in case of partnerships and corporations, the court shall consider
the amount of the shareholding or partnership or equity interest of such partner, director or
officer, the degree of control of such partner, director or officer over the debtor, and the extent of
the involvement of such partner, director or debtor in the actual management of the operations of
the debtor.
 RULE 2 Liquidation of Insolvent Juridical Debtors

A. Voluntary Liquidation

SECTION 1. Who May File Petition; Venue; Contents. — An insolvent juridical debtor may file
a verified petition for liquidation in the Regional Trial Court which has jurisdiction over its
principal office as specified in its articles of incorporation or partnership. Where the principal
office of the corporation or partnership as registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) is in Metro Manila, the petition must be filed in the Regional Trial Court of
the city or municipality where the head office is located. The petition shall indicate the names of
at least three (3) nominees to the position of liquidator and shall include, as minimum
attachments, the following:

(a) a certificate attesting to the holding of a meeting of the Board of Directors of a stock
corporation or the Board of Trustees of a non-stock corporation, as the case may be, called for
the purpose and the approval during the meeting of a resolution to file the petition, signed by the
secretary of the meeting and at least a majority of the members of the Board present during the
meeting;

(b) a certificate attesting to the holding of a meeting of the stockholders, members or partners
comprising the debtor, as the case may be, called for the purpose and the approval during the
meeting of a resolution to file the petition by the stockholders holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of
the outstanding capital stock of the stock corporation, or two-thirds (2/3) of the members or
partners in case of a non-stock corporation, association or partnership, as the case may be, signed
by the chairman and the secretary of the meeting;

(c) a schedule of debts and liabilities, which lists all the creditors of the debtor, indicating the
name and last address of record of each creditor; the amount of each claim as to principal,
interest, or penalties due thirty (30) days prior to the date of filing; the nature of the claim; and
any pledge, lien, mortgage, judgment or other security given for the payment thereof;

(d) an inventory of assets, which must list with reasonable particularity all the assets of the
debtor, whether in the possession of the debtor or third parties, stating the nature of each asset;
the location and condition thereof; the book value and market value of the asset, attaching the
corresponding certified copy of the certificate of title thereof in case of real property, or the
evidence of title or ownership in case of movable property; the encumbrances, liens or claims
thereon, if any, and the identities and addresses of the lien holders and claimants;

(e) a schedule of current income and expenditures within three (3) months prior to the filing of
the petition;

(f) a list of all properties acquired by the debtor in the immediately preceding two (2) years;
(g) a list of all properties sold, disposed of, or donated by the debtor in the immediately
preceding two (2) years;

(h) a schedule of the debtor's executory contracts and unexpired leases;

(i) the audited financial statements of the debtor for the immediately preceding three (3) years;
and

(j) the income tax return of the debtor for the immediately preceding year.

All attachments to the petition shall be deemed part and parcel of the verified petition.

SECTION 2. Filing of a Motion to Convert Rehabilitation Proceedings into Liquidation

Proceedings. — When there is a pending court-supervised or pre-negotiated rehabilitation
proceeding, the debtor may file a motion in the same court where the rehabilitation proceedings
are pending to convert the rehabilitation proceedings into liquidation proceedings. The motion
shall be verified and shall contain or set forth the same matters mentioned in the preceding
section and the grounds relied upon as provided under the FRIA.

SECTION 3. Action on the Petition or Motion. — If the court finds the petition or motion, as the
case may be, to be sufficient in form and substance, it shall issue the Liquidation Order
mentioned in Section 2, Rule 4 (A) of these Rules. Otherwise, the court shall dismiss the petition
or deny the motion. The court may take any action necessary for the foregoing purposes but it
shall have a maximum period of ten (10) working days from the date of the filing of the petition
or motion to issue the Liquidation Order, dismiss the petition, or deny the motion.

B. Involuntary Liquidation

SECTION 4. Who May File Petition; Venue; Contents. — Three (3) or more creditors the
aggregate of whose claims is at least either One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) or at least twenty-
five percent (25%) of the subscribed capital stock or partners' contributions of the insolvent
juridical debtor, whichever is higher, may file a petition for the liquidation of an insolvent
juridical debtor in the Regional Trial Court which has jurisdiction over the principal office of the
debtor as specified in its articles of incorporation or partnership. Where the principal office of the
corporation or partnership as registered with the SEC is in Metro Manila, the petition must be
filed in the Regional Trial Court of the city or municipality where the head office is located. The
petition must be verified by each of the petitioners or, if the petitioners or any of them is a
corporation, partnership, or association, then by any of their duly authorized officer/s or
representative/s. The petition shall indicate the names of at least three (3) nominees to the
position of liquidator, and must show that:

(a) there is no genuine issue of fact or law on the claim/s of the petitioner/s, and that the due and
demandable payments thereon have not been made for at least one hundred eighty (180) days or
that the debtor has failed generally to meet its liabilities as they fall due; and

(b) there is no substantial likelihood that the debtor may be rehabilitated.

The petition shall also include information to the best knowledge of the petitioners on:
(a) the schedule of debts and liabilities, including a list of its known creditors with their
addresses, amounts of claims and collaterals, or securities, if any;

(b) the debtor's assets, including receivables and claims against third parties; and

(c) the audited financial statements of the debtor for the immediately preceding three (3) years.

SECTION 5. Bond. — The petitioners shall post a bond in an amount at least equal in value to
the aggregate of their claims, conditioned upon payment to the debtor of all expenses and
damages it may incur by reason of the filing of the petition if the same is later denied or
dismissed by the court, or withdrawn by the petitioners without the consent of the debtor.

SECTION 6. Filing of a Motion to Convert Rehabilitation Proceedings into Liquidation

Proceedings. — When there is a pending court-supervised or pre-negotiated rehabilitation
proceedings, three (3) or more creditors the aggregate of whose claims is at least either One
Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) or at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the subscribed capital, or
partners' contributions, of the debtor, whichever is higher, may file a motion in the same court
where the rehabilitation proceedings are pending to convert the rehabilitation proceedings into
liquidation proceedings. The motion shall be verified and shall contain or set forth the same
matters mentioned in Section 4 of this Rule.

SECTION 7. Action on the Petition or Motion. — If the court finds the petition or motion
sufficient in form and substance, it shall issue an order:

(a) directing the publication of the petition or motion in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Philippines once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks;

(b) directing the debtor, all known creditors, and any other interested party, to file their comment
on the petition or motion within fifteen (15) days from notice of the order; and

(c) directing that a copy of the petition or motion be served on the debtor and on all known
creditors, unless they exceed twenty (20) in number, in which case, service shall be made on at
least the first twenty (20) largest known creditors of the debtor in terms of credits held. However,
if there are more than twenty (20) known creditors (who are not petitioners) and one or more of
them acquired their credit/s within the six (6)-month period immediately preceding the filing of
the petition, the number of creditors to be served copies of the petition shall be increased by the
same number.

SECTION 8. Hearing on the Petition or Motion. — The court shall conduct a hearing if the
petition or motion, as well as the comments thereto raise issues of facts.

On the basis of the pleadings and the hearing conducted, if any, the court shall determine
whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant the issuance of a Liquidation Order mentioned in
Section 2, Rule 4 (A) of these Rules. Otherwise, the court shall dismiss the petition or deny the
motion.

SECTION 9. Conversion by the Court of Rehabilitation Proceedings into Liquidation

Proceedings. — After notice and hearing, the court where rehabilitation proceedings are pending
may also order the conversion of rehabilitation proceedings into liquidation proceedings in those
cases authorized by law, or at any other time upon the recommendation of the rehabilitation
receiver or management committee that the rehabilitation of the debtor is no longer feasible. In
such case, the FLSP Rules shall apply.

RULE 3 Insolvency of Individual Debtors

A. Suspension of Payments

SECTION 1. Who May File Petition; Venue; Contents. — An individual debtor who has assets
that exceed his liabilities but foresees the impossibility of paying his debts when they
respectively fall due may file a verified petition for suspension of payments in the court having
jurisdiction over the province or city where he has resided for six (6) months prior to the filing of
the petition.

The petition shall indicate the names of at least three (3) nominees to the position of
commissioner and shall include, as minimum attachments, the following:

(a) a schedule of debts and liabilities, including a list of creditors with their addresses, amount of
claims and collaterals, if any;

(b) an inventory of all the debtor's assets, including receivables and claims against third parties;

(c) a schedule of current income and expenditures within three (3) months prior to the filing of
the petition;

(d) the income tax return of the debtor for the immediately preceding year;

(e) a list of all properties acquired by the debtor in the immediately preceding two (2) years;

(f) a list of all properties sold, disposed of, or donated by the debtor in the immediately preceding
two (2) years;

(g) a schedule of the debtor's executory contracts and unexpired leases; and

(h) a proposed agreement with the creditors.

All attachments to the petition shall be deemed part and parcel of the verified petition.

SECTION 2. Action on the Petition. — If the Court finds the petition sufficient in form and
substance, it shall, within five (5) working days from the filing of the petition, issue a Suspension
of Payments Order:

(a) prohibiting creditors from suing or instituting proceedings for collection against the debtor,
except: (i) creditors having claims for personal labor, maintenance, expense of last illness and
funeral of the wife or children of the debtor incurred within sixty (60) days immediately prior to
the filing of the petition; and (ii) secured creditors;

(b) calling a meeting of all the creditors named in the schedule of debts and liabilities at a time
not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than forty (40) days from the date of such order and
designating the date, time, and place of the meeting;

(c) directing such creditors to present written evidence of their claims before the scheduled
creditors' meeting;

(d) directing the publication of the said order in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Philippines once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, with the first publication to be made
within seven (7) days from the time of the issuance of the order;

(e) directing the clerk of court to send or cause the sending of a copy of the order by registered
mail, postage prepaid, to all creditors named in the schedule of debts and liabilities;

(f) prohibiting the petitioner from selling, transferring, encumbering or disposing his property,
except those used in the ordinary operations of commerce or of industry in which the petitioner is
engaged as long as the proceedings are pending;

(g) prohibiting the petitioner from making any payment outside of the necessary or legitimate
expenses of his business or industry, as long as the proceedings are pending; and

(h) appointing a commissioner to preside over the creditors' meeting, who may or may not be
from among the nominees of the debtor.

SECTION 3. Motion to Suspend Pending Execution. — Upon motion of the petitioner, the court
may also issue an order suspending any pending execution against the debtor. Property held as
security by secured creditors shall not be subject to such suspension order.

The order suspending execution shall lapse when three (3) months shall have passed without the
proposed agreement being accepted by the creditors or as soon as such proposed agreement is
rejected.

SECTION 4. Persons Who May Refrain from Attending and Voting during the Creditors'
Meeting. — Secured creditors and creditors having claims for personal labor, maintenance,
expense of last illness and funeral of the wife or children of the debtor incurred within sixty (60)
days immediately prior to the filing of the petition may refrain from attending the creditors'
meeting and from voting therein. Such persons shall not be bound by any agreement arrived at in
such meeting, unless, being aware of this right, they attend the meeting, participate in the
discussions and vote therein.

SECTION 5. Who May be Appointed Commissioner. — The commissioner, who shall preside
over the creditors' meeting in connection with the proceedings, shall be a natural person who
shall have the following minimum qualifications:

(a) a citizen of the Philippines or a resident thereof for six (6) months immediately preceding his
appointment;
(b) of good moral character and with acknowledged integrity, impartiality and independence;

(c) has the requisite knowledge of insolvency laws, rules and procedures; and

(d) has no conflict of interest; Provided, that such conflict of interest may be waived, expressly
or impliedly, by a party who may be prejudiced thereby. An individual shall be deemed to have a
conflict of interest if he is so situated as to be materially influenced in the exercise of his
judgment for or against any party to the proceedings.

The debtor or any creditor may file a written objection to the commissioner appointed by the
court on the ground that he does not meet the foregoing minimum requirements. If the court
finds merit in the objection, it shall appoint a new commissioner.

SECTION 6. Creditors' Meeting. — The presence of creditors, either in person or through a

representative duly authorized in writing, holding claims amounting to at least three-fifths (3/5)
of the liabilities of the petitioner, excluding liabilities unaffected by the Suspension of Payments
Order listed as exceptions under Section 2 (a) of this Rule, shall be necessary to hold a creditors'
meeting under this Rule. The court-appointed commissioner shall preside over the meeting and
the clerk of court shall act as meeting secretary, subject to the following rules:

(a) The clerk of court shall record the creditors present and the amount of their respective claims;

(b) The commissioner shall examine the written evidence of the claims. If the creditors present
hold at least three-fifths (3/5) of the liabilities of the debtor as above-qualified, he shall declare a
quorum;

(c) The creditors and the debtor shall discuss the proposed agreement and any amendment
thereto, and put it to a vote. No creditor who incurred his credit within ninety (90) days prior to
the filing of the petition shall be allowed to vote;

(d) To form a majority, it is necessary:

1) that two-thirds (2/3) of the creditors voting unite upon the matter on the table; and

2) that the claims represented by said majority vote amount to at least three-fifths (3/5) of the
total liabilities of the debtor as above-qualified; and

(e) After the announcement of the results, all the protests against the majority vote shall be
drawn up, and the commissioner, the debtor and all creditors who took part in the voting shall
sign the affirmed propositions.

The commissioner shall prepare a report of the proceedings that shall include the voting results,
the affirmed propositions mentioned in paragraph (e) above, if any, and submit the report to the
court not later than three (3) days after the last creditors' meeting.

SECTION 7. Rejection of the Debtor's Proposal and Dismissal of the Petition. — If no creditors'
meeting with the required quorum is held within ninety (90) days from the date of the last
publication mentioned in Section 2 (d) of this Rule, or, there being such meeting or meetings, the
debtor's proposal is not approved within the said period, the same shall be deemed rejected. In
such a case, the court, within five (5) days from the lapse of the ninety (90)-day period, or from
receiving the report of the commissioner mentioned in the preceding section that the debtor's
proposal has been rejected, shall issue an order dismissing the petition.

SECTION 8. Objections to the Approval of the Debtor's Proposal or Any Amendment Thereto.
— If the proposal of the debtor, or any amendment thereto, made during the creditors' meeting, is
approved by the majority of creditors in accordance with Section 6 of this Rule, any creditor who
attended the meeting and who dissented from and protested against the vote of the majority may
file an objection with the court within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting on any of the
following grounds:

(a) defects in the call for the meeting, in the holding thereof, and in the deliberations had thereat
which prejudice the rights of the creditors;

(b) fraudulent connivance between one or more creditors and the individual debtor to vote in
favor of the proposed agreement, or any amendment thereto; or

(c) fraudulent conveyance of claims for the purpose of obtaining a majority.

The court shall hear and pass upon such objection in a summary manner, within thirty (30) days
from the filing of the objection. If the decision of the majority of creditors to approve the debtor's
proposal, or any amendment thereto, is annulled by the court, the petition shall be dismissed.

SECTION 9. Effects of the Approval of the Debtor's Proposal or Any Amendment Thereto. — If
the decision of the majority of the creditors to approve the proposed agreement, or any
amendment thereto, made during the creditors' meeting is upheld by the court, or when no
opposition or objection to said decision has been presented, the court shall issue an order
confirming the approval of the proposed agreement, or any amendment thereto, and directing all
parties bound thereby to comply with its terms.

SECTION 10. Residual Power of the Court. — The court, upon motion of any affected party,
may issue any order which may be necessary or proper to enforce the agreement. If the debtor
fails, wholly or in part, to perform his obligations under the agreement, or to comply with any
order of the court, the court, upon motion of any creditor, shall declare the agreement terminated,
and all the rights which the creditors had against the debtor before the agreement shall revest in
them.

B. Voluntary Liquidation

SECTION 11. Who May File Petition; Venue; Contents. — An individual debtor whose
liabilities exceed his assets and whose debts exceed Five Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P500,000.00) may file a verified petition for liquidation in the court having jurisdiction over the
province or city where he has resided for six (6) months prior to the filing of the petition.

The petition shall indicate the names of at least three (3) nominees, to the position of liquidator
and shall include, as minimum attachments, the following:
(a) a schedule of debts and liabilities, including a list of creditors with their addresses, amount of
claims and collaterals, if any;

(b) an inventory of all the debtor's assets, including receivables and claims against third parties;

(c) a schedule of current income and expenditures within three (3) months prior to the filing of
the petition;

(d) the income tax return of the debtor for the immediately preceding year;

(e) a list of all properties acquired by the debtor in the immediately preceding two (2) years;

(f) a list of all properties sold, disposed of, or donated by the debtor in the immediately preceding
two (2) years; and

(g) a schedule of the debtor's executory contracts and unexpired leases.

All attachments to the petition shall be deemed part and parcel of the verified petition.

SECTION 3. * Action on the Petition. — If the court finds the petition sufficient in form and
substance, it shall issue the Liquidation Order mentioned in Section 2, Rule 4 (A) of these Rules.
Otherwise, the court shall dismiss the petition. The court may take any action necessary for the
foregoing purposes but it shall have a maximum period often (10) working days from the date of
the filing of the petition to issue the Liquidation Order or dismiss the petition.

* Note from the Publisher: Copied verbatim from the official copy.

C. Involuntary Liquidation

SECTION 13. Who May File Petition; Venue; Contents. — Any creditor or creditors with a
claim of, or the aggregate of whose claims is, at least Five Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P500,000.00) may file a verified petition for liquidation of an individual debtor with the court of
the province or city where the debtor resides.

The petition shall state the particulars of at least one of the following acts of insolvency of the
debtor:

(a) that the debtor is about to depart or has departed from the Philippines, with intent to defraud
his creditors;

(b) that being absent from the Philippines, with intent to defraud his creditors, he remains absent;

(c) that the debtor conceals himself to avoid the service of legal process for the purpose of
hindering or delaying the liquidation or of defrauding his creditors;

(d) that the debtor conceals, or is removing, any of his property to avoid its being attached or
taken on legal process;

(e) that the debtor has allowed his property to remain under attachment or legal process for three
(3) days for the purpose of hindering or delaying the liquidation or of defrauding his creditors;
(f) that the debtor has confessed or offered to allow judgment in favor of any creditor for the
purpose of hindering or delaying the liquidation or of defrauding any creditor;

(g) that the debtor has wilfully allowed judgment to be taken against him by default for the
purpose of hindering or delaying the liquidation or of defrauding his creditors;

(h) that the debtor has suffered or procured his property to be taken on legal process with intent
to give a preference to one or more of his creditors and thereby hinder or delay the liquidation or
defraud any one of his creditors;

(i) that the debtor has made any assignment, gift, sale, conveyance or transfer of his estate,
property, rights or credits with intent to hinder or delay the liquidation or defraud his creditors;

(j) that the debtor has, in contemplation of insolvency, made any payment, gift, grant, sale,
conveyance or transfer of his estate, property, rights or credits;

(k) that being a merchant or tradesman, the debtor has generally defaulted in the payment of his
current obligations for a period of thirty (30) days;

(l) that for a period of thirty (30) days, the debtor has failed, after demand, to pay any moneys
deposited with him or received by him in a fiduciary capacity; or

(m) that an execution having been issued against him on final judgment for money, the debtor
shall have been found to be without sufficient property subject to execution to satisfy the
judgment.

SECTION 14. Bond for Filing of Petition. — The petitioner/s shall post a bond in an amount at
least equal in value to the aggregate of his/their claims, conditioned upon payment to the debtor
of all expenses and damages the debtor may incur by reason of the filing of the petition if the
petition is later dismissed or withdrawn by the petitioner/s without the consent of the debtor, or if
it is finally determined that the debtor is not insolvent.

SECTION 15. Order for Debtor to Show Cause. — If the petition is sufficient in form and
substance, the court, within five working (5) days from the filing of the petition, shall issue
summons to the debtor requiring him, by way of comment on or opposition to the petition within
an inextendible period of fifteen (15) days from service of the summons, to show cause why he
should not be declared insolvent.

SECTION 16. Order for Debtor to Refrain from Paying Debts or Transferring Property. —
Upon motion of any creditor and after hearing, the court may, upon good cause shown, issue an
order prohibiting the debtor from paying any of his debts, or from transferring any property
belonging to him, until the court issues a Liquidation Order or dismisses the petition, whichever
is earlier. However, nothing contained herein shall affect or impair the rights of a secured
creditor to enforce his lien in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 17. Hearing on the Petition. — After the issues are joined, the court shall set the
petition for hearing in order to determine whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant the
issuance of a Liquidation Order.
SECTION 18. Issuance of the Liquidation Order. — If the debtor on whom summons is properly
served fails to file a comment on or opposition to the petition within the period given by the
court, or if the evidence given during the hearing mentioned in the preceding section warrant it,
the court shall issue the Liquidation Order mentioned in Section 2, Rule 4 (A) of these Rules.

SECTION 19. Absent Debtor. — When the debtor resides out of the Philippines, or when his
residence is unknown, or he has departed from the Philippines with intent to defraud his
creditors, or cannot, after due diligence, be found therein, or conceals himself to avoid service of
summons, or any other related preliminary process or orders, then the court, upon motion of the
petitioning creditors duly supported by an affidavit or affidavit/s narrating and substantiating any
of the foregoing allegations and a bond approved by the court in double the amount of the
aggregate sum of their claims against the debtor, shall issue an order directing:

(a) the sheriff of the province or city in which the matter is pending to take into custody, within
thirty (30) days from the date of the order, a sufficient amount of property of the debtor, not
exempt from execution and not subject of a secured creditor's lien, to satisfy the claims of the
petitioning creditors and the costs of the proceedings;

(b) the publication of the summons and the said order in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Philippines once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks;

(c) the mailing of the petition, the summons and the order to the debtor's last known address;

(d) the sending of an electronic mail to the debtor's last known electronic mail address, if any,
attaching thereto copies of the petition, the summons and the order; and

(e) the posting of copies of the petition and the summons on at least three (3) conspicuous places
on any real property owned by the debtor.

If the debtor fails to file a comment, opposition or other responsive pleading to the petition or
order within fifteen (15) days after the last publication of the summons and order, or within any
other period given by the court, then the court shall issue a Liquidation Order mentioned in
Section 2, Rule 4 (A) of these Rules.

SECTION 20. Duty of Sheriff. — Upon receiving the order for him to take into custody property
of the debtor, the sheriff shall take custody of such property of the debtor not exempt from
execution and not subject of any secured creditor's lien sufficient to cover the amount provided
for. He shall make a return to the court within two (2) days every time he takes property of the
debtor pursuant to the order, and as soon as he has taken sufficient amount of the debtor's
property to cover the amount provided for in the order, he shall make a return to the court of an
inventory of all the property taken within three (3) days from the time of the last taking. Upon
motion and for good cause shown, the time for making an inventory, or any return may be
extended. The sheriff shall also prepare a schedule of the names and residences of the creditors,
and the amount due each, from the books of the debtor, or from such other papers or data of the
individual debtor available as may come to his possession, and shall file such schedule or list of
creditors and inventory with the clerk of court.
SECTION 21. All Property Taken to be Held for All Creditors; Appeal Bonds; Exemptions to
Sureties. — If after the taking mentioned in the preceding section, there still remains property of
the debtor not exempt from execution and not subject of a secured creditor's lien, any other
creditor or creditors, upon giving bond approved by the court in double the amount of his/their
claim/s, singly or jointly, shall be entitled to similar orders and to like action, by the sheriff, until
all claims are provided for, and as long as the debtor has sufficient property. All such property
taken into custody by the sheriff shall be held by him for the benefit of all creditors whose claims
shall be duly established in the proceedings.

SECTION 22. Bonds for Custody of Property and Appeal. — The bonds provided for in Sections
19 and 21 of this Rule to procure the order for custody of the property and effects of the debtor
shall be conditioned upon payment to the debtor, his heirs, administrators, executors or assigns
of all damages he may sustain by reason of the order for which the bonds were procured if, after
hearing of the petition, the court shall find in favor of the debtor and the petition is dismissed.
Such damages, which shall not exceed the amount of the bond, shall be determined and fixed by
the court. If either the petitioners or the debtor shall appeal from the decision of the court, upon
final hearing of the petition, the appellant shall be required to give bond to the successful party in
a sum double the amount of the value of the property in controversy, and for the costs of the
proceedings.

Any person interested in the estate may object to the sufficiency of the surety or sureties on such
bond or bonds. The court shall direct the surety or sureties to justify their sufficiency. If the court
finds that the sureties or any of them are insufficient, the court shall issue an order dismissing the
petition or vacating the order to take into the custody of the sheriff the property of the individual
debtor, or denying the appeal, as the case may be.

SECTION 23. Sale of Debtor's Property under Sheriff's Custody. — If the property of the debtor
taken into custody by the sheriff under Sections 19, 20 and 21 of this Rule is perishable, costly to
maintain, subject to or in danger of rapid obsolescence, depreciation, or diminution in value, or
when the interests of the debtor and the creditors will be better served by the sale thereof, the
court, upon motion of any creditor, duly supported by affidavit/s narrating facts supporting the
application and a bond equivalent to the estimated value of the property approved by the court,
shall issue an order directing: (a) the sale of the property in the same manner as property is sold
under execution, the proceeds to be deposited in the court to abide by the result of the
proceedings; and (b) the publication of the order once a week for two consecutive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation in the city or province where the court exercises jurisdiction.

RULE 4 Provisions Common to Liquidation in Insolvency of Individual and Juridical

Debtors

SECTION 1. Use of Term Debtor. — The term debtor used in this Rule shall refer to an
individual debtor and/or a juridical debtor whenever appropriate.
 A. The Liquidation Order

SECTION 2. Liquidation Order. — The Liquidation Order shall:

(a) declare the debtor insolvent;

(b) order the liquidation of the debtor and, in the case of a juridical debtor, declare it as
dissolved;

(c) order the sheriff to take possession and control of all the property of the debtor, except those
that may be exempt from execution;

(d) order the publication of the Liquidation Order, together with the petition, or motion to
convert the rehabilitation proceedings into liquidation proceedings, if any, in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Philippines once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks;

(e) direct payments of any claims and conveyance of any property due the debtor to the
liquidator;

(f) prohibit payments and the transfer of any property by the debtor;

(g) direct all creditors to file their claims with the liquidator not later than five (5) days from the
time the liquidator takes his oath of office, furnishing a copy thereof to the court;

(h) authorize the payment of administrative expenses as they become due;

(i) state that the debtor and creditors who are not petitioner/s may submit the names of other
nominees to the position of liquidator; and

(j) set the case for hearing for the election and appointment of the liquidator, which date shall not
be less than thirty (30) days nor more than forty-five (45) days from the date of the last
publication.

SECTION 3. Effects of the Liquidation Order. — Upon the issuance of the Liquidation Order:

(a) the juridical debtor shall be deemed dissolved and its corporate or juridical existence
terminated;

(b) legal title to and control of all the assets of the debtor, except those that may be exempt from
execution, shall be deemed vested in the liquidator or, pending his election or appointment, with
the court;

(c) all contracts of the debtor shall be deemed terminated and/or breached, unless the liquidator,
within ninety (90) days from the time he takes his oath of office, declares otherwise and the
contract counter-party agrees;

(d) no separate action for the collection of an unsecured claim shall be allowed. Actions already
pending will be transferred to the liquidator for him to accept and settle or contest. If the
liquidator contests or disputes the claim, the court shall allow, hear, and resolve such contest,
except when the case is already on appeal. In such a case, the suit may proceed to judgment, and
any final and executory judgment therein for a claim against the debtor shall be filed and allowed
in court; and

(e) no foreclosure proceeding shall be allowed for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days
from the date of the order.

B. Secured Creditors

SECTION 4. Rights of Secured Creditors. — The Liquidation Order shall not affect the right of a
secured creditor to enforce his lien in accordance with the applicable contract or law, unless he
waives his right.

SECTION 5. Duty of Secured Creditors. — At any time prior to the election of the liquidator, a
secured creditor shall manifest in writing to the court whether he is:

(a) waiving his right under the security or lien in accordance with Section 6 of this Rule; or

(b) maintaining his right under the security or lien.

If a secured creditor fails to file such a manifestation, he shall be deemed to have opted to
maintain his right under the security or lien.

SECTION 6. Waiver of Security or Lien. — A secured creditor shall not be deemed to have
waived his right under the security or lien unless the waiver is made in a public document, in
unequivocal language, and with full knowledge of the consequences of his action. If a secured
creditor waives his right, he shall be entitled to participate in the liquidation proceedings as an
unsecured creditor.

SECTION 7. When a Secured Creditor Maintains His Security or Lien. — If a secured creditor
elects to enforce or maintain his right under the security or lien, at his option:

(a) the value of the property may be fixed in a manner agreed upon by the creditor and the
liquidator, and approved by the court.

When the value of the property is less than the claim it secures, the liquidator may convey the
property to the secured creditor and the latter will be admitted in the liquidation proceedings as
an unsecured creditor for the balance. If the value of the property exceeds the claim secured, the
liquidator may convey the property to the secured creditor and waive the debtor's right of
redemption upon receiving the excess from the creditor. In any case, any other creditor or
interested party may, upon a prima facie showing that the valuation is too low, contest the
valuation and propose another mode by which to dispose of the property, or to otherwise convert
it to cash or its equivalent, to ensure that the true maximum value of the property under the
circumstances is obtained. A dissenting creditor or any other creditor or interested party may also
offer to purchase the property at the price it is valued by the secured creditor and the liquidator,
as approved by the court. At all times, it shall be the duty of the court to ensure that the property
is valued at its maximum under the circumstances. In case there is conflict on the valuation of the
property, the court may appoint an independent third party appraiser to assist in determining the
proper valuation of the property;

(b) the liquidator may sell the property and satisfy the secured creditor's entire claim from the
proceeds of the sale. The sale shall be made under such terms and conditions as the liquidator
and the secured creditor may agree upon, as approved by the court, provided, that the costs of the
sale, if any, shall be for the account of the secured creditor; or

(c) the secured creditor may enforce the lien or foreclose on the property pursuant to applicable
laws.

C. The Liquidator

SECTION 8. Qualifications of the Liquidator. — The liquidator shall:

(a) be a citizen of the Philippines or a resident thereof for six (6) months immediately preceding
his nomination;

(b) be of good moral character and with acknowledged integrity, impartiality and independence;

(c) have the requisite knowledge of insolvency and other relevant commercial laws, rules and
procedures, as well as the relevant training and/or experience that may be necessary to enable
him to properly discharge the duties and obligations of a liquidator; and

(d) have no conflict of interest: Provided, that such conflict of interest may be waived, expressly
or impliedly, by a party who may be prejudiced thereby.

An individual shall be deemed to have a conflict of interest if he is so situated as to be materially

influenced in the exercise of his judgment for or against any party to the proceedings. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, an individual shall be deemed to have a conflict of
interest if:

(a) he is a creditor, owner, partner or stockholder of the debtor;

(b) he is a creditor, owner, partner or stockholder of a creditor of the debtor;

(c) he is engaged in a line of business which competes with that of the debtor;

(d) he is, or was, within five (5) years from the filing of the petition or motion for conversion, a
director, officer, owner, partner or employee of the debtor or any of the creditors, or acted as
legal counsel or auditor or accountant of the debtor or any of the creditors;

(e) he is, or was, within two (2) years from the filing of the petition or motion for conversion, an
underwriter of the outstanding securities of the debtor;

(f) he is related by consanguinity or affinity within the fourth civil degree to any individual
creditor, owner of a sole proprietorship-debtor, partner in a partnership-debtor or stockholder,
director, officer, employee or underwriter of a corporate-debtor;
(g) he has any other direct or indirect material interest in the debtor or any of the creditors; or

(h) he was the receiver or member of the management committee, the counsel or an employee of
either, when there is a showing that the financial distress of the debtor was not arrested or its
fiscal condition deteriorated and resulted in its liquidation by reason of his lack of diligence or
foresight.

A nominee or an elected or appointed liquidator and their personnel shall immediately disclose to
the court any ground that may give rise to an actual or potential conflict of interest, regardless of
his personal assessment of its sufficiency, as soon as he becomes aware of it.

If the liquidator is a juridical entity, it must designate a natural person who possesses all the
qualifications and none of the disqualifications as its representative, it being understood that the
juridical entity and the representative are solidarily liable for all obligations and responsibilities
of the liquidator.

SECTION 9. Election of Liquidator. — The creditors entitled to vote will elect the liquidator in
open court. To constitute a quorum for the election of the liquidator, creditors representing or
holding at least a majority of the total claims entitled to vote must be present either in person or
by proxy. Only creditors who were included in the schedule of debts and liabilities or registry of
claims, or have filed their claims within the period set by the court, and whose claims are not
barred by the statute of limitations, are entitled to vote. A secured creditor shall not be entitled to
vote, unless: (a) he waives his right under the security or lien; and (b) has the value of the
property subject of his security or lien fixed and approved by the court, and is admitted for the
balance of his claim. The nominee receiving the highest number of votes cast in terms of the
amount of claim held or represented, and who is qualified pursuant to Section 8 of this Rule,
shall be appointed as the liquidator.

SECTION 10. Court-Appointed Liquidator. — The court may appoint the liquidator if:

(a) on the date set for the election of the liquidator, there is no quorum;

(b) the creditors who attend either fail or refuse to elect a liquidator;

(c) after being elected, the liquidator fails to qualify; or

(d) a vacancy occurs for any reason whatsoever.

In any of these cases, the court, upon motion or motu proprio, and for good cause shown, may
set another date or hearing for the election of the liquidator. Any person appointed by the court to
administer the debtor as a rehabilitation receiver prior to the commencement of the liquidation
may subsequently be appointed as its liquidator.

SECTION 11. Oath and Bond of the Liquidator. — Prior to assuming his office, the liquidator
shall take an oath and file a bond, in such amount to be fixed by the court, conditioned upon the
proper and faithful discharge of his powers, duties and responsibilities.

SECTION 12. Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of the Liquidator. — The liquidator shall be
deemed an officer of the court with the principal duty of preserving and maximizing the value
and recovering the assets of the debtor, with the end in view of liquidating them and discharging
to the extent possible all the claims against the debtor. The powers, duties and responsibilities of
the liquidator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) to sue and recover all the assets, debts and claims, belonging or due to the debtor;

(b) to take possession of all the property of the debtor, except property exempt by law from
execution;

(c) to sell, with the approval of the court, any property of the debtor under his possession or
control;

(d) to redeem all mortgages and pledges, and satisfy any judgment which may constitute an
encumbrance on any property sold by him;

(e) to settle all accounts between the debtor and his creditors, subject to the approval of the court;

(f) to recover any property, or its value, fraudulently conveyed by the debtor;

(g) to recommend to the court the creation of a creditors' committee which will assist him in the
discharge of his functions and which shall be vested with powers as the court deems just,
reasonable and necessary; and

(h) upon approval of the court, to engage the services of persons with specialized skills or
training as may be necessary and reasonable to assist him in the discharge of his duties. Such
persons or professionals shall be deemed employees or independent contractors of the liquidator
and shall possess the same qualifications as the liquidator.

In addition to the rights and duties of a rehabilitation receiver under Section 31, Chapter II (C) of
the FRIA, insofar as they are applicable to liquidation proceedings, the liquidator, shall have the
right and duty to take all reasonable steps to manage and dispose of the debtor's assets with a
view towards maximizing the proceeds therefrom, to pay creditors and stockholders, and to
terminate the debtor's legal existence.

SECTION 13. Removal of the Liquidator. — The liquidator may be removed at any time by the
court either motu proprio or upon motion by the debtor or any creditor or creditors on any of the
following grounds:

(a) he did not actually receive the highest number of votes during the election for liquidator;

(b) incompetence, gross negligence, failure to perform or exercise the proper degree of care in
the performance of his duties and powers;

(c) lack of a particular or specialized competency required by the specific case;

(d) illegal acts or conduct in the performance of his duties and powers;

(e) lack of any of the qualifications stated under Section 8 of this Rule or presence of any
disqualification;
(f) conflict of interest, unless, waived, expressly or impliedly, by a party who may be prejudiced
thereby;

(g) partiality or lack of independence; or

(h) any other ground analogous to the foregoing.

SECTION 14. Compensation of the Liquidator. — The liquidator and the persons engaged or
employed by him to assist in the discharge of his powers and duties shall be entitled to such
reasonable compensation as may be determined by the court, after consultation with the
creditors.

SECTION 15. Reporting Requirements. — The liquidator shall make and keep a record of all
property received and all disbursements made by him or under his authority as liquidator. He
shall render a quarterly report thereof to the court, which report shall be made available to all
interested parties. The liquidator shall also submit such reports as may be required by the court
from time to time as well as a final report at the end of the liquidation proceedings.

SECTION 16. Discharge of Liquidator. — Upon the filing of his final report, and in preparation
for the final settlement of all the claims against the debtor, the liquidator will notify all the
creditors, either by publication in a newspaper of general circulation or such other mode as the
court may direct or allow, that he will apply with the court for the settlement of his account and
his discharge from liability as liquidator. The liquidator will file a final accounting with the
court, with proof of notice to all creditors. The accounting will be set for hearing. If the court
finds the same in order, the court will discharge the liquidator.

SECTION 17. Registry of Claims. — Within twenty (20) days from his assumption into office,
the liquidator shall submit to the court a preliminary registry of claims of secured and unsecured
creditors indicating, among others, the amount and nature of each claim, the documentary or
other basis for each claim, and a description of the nature and location of every security or lien, if
any. Secured creditors who have waived their rights under their security or lien, or have fixed the
value of the property subject of their security or lien by agreement with the liquidator and are
admitted as creditors for the balance, shall be considered as unsecured creditors. The liquidator
shall make the registry available for public inspection, give notice to all the creditors and other
interested parties that the registry is available for inspection and copying, and publish said notice
in a newspaper of general circulation in the province or city where the debtor's principal office is
located.

D. Determination of Claims

SECTION 18. Right of Set-Off. — If the debtor and creditor are mutually debtor and creditor of
each other, one debt shall be set off against the other and only the balance, if any, shall be
allowed in the liquidation proceedings.

SECTION 19. Opposition or Challenge to Claims. — Within thirty (30) days from the expiration
of the period for the filing of claims, a creditor, debtor, or other interested party may submit to
the court an opposition or challenge to any claim or claims, serving a certified copy on the
liquidator and the creditor holding the challenged claim. Upon the expiration of the period, the
liquidator shall submit to the court the registry of claims containing the undisputed claims that
have not been subject to challenge. Such claims shall become final upon the filing of the register
and may be subsequently set aside only on grounds of fraud, accident, mistake or excusable
neglect.

SECTION 20. Submission of Disputed Claims to the Court. — The liquidator shall resolve
disputed claims and submit his findings thereon to the court for final approval. The liquidator
may disallow claims, subject to final approval of the court.

E. Avoidance Proceedings

SECTION 21. Rescission or Nullity of Certain Transactions. — Any transaction occurring prior

to the issuance of the Liquidation Order or, in the case of conversion of rehabilitation
proceedings to liquidation proceedings, prior to the commencement date, entered into by the
debtor or involving its assets, may be rescinded or declared null and void on the ground that the
same was executed with intent to defraud a creditor or creditors or constitutes an undue
preference of creditors. The presumptions set forth in Section 58, Chapter II of the FRIA shall
apply.

SECTION 22. Actions for Rescission or Nullity. —

(a) The liquidator or, with his conformity, a creditor, may initiate and prosecute any action to
rescind, or declare null and void, any transaction described in the immediately preceding
paragraph. If the liquidator does not consent to the filing or prosecution of such action, any
creditor may seek leave of the court to commence and prosecute said action.

The court shall have five working (5) days to act on the motion for leave to commence or
prosecute an action.

(b) If leave of court is granted under subsection (a) hereof, the liquidator shall assign and transfer
to the creditor all rights, title and interest in the chose in action or subject matter of the
proceeding, including any document in support thereof.

(c) Any benefit derived from a proceeding taken pursuant to subsection (a) hereof shall belong
exclusively to the creditor instituting the proceeding to the extent of his claim and the costs, and
the surplus, if any, shall belong to the estate.

(d) Where, before an order is made under subsection (a) hereof, the liquidator signifies to the
court his readiness to institute the proceeding for the benefit of the creditors, the order shall fix
the time within which he shall do so and, in that case the benefit derived from the proceedings, if
instituted within the time limits so fixed, shall belong to the estate.

In any case, the liquidator shall make provisions for any action for rescission or nullity in the
Liquidation Plan.

F. The Liquidation Plan

SECTION 23. The Liquidation Plan. — Within three (3) months from his assumption into office,
the liquidator shall submit a Liquidation Plan to the court. The Liquidation Plan shall, as a
minimum, enumerate all the assets of the debtor not exempt from execution, a list of all creditors
and their claims which have been duly proved as shown in the final registry of claims, and a
proposed mode and schedule of liquidation of the assets and payment of the claims. The
Liquidation Plan shall make provisions for, among others, disputed claims and any action for
rescission or nullity of certain transactions.

SECTION 24. Exempt Property to be Set Apart. — Upon motion, and after notice and hearing,
the court shall set apart property of the individual debtor exempt from execution. The motion
shall be heard and granted only after it is shown that the clerk of court has posted or caused
notice of the motion and hearing in at least three (3) public places in the province or city where
the court exercises jurisdiction at least ten (10) days prior to the time of such hearing, which
notice shall set forth the name of the debtor, and the time and place appointed for the hearing of
such motion, and shall briefly indicate the homestead sought to be exempted or the property
sought to be set aside.

SECTION 25. Concurrence and Preference of Credits. — The Liquidation Plan and its
implementation shall ensure that the concurrence and preference of credits as enumerated in the
Civil Code of the Philippines, and other relevant laws, shall be observed, unless a preferred
creditor voluntarily waives his preferred right. For purposes of this Rule, credits for services
rendered by employees or laborers to the debtor shall enjoy first preference under Article 2244 of
the Civil Code, unless the claims constitute legal liens under Articles 2241 and 2242 thereof.

SECTION 26. Sale of Assets in Liquidation. — With the approval of the court, the liquidator
may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the unencumbered assets of the debtor and convert the
same into money. The sale, transfer or disposition shall be made at public auction. However, a
private sale, transfer or disposition may be allowed with the approval of the court if (a) the goods
to be sold are of a perishable nature, or are liable to quickly deteriorate in value, or are
disproportionately expensive to keep or maintain; or (b) the private sale, transfer or disposition is
for the best interest of the debtor and his creditors. With the approval of the court, unencumbered
property of the debtor may also be conveyed to a creditor in satisfaction of his claim or part
thereof. In all cases, the liquidator and the court shall ensure that the manner of sale, transfer or
disposition is in the best interest of the debtor and his creditors.

SECTION 27. Manner of Implementing the Liquidation Plan. — The liquidator shall implement
the Liquidation Plan as approved by the court in an order duly issued therefor. Payments shall be
made to creditors only in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

SECTION 28. Final Report of the Liquidator. — When all the property of the debtor not exempt
from execution have been realized and their proceeds distributed to the creditors in accordance
with the Liquidation Plan, the liquidator shall submit his final report to the court, together with
the final accounting of his administration and a recommendation for the termination of the
proceedings, furnishing all the creditors and other interested parties with copies thereof.

SECTION 29. Termination of Proceedings. — If, after notice and hearing, the court is satisfied
with the final report, it shall issue an order approving the same and directing the removal of the
name of the juridical debtor from the register of legal entities of the SEC and other government
agencies, or discharging the individual debtor from his liabilities included in the Liquidation
Plan, as the case may be.
In the same order discharging the individual debtor from his liabilities, the court shall state that
the proceedings are terminated. However, in the case of a juridical debtor registered with the
SEC, the court shall issue an order terminating the proceedings only upon receipt of evidence
showing that the debtor has been removed from the registry of legal entities at the SEC.

SECTION 30. Liquidation of a Securities Market Participant. — The foregoing provisions shall

be without prejudice to the power of a regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization to
liquidate trade-related claims of clients or customers of a securities market participant which, for
purposes of investor protection, are hereby deemed to have absolute priority over other claims of
whatever nature or kind insofar as trade-related assets are concerned.

For purposes of this section, trade-related assets include cash, securities, trading right, and other
assets owned and used by the securities market participant in the ordinary course of its business.

RULE 5 Procedural Remedies

SECTION 1. Motion for Reconsideration in Suspension of Payments Proceedings. — A party

may file a motion for reconsideration of a Suspension of Payments Order, or any order issued by
the court prior to its order confirming or disapproving the proposed agreement mentioned in
Section 9, Rule 3 (A) of these Rules. No relief can be extended to the party aggrieved by the
court's order on the motion through a special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the
Rules of Court.

SECTION 2. Review of Decision or Order in Suspension of Payments Proceedings. — The

court's dismissal of the petition for suspension of payments on the ground of insufficiency in
form and substance resulting in the non-issuance of a Suspension of Payments Order, and its
order confirming or disapproving the proposed agreement mentioned in Section 9, Rule 3 (A) of
these Rules can only be reviewed through a petition for certiorari to the Court of Appeals under
Rule 65 of the Rules of Court within fifteen (15) days from notice of the decision or order.

SECTION 3. Motion for Reconsideration in Liquidation Proceedings. — A party may file a

motion for reconsideration of any order issued by the court prior to the issuance of the
Liquidation Order. No relief can be extended to the party aggrieved by the court's order on the
motion through a special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court.

SECTION 4. Review of Decision or Order in Liquidation Proceedings. — The Liquidation

Order, and the order approving or disapproving the Liquidation Plan under Section 27, Rule 4
(F) of these Rules can only be reviewed through a petition for certiorari to the Court of Appeals
under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court within fifteen (15) days from notice of the decision or order.
 RULE 6 Effectivity

SECTION 1. Effectivity. — These Rules shall take effect fifteen (15) days after their complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation in the
Philippines.