Practice question
Two principals have judicial shares of PHP 25,000 each. One pays the entire PHP 50,000 civil award under Article 110. What recourse does the Code recognize against the other principal?
- Recovery of PHP 50,000, even though half was the payer’s own share
- No recourse because the victim was fully paid
- Recovery of the other principal’s PHP 25,000 share
- Automatic imprisonment of the other principal for civil debt
- An additional PHP 50,000 payable by the victim
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code, Articles 109–111, judicial shares, solidarity within classes, subsidiary order and gratuitous participation.
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