Practice question
A worker proves a PHP300,000 covered solidary award against principal and agency. The agency offers PHP150,000 solely because there are two liable parties and claims its external liability is capped at half. Which is correct?
- The statutory solidarity is not an automatic fifty-fifty collection cap
- Two respondents necessarily halve each external liability
- The worker must accept zero from the agency
- The agency may choose any lower cap
- Only the worker bears the unpaid half
Legal references
- RA8042 as amended by RA10022: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2010/ra_10022_2010.html Section7 amending Section10, covered claims and performance bond.
- Civil Code: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1216–1217.
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