The law is the public conscience.

Article 1319 By: Gretzen M. Colona Article 1319 Consent is manifested by the meeting of the offer and the acceptance upon the thing and the cause which are to constitute the contract. The offer must be certain and the acceptance absolute. A qualified acceptance constitutes a counter-offer. Acceptance made by letter or telegram does not bind the offerer except from the time it came to his knowledge. The contract, in such a case, is presumed to have been entered into in the place where the offer was made. (1262a) Ang pagsang-ayon ay maihahayag kapag nagkasundo ang bawat partido at tinanggap na ang mga bagay na magiging paksa ng kasunduan. Ang pag-aalok ay dapat na tiyak at naaayon sa kontrata. Ang pag-aalok na may bisa ay dapat may unawaan sa bawat isa. Ang pag-aalok na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng liham o telegrama ay hindi magtatali sa nag-alok maliban kung ito ay dumating sa kanyang kaalaman. Ang kontrata sa mga ganitong kaso ay ipinagpapalagay na tinanggap kun

Article 1300 By: Gretzen M. Colona Subrogation of a third person in the rights of the creditor is either legal or conventional. The former is not presumed, except in cases expressly mentioned in this Code; the latter must be clearly established in order that it may take effect. Ang subrogation ng ikatlong tao sa mga karapatan ng nagpautang ay maaaring legal o konbensyonal. Ang nauna ay hindi ipinapagpalagay, maliban sa mga kaso na malinaw na nabanggit sa Code na ito; ang nahuli ay dapat na malinaw na itinatag upang ito ay magkabisa. (1209a) Subrogation is the active subjective novation characterized by the transfer to a third person of all the rights pertaining to the creditor in the transaction concerned including the right to proceed against the guarantors or possessor of mortgages, and similar other subject to any applicable legal provisions or any stipulation agreed upon by the parties in conventional subrogation. It is the transfer of the credit of the credi

Article 1259  By: Gretzen M. Colona Article 1259. The expenses of consignation, when properly made, shall be charged against the creditor Ang gastos sa pagbabayad sa korte ng may utang, ay pag maayos na nagawa, ang bayarin ay papasanin ng nagpautang. *If the consignation is properly made the filling of the suit must bear the expenses of consignation like storage fees, filling fees, attorney’s fees and other related expenses. AMADEO MATUTE, Plaintiff-Appellant,  vs.  CHEONG BOO, Defendant-Appellant. Facts: On January 14, 1915, a contract was made between Amadeo Matute and Cheong Boo that the former should deliver and the latter should receive within the month of February of the same year a quantity of more than 300 and less than 500 piculs of mastic (almaciga) at the price of P8.50/picul. Matute performed his part and delivered on February 22, 1915 the almaciga to the defendant but he refused to accept delivery.The plaintiff thereupon stored the almac

Compensation By: Gretzen M. Colona Article 1278. Compensation shall take place when two persons, in their own right, are creditors and debtors of each other. Compensation is the extinguishment to the concurrent amount of the debts of two persons who, in their own right, are debtors and creditors of each other. Ang compensasyon ay magaganap kung parehong may utang at nagpautang ang bawat isa sa isa't isa. Example: D owes C 5000 Php. C owes D 5000 Php. The parties do not need to pay each other as their obligations are extinguished by compensation. Kinds of Compensation 1. By its effect or extent. a. Total- when both obligations are of the same amount.  b. Partial- when the two obligations are of different amounts. 2. By its cause or origin: a. Legal- when it takes place by operation of law even without the knowledge of the parties. b. Voluntary- when it takes place by agreement of the parties. c. Judicial- when it takes place by order from a