Title V. Chapter 3- Extinction and Survival of Civil Liability

Question 1

How are civil liabilities extinguished?

Answer 1

(1) payment/ performance
(2) loss of the thing due
(3) condonation or remission of debt
(4) confusion or merger of the rights of the creditor and debtor
(5) compensation
(6) novation

Question 2

effect of condonation of civil liability

Answer 2

express condonation by the offended party has the effect of waiving civil liability with regard to the interest of the injured party

Question 3

Where may civil liability arise from?

Answer 3

(1) crime
- -governed by RPC

(2) breach of contract (culpa contractual)
- - governed by Civil Code

(3) tortious act (culpa aquiliana)
- -governed by Civil Code

Question 4

What is the obligation to satisfy civil liablity

Answer 4

except in case of extinction of his civil liability as provided in the next preceding article, offender shall continue to be obliged to satisfy the civil liability resulting from the crime committed by him, notwithstanding the fact that he has served his sentence consisting of deprivation of liberty or other rights, or has not been required by reason amnesty, pardon, commutation of sentence or any other reason