Philippine law, explained
The law of the Philippines, told as a story you’ll remember.
Statutes and Supreme Court decisions in every subject, from criminal and civil law to commercial and labor law, explained by Atty. Jeric Dave Gallardo for law students, bar reviewees, and every Filipino who wants to understand the law.
Every law and decision we quote is checked against its full text.
R.A. NO. 11232 · SEC. 2
“A corporation is an artificial being created by operation of law…”
G.R. NO. 177493 · 2014
Livesey vs. Binswanger Philippines, Inc.
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Interactive explainer · Commercial law
When can a creditor go after the owners of a corporation?
As a rule, a corporation is a person separate from its owners, so its debts are its own (Revised Corporation Code, Sec. 2). But that separate personality is not a shield for fraud. Courts pierce the corporate veil only when all three tests are met.
Switch each test on and watch the veil.
The three-prong test: Concept Builders, Inc. vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 108734, May 29, 1996; Kukan International Corporation vs. Reyes, G.R. No. 182729, September 29, 2010.
1 OF 3 TESTS MET
VEIL STANDS
No piercing. Only the corporation answers for its debts.
Missing: fraud or wrong, harm. Same owners, a similar name or a title is not enough. Each test needs clear evidence.
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Piercing the Corporate Veil: Nagsara Para ’Di Magbayad?
When can a creditor go after the owner, or the new company?
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Kailan May Sabwatan? Act of One, Act of All (Art. 8 RPC)
When is there conspiracy? Why the act of one becomes the act of all, under Article 8 of the Revised Penal Code.
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Pwede Ka Bang Mag-Divorce sa Pilipinas?
Can you get a divorce in the Philippines? The Family Code, its exceptions, and where the divorce bill stands.
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Ano Ba Talaga ang Corporation?
A corporation goes under. Can its creditors take the owner’s house?
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Corporation Law Series
The Revised Corporation Code, one topic per episode, in short videos.
Playlist on Spotify →Corporation Law Jurisprudence
A podcast: Supreme Court decisions on one topic per episode, discussed by Atty. Jeric Dave Gallardo and co-host Sweet Zel Grace Porras.
Playlist on Spotify →Criminal Law
Fundamental principles, felonies, the stages of a crime and conspiracy, one rule per video.
Watch on YouTube →Civil and Family Law
Waivers and quitclaims, promises to marry, marriage and divorce, explained through real cases.
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About the lawyer
Atty. Jeric Dave Gallardo
Philippine lawyer · Iloilo City
Atty. Jeric Dave Gallardo created For Laws Sake to explain Philippine law through the cases that shaped it. On the Corporation Law Jurisprudence podcast he is joined by his co-host, Sweet Zel Grace Porras.
Roll of Attorneys No. 85783 · IBP Iloilo Chapter · University of San Agustin
Full profile →01 · READ IT IN FULL
Every statute and decision is read in its full text, never from a digest.
02 · TELL IT AS A STORY
Each case is told the way it happened, so the rule sticks.
03 · CHECK IT TWICE
Every quote and citation is checked again before an episode goes up.
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Reverse piercing: can a corporation be made to pay its owner’s personal debt?