Secret Investigation & Security Corporation v. Universal Robina Corporation-Canlubang Plant

Summary

SISCOR sought payment of Php458,496.01 in service fees from URC under their security services contract. The Supreme Court denied the petition, affirming lower courts' dismissal of SISCOR's complaint. The Court held that under the reciprocal obligations doctrine, SISCOR could not demand payment without first complying with contractual conditions requiring proof of payment of security guards' wages and benefits, plus submission of an affidavit. SISCOR's failure to meet these conditions precedent meant its cause of action had not yet accrued. The case reinforces that in reciprocal obligations, parties must fulfill their own obligations before demanding performance from the other party, and that contractual conditions must be strictly complied with.