- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 2212
- Topic
- Actual or Compensatory Damages
- Status
- In force, as amended
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE XVIII DAMAGES
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Actual or Compensatory Damages
- Formerly
- Art. 1109a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
Interest due shall earn legal interest from the time it is judicially demanded, although the obligation may be silent upon this point. (1109a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Interest that is already due itself begins to earn legal interest once it is demanded in court, even if the contract was silent on the point. In effect, unpaid interest can generate further interest from the date of judicial demand.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Note on current application: the legal interest rate in the Philippines is 6% per annum (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Circular No. 799), as established in Nacar v. Gallery Frames (G.R. No. 189871, August 13, 2013).
Cases applying this article
- Rosalina Ricafuente v. Oriental Construction
- Eastern Shipping Lines v. The Court of Appeals
- Antonio Tan v. Court of Appeals
- Security Bank Corporation v. Court of Appeals
- Angeline O. Araneta v. Lorelei T. Tana
- Evelina R. Abad v. Bank of the Philippine Islands
- Tarcisio S. Calilung v. Paramount Insurance Corporation
- Lucena B. Rallos v. City of Cebu
Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.
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