Page 306 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 1219. The remission made by the

creditor of the share which affects one of the

solidary debtors does not release the latter

from his responsibility towards the co-debtors,

in case the debt had been totally paid by

anyone of them before the remission was

effected. (1146a)

Article 1222. A solidary debtor may, in actions

filed by the creditor, avail himself of all defenses

which are derived from the nature of the

obligation and of those which are personal to

him, or pertain to his own share. With respect

to those which personally belong to the others,

he may avail himself thereof only as regards

that part of the debt for which the latter are

responsible.