Page 319 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 1232. Payment means not only the

delivery of money but also the performance, in

any other manner, of an obligation. (n)

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.

Article 1234. If the obligation has been

substantially performed in good faith, the

obligor may recover as though there had been

a strict and complete fulfillment, less damages

suffered by the obligee. (n)