Rules of Procedure on Corporate Rehabilitation

Section 2

Contents of Petition. (a) The petition filed by the debtor must be verified and must set forth with sufficient particularity all the following material facts: (1) the name and business of the debtor; (2) the nature of the business of the debtor; (3) the history of the debtor; (4) the cause of its inability to pay its debts; (5) all the pending actions or proceedings known to the debtor and the courts or tribunals where they are pending; (6) threats or demands to enforce claims or liens against the debtor; and (7) the manner by which the debtor may be rehabilitated and how such rehabilitation may benefit the general body of creditors, employees and stockholders. (b) The petition shall be accompanied by the following documents: (1) An audited financial statement of the debtor at the end of its last fiscal year; (2) Interim financial statements as of the end of the month prior to the filing of the petition; (3) A Schedule of Debts and Liabilities which lists all the creditors of the debtor, indicating the name and last address of record of each creditor; the amount of each claim as to principal, interest, or penalties due as of the date of filing; the nature of the claim; and any pledge, lien, mortgage judgement or other security given for the payment thereof; (4) An Inventory of Assets which must list with reasonable specificity all the assets of the debtor, stating the nature of each asset, the location and condition thereof, the book value or market value of the asset, and attaching the corresponding certificate of title thereof in case of real property, or the evidence of title or ownership in case of movable property, the encumbrances, liens or claims thereon, if any, and the identities and addresses of the lienholders and claimants. The Inventory shall include a Schedule of Accounts Receivable which must indicate the amount of each, the persons from who due, the date of maturity and the degree of collectibility categorizing them as highly collectible to remotely collectible; (5) A rehabilitation plan which conforms with the minimal requirements set out in Section 18 of Rule 3; (6) A Schedule of Payments and Disposition of Assets which the debtor may have effected within three (3) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition; (7) A Schedule of Cash Flow of the debtor for three (3) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition, and a detailed schedule of the projected cash flow for the succeeding three (3) months; (8) A Statement of Possible Claims by or against the debtor which must contain a brief statement of the facts which might give rise to the claim and an estimate of the probable amount thereof; (9) An Affidavit of General Financial Condition which shall contain answers to the questions or matters prescribed in Annex "A" hereof; (10) At least three (3) nominees for the position of rehabilitation receiver as well as their qualifications and addresses, including but not limited to their telephone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail address; and (11) A certificate attesting under oath that (i) the filing of the petition has been duly authorized; and (ii) the directors and stockholders of the debtor have irrevocably approved and/or consented to, in accordance with existing laws, all actions or matters necessary and desirable to rehabilitate the debtor including, but not limited to, amendments to the articles of incorporation and by-laws or articles of partnership; increase or decrease in the authorized capital stock; issuance of bonded indebtedness; alienation, transfer, or encumbrance of assets of the debtor; and modification of shareholders' rights. (c) Five (5) copies of the petition shall be filed with the court.

Section 3

The petition filed by the debtor must be verified by an affidavit of a responsible officer of the debtor and shall be in a form substantially as follows: "I, ___________________, (position) of (name of petitioner), do solemnly swear that the petitioner has been duly authorized to file the petition and that the stockholders and board of directors (or governing body) have approved and/or consented to, accordance with law, all actions or matters necessary or desirable to rehabilitate the debtor. The petition is being filed to protect the interests of the debtor, the stockholders, the inventors and the creditors of the debtor, which warrant the appointment of a rehabilitation receiver. There is no petition for insolvency filed with any other body, court of tribunal affecting the petitioner. The Inventory of Assets and the Schedule of Debts and Liabilities contains a full, correct and true description of all debts and liabilities and of all goods, effects, estate and property of whatever kind of class belonging to petitioner. The Inventory also contains a full, correct and true statement of all debts owing or due to petitioner, or to any person or persons in trust for petitioner and of all securities and contracts whereby any money may hereafter become due or payable to petitioner or by or through which any benefit or advantage may accrue to petitioner. The petition contains a concise statement of the facts giving rise, or which might give rise, to any cause of action in favor of petitioner. Petitioner has no land, money, stock, expectancy, or property of any kind, except those set forth in the Inventory of Assets. Petitioner has, in no instance, created or acknowledged a debt for a greater sum than the true and correct amount. Petitioner, its officers, directors and stockholders have not, directly or indirectly, concealed, fraudulently sold or otherwise fraudulently disposed of, any part of petitioner's real or personal property, estate, effects or rights of action, and petitioner, its officers, directors and stockholders have not in any way compounded with any of its creditors in order to give preference to such creditors, or to receive or to accept any profit or advantage therefrom, or to defraud or deceive in any manner any creditor to whom petitioner is indebted. Petitioner, its officers, directors, and stockholders have been acting in good faith and with due diligence.

Section 4

Every creditor of the debtor or any interested party shall file his verified opposition to or comment on the petition not later than fifteen (15) days before the date of the initial hearing fixed in the stay order. After such time, no creditor or interested party shall be allowed to file any comment thereon or opposition thereto without leave of court. If the Schedule of Debts and Liabilities omits a claim or liability, the creditor concerned shall attach to its comment or opposition a verified statement of the obligations allegedly due it.

Section 5

Initial Hearing. (a) On or before the initial hearing set in the order mentioned in Section 7 of Rule 3, the petitioner shall file a publisher's affidavit showing that the publication requirements and a petitioner's affidavit showing that the notification requirement for foreign creditors had been complied with, as required in the stay order. (b) Before proceeding with the initial hearing, the court shall determine whether the jurisdictional requirements set forth above had been complied with. After finding that such requirements are met, the court shall ensure that the parties consider in detail all of the following: (1) Amendments to the rehabilitation plan proposed by the debtor; (2) Simplification of the issues; (3) The possibility of obtaining stipulations and admission of facts and documents, including resort to request for admission under Rule 26 of the Rule of Court; (4) The possibility of amicably agreeing on any issue brought up in the comments on, or opposition to, the petition; (5) Referral of any accounting, financial and other technical issues to an expert; (6) The possibility of submitting the petition for decision on the basis of the comments, opposition, affidavit and other documents on record; (7) The possibility of a new rehabilitation plan voluntarily agreed upon by the debtor and its creditors; and (8) Such other matters as may aid in the speedy and summary disposition of the case.

Section 6

The court may hold additional hearings as part of the initial hearing contemplated in these Rules but the initial hearing must be concluded not later than ninety (90) days from the initial date of the initial hearing fixed in the stay order.

Section 7

Order After Initial Hearing. (a) Within twenty (20) days after the last hearing, the court shall issue an order which shall: (1) Give due course to the petition and immediately refer the petition and its annexes to the rehabilitation receiver who shall evaluate the rehabilitation plan and submit his recommendations to the court not later than ninety (90) days from the date of the last initial hearing, if the court is satisfied that there is merit to the petition, otherwise the court shall immediately dismiss the petition; and (2) Recite in detail the matters taken up in the initial hearing and the action taken thereon, including a substitute rehabilitation plan contemplated in Sections 5 (b)(7) and (8) of this Rule; (b) If the debtor and creditors agree on a new rehabilitation plan pursuant to Section 5 (b)(7) of this Rule, the order shall so state the fact and require the rehabilitation receiver to supply the details of the plan and submit it for the approval of the court not later than sixty (6) days from the date of the last initial hearing. The court shall approve the new rehabilitation plan not later than ninety (90) days from the date of the last initial hearing upon concurrence of the following: (1) Approval or endorsement of creditors holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total liabilities of the debtor including secured creditors holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the total secured claims of the debtor and unsecured creditors holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the total unsecured claims of the debtor; (2) The rehabilitation plan complies with the requirements specified in Section 18 of Rule 3; (3) The rehabilitation plan would provide the objecting class of creditors with payments whose present value projected in the plan would be greater than that which they would have received if the assets of the debtor were sold by a liquidator within a six (6) month period from the date of filing of the petition; and (4) The rehabilitation receiver has recommended approval of the plan. The approval by the court of the new rehabilitation plan shall have the same effect as approval of a rehabilitation plan under Section 20 of Rule 3.

Section 8

If no new rehabilitation plan is agreed upon by the debtor and the creditors, the rehabilitation receiver, at any time before he submits his evaluation on the debtor-proposed rehabilitation plan to the court as prescribed in Section 7(a)(1) of this Rule, shall, either alone or with the debtor, meet with the creditors or any interested party t discuss the plan with a view to clarifying or resolving any matter connected therewith.

Section 9

Any creditor or interested party of record may file comments on or opposition to the proposed rehabilitation plan, with a copy given to the rehabilitation receiver, not later than sixty (60) days from the date of the last initial hearing. The court shall conduct summary and non-adversarial proceedings to receive evidence, if necessary, in hearing the comments on and opposition to the plan.

Section 10

The debtor may modify its rehabilitation plan in the light of the comments of the rehabilitation receiver and creditors or any interested party and submit a revised or substitute rehabilitation plan for the final approval of the court. Such rehabilitation plan must be submitted to the court not later than ten (10) moths from the date of filing of the petition.

Section 11

The court may approve a rehabilitation plan even over the opposition of creditors of the debtor if, in its judgement, the rehabilitation of the debtor is feasible and the opposition of the creditors is manifestly unreasonable if the following are present: (a) The rehabilitation plan complies with the requirements specified in Section 18 of Rule 3; (b) The rehabilitation plan would provide the objecting class of creditors with payments whose present value projected in the plan would be greater than that which they would have received if the assets of the debtor were sold by a liquidator within a six (6)-month period from the date of filing of the petition; and (c) The rehabilitation receiver has recommended approval of the plan. In approving the rehabilitation plan, the court shall ensure that the rights of the secured creditors are not impaired. The court shall also issue the necessary orders or processes for its immediate and successful implementation. it may impose such terms, conditions, or restrictions as the effective implementation and monitoring thereof may reasonably require, or for the protection and preservation of the interests of the creditors should the plan fall.

Section 12

The court shall decide the petition within one (1) year from the date of filing of the petition, unless the court, for good cause shown, is able to secure an extension of the period from the Supreme Court.