Text of the provision
Art. 1293. Novation which consists in substituting a new debtor in the place of the original one, may be made even without the knowledge or against the will of the latter, but not without the consent of the creditor. Payment by the new debtor gives him the rights mentioned in articles 1236 and 1237.
(1205a)
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
A new debtor may be substituted even without the old debtor's knowledge or against his will, but never without the creditor's consent. The paying new debtor gets the rights in Arts. 1236-1237.
Related provisions
- Article 1292 — Express or Implied Novation.
- Article 1294 — Insolvency of the New Debtor (Expromision).
Cases citing this article
- Philippine Fisheries Development Authority vs. Mario Daniel Eduardo G. Pascual, G.R. No. 265567, July 7, 2025 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Buyayo Aligayon vs. Jeffrey A.K.A 'Napadawan' Dummang, Johnny A.K.A. 'Bidang' Dummang, Minda Dummang, and Donato Dummang, G.R. No. 259469, August 30, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Asian Construction and Development Corporation vs. Mero Structures, Inc., substituted by Novum Structures Llc, G.R. No. 221147, September 29, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Food Fest Land, Inc. & Joyfoods Corp. vs. Romualdo C. Siapno, Teodoro C. Siapno, Jr. and Felipe C. Siapno, G.R. No. 226088, February 27, 2019 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Paradigm Development Corporation of the Philippines vs. Bank of the Philippine Islands, G.R. No. 191174, June 7, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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