Gustong malaman kung maaaring gumamit ng prangkisa ng ibang tao
Dear Chief Acosta,
Ako ay walang trabaho ngayon dahil katatapos lang ng aking kontrata kaya naman gusto ko sanang mag-drive ng tricycle para may pagkakitaan ako kaya naisip kong manghiram ng prangkisa ng tricycle ng pinsan ko. Payag naman siyang ipahiram ito sa akin sa halagang P10,000. Nais kong malaman kung maaari bang ipagamit ang prangkisa sa iba? — Yong
Dear Yong
Para sa inyong kaalaman, ipinagbabawal ng batas ang kumabit sa prangkisa ng ibang tao. Ito ay iligal at ang anumang ibinayad at tinanggap sa ganitong kasunduan ay hindi maaaring mabawi ng nagbigay at hindi siya maaaring lumapit sa korte upang ipatupad ang kanilang kasunduan. Idineklara ng Korte Suprema sa kaso ng Lita v. IAC (G.R. No. L-64693 27 April 1984), sa panulat ni Mahistrado Venicio T. Escolin, na:
“Unquestionably, the parties herein operated under an arrangement, commonly known as the ‘kabit system’, whereby a person who has been granted a certificate of convenience allows another person who owns motor vehicles to operate under such franchise for a fee. A certificate of public convenience is a special privilege conferred by the government. Abuse of this privilege by the grantees thereof cannot be countenanced. The ‘kabit system’ has been identified as one of the root causes of the prevalence of graft and corruption in the government transportation offices. In the words of Chief Justice Makalintal, ‘this is a pernicious system that cannot be too severely condemned. It constitutes an imposition upon the good faith of the government.’
“Although not outrightly penalized as a criminal offense, the ‘kabit system’ is invariably recognized as being contrary to public policy and, therefore, void and inexistent under Article 1409 of the Civil Code, It is a fundamental principle that the court will not aid either party to enforce an illegal contract, but will leave them both where it finds them. Article 1412 of the Civil Code denies them such aid. It provides:
“ART. 1412. If the act in which the unlawful or forbidden cause consists does not constitute a criminal offense, the following rules shall be observed;
(1) when the fault, is on the part of both contracting parties, neither may recover what he has given by virtue of the contract, or demand the performance of the other’s undertaking.”
Samakatwid, labag sa batas ang paggamit ng prangkisa ng iba at ipinagbabawal din ng gobyerno ang pagpapagamit nito sa iba. Ang ganitong uri ng kasunduan ay itinuturing na walambisa at hindi maaaring ipilit o hilingin sa hukuman na ipatupad ito.
Nawa ay nasagot namin ang inyong mga katanungan. Nais naming ipaalala sa inyo na ang opinyong ito ay nakabase sa inyong mga naisalaysay sa inyong liham at sa pagkakaintindi namin dito. Maaaring maiba ang opinyon kung mayroong karagdagang impormasyong ibibigay. Mas mainam kung personal kayong sasangguni sa isang abogado.
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