Article 1244
ELI5— what this means for you
The debtor cannot deliver a different thing or perform a different service in substitution for what is owed — unless the creditor agrees to accept it (dation in payment).
Official text — RA 386
The debtor of a thing cannot compel the creditor to receive a different one, although the latter may be of the same value as, or more valuable than that which is due.
In obligations to do or not to do, an act or forbearance cannot be substituted by another act or forbearance against the obligee's will. (1166a)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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