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Facts: A private lender extends PHP 900,000 to D for a microenterprise. D signs a promissory note but defaults. After trial, the court renders a money judgment in favor of the lender. D’s take-home pay is PHP 38,000 per month; D owns a house valued at PHP 2,350,000 and a sedan valued at PHP 420,000. The lender moves for imprisonment of D for non-payment to enforce the judgment, and the court issues an arrest warrant. D challenges that imprisonment for debt is prohibited by the Constitution. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine and the constitutional basis. (b) Distinguish the enforcement remedies available for collecting a civil debt from imprisonment for debt. (c) Apply the doctrine to the facts and determine whether the arrest is lawful and what remedies the lender may pursue.