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PRELIMINARY TITLE
EFFECT AND APPLICATION OF LAWS
(Arts. 1-18)
1.
Dene law.
Arts. 1-18
PRELIMINARY TITLE
Effect and Application of Laws
(5)
2251.
(6)
(7)
5.
What are the sources of the Civil Code of the Philippines? (1977)
ANS: The sources of the Civil Code of the Philippines are:
(1)
(6)
(7)
PRELIMINARY TITLE
Effect and Application of Laws
Arts. 1-18
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
PRELIMINARY TITLE ...........................................................
1
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BOOK I. PERSONS
Title I. CIVIL PERSONALITY ..........................................
CITIZENSHIP AND DOMICILE ...................................
62
67
69
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
General Provisions.......................................
Donations by Reason of Marriage ..............
System of Absolute Community .................
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
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82
87
120
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156
Section 6
Chapter 4
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Section
Section
Section
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214
Section
Section
Section
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
1
2
3
4
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193
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201
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208
214
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222
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
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267
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
General Provisions.......................................
Substitute and Special Parental
Authority ................................................
Effect of Parental Authority Upon the
Persons of the Children ........................
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274
277
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
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301
284
308
327
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362
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Title
Title
Title
Title
Title
Title
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Law .................................................................................
Tradition ..........................................................................
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General Provisions.......................................
Testamentary Succession ............................
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Chapter 3
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547
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573
592
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614
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Chapter 4
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729
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Title
Title
Title
Title
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Pledge ...............................................................................
Real Estate Mortgage .....................................................
Antichresis .......................................................................
Chattel Mortgage.............................................................
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Quasi-Contracts...............................................................
Quasi-Delicts ...................................................................
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APPENDIX
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