Constitution shall form a part of the legal system of the Philippines. This is a new provision taken from common law. Under the civil law tradition, the court merely applies the law. However …

Feb 13, 2017 · 391 of the Civil Code, an absence of only two years shall be sufficient. For the purpose of contracting the subsequent marriage under the preceding paragraph the spouse …

Feb 13, 2017 · Except for this modification, all other provisions in the Civil Code governing successional rights shall remain in force. Illegitimate children shall use the surname of the …

Feb 13, 2017 · Art. 30. When a separate civil action is brought to demand civil liability arising from a criminal offense, and no criminal proceedings are instituted during the pendency of the civil …

Feb 13, 2017 · Art. 14. Penal laws and those of public security and safety shall be obligatory upon all who live or sojourn in the Philippine territory, subject to the principles of public international …

Nov 25, 2015 · RETROACTIVITY OF LAWS Art. 4. Laws shall have no retroactive effect, unless the contrary is provided. (3) General Rule: All statutes are to be construed as having only …

Feb 13, 2017 · governed by the provisions of this Code concerning partnerships. Art. 46. Juridical persons may acquire and possess property of all kinds, as well as incur obligations and bring …

Feb 13, 2017 · Philippines; (3) Those whose fathers are citizens of the Philippines; (4) Those whose mothers are citizens of the Philippines and, upon reaching the age of majority, elect …

Feb 13, 2017 · Art. 5. Acts executed against the provisions of mandatory or prohibitory laws shall be void, except when the law itself authorizes their validity. A mandatory law is one which …

Feb 13, 2017 · Art. 7. Laws are repealed only by subsequent ones, and their violation or non-observance shall not be excused by disuse, or custom or practice to the contrary. When the …