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1. This Act shall be known as the "Civil Code of the Article 1
Philippines." (n)
2. Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the Article 2
completion of their publication in the Official Gazette,
unless it is otherwise provided. This Code shall take
effect one year after such publication. (1a)
3. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance Article 3
therewith. (2)
4. Laws shall have no retroactive effect, unless the con- Article 4
trary is provided. (3)
5. Acts executed against the provisions of mandatory or Article 5
prohibitory laws shall be void, except when the law
itself authorizes their validity. (4a)
6. Rights may be waived, unless the waiver is contrary Article 6
to law, public order, public policy, morals, or good
customs, or prejudicial to a third person with a right
recognized by law. (4a)
7. Laws are repealed only by subsequent ones, and their Article 7
violation or non-observance shall not be excused by
disuse, or custom or practice to the contrary.
8. When the courts declared a law to be inconsistent void, govern
with the Constitution, the former shall be _______ and
the latter shall __________.
9. This shall be valid only when they are not contrary to Administrative or
the laws or the Constitution. executive acts, or-
ders and regula-
tions.
10. Judicial decisions applying or interpreting the laws or Article 8
the Constitution shall form a part of the legal system
of the Philippines.
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11. No judge or court shall decline to render judgment by Article 9
reason of the silence, obscurity or insufficiency of the
laws.
12. In case of doubt in the interpretation or application of Article 10
laws, it is presumed that the lawmaking body intended
right and justice to prevail.
13. Customs which are contrary to law, public order or Article 11
public policy shall not be countenanced.
14. A custom must be proved as a fact, according to the Article 12
rules of evidence.
15. When the laws speak of years, months, days or nights, Article 13
it shall be understood that years are of three hundred
sixty-five days each; months, of thirty days; days, of
twenty-four hours; and nights from sunset to sunrise.
16. If months are designated by their name, they shall be by the number of
computed ___________ which they respectively have. days
17. In computing a period, the _______ shall be excluded, first day, last day
and the __________ included.
18. Penal laws and those of public security and safety Article 14
shall be obligatory upon all who live or sojourn in the
Philippine territory, subject to the principles of public
international law and to treaty stipulations.
19. Laws relating to family rights and duties, or to the Article 15
status, condition and legal capacity of persons are
binding upon citizens of the Philippines, even though
living abroad.
20. Real property as well as personal property is subject Article 16
to the law of the country where it is stipulated.
21. Article 17
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The forms and solemnities of contracts, wills, and
other public instruments shall be governed by the
laws of the country in which they are executed.
22. This law shall not be rendered ineffective by laws Prohibitive Laws
or judgments promulgated, or by determinations or
conventions agreed upon in a foreign country.
23. In matters which are governed by the Code of Com- Article 18
merce and special laws, their deficiency shall be sup-
plied by the provisions of this Code.
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