CIVIL LAW D.
Waiver of rights
I. IN GENERAL
A. When law takes effect
ART. 2, CC. Laws shall take effect fifteen
days following the completion of their
publication either in the Official Gazette, or
in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Philippines, unless it is otherwise provided.
Publication is indispensable in every case, but
the legislature may in its discretion provide that
the usual fifteen-day period shall be shortened
or extended. [Tañada v. Tuvera, G.R. No. L-
63915 (1986)]
B. Retroactivity of laws
Laws shall have no retroactive effect, unless the
contrary is provided. [Art. 4, CC]
GR: All statutes are to be construed as having only
prospective operation.
XPN:
1. When the law itself expressly provides
Exceptions to Exception:
a. Ex post facto law
b. Impairment of contract
2. In case of remedial statutes
3. In case of curative statutes
4. In case of laws interpreting others
5. In case of laws creating new rights [Bona v.
Briones, G.R. No. L-10806 (1918)].
6. Penal Laws favorable to the accused [Art. 22,
RPC].
C. Mandatory or prohibitory laws
Art. 5, CC. Acts executed against the provisions of
mandatory or prohibitory laws shall be void, except
when the law itself authorizes their validity.
Par. 3, Art. 17, CC. Prohibitive laws concerning persons,
their acts or property, and those which have for their
object public order, public policy and good customs
shall not be rendered ineffective by laws or judgments
promulgated, or by determinations or conventions
agreed upon in a foreign country.
Art. 6, CC. Rights may be waived, unless the waiver is
contrary to law, public order, public policy, morals, or
good customs, or prejudicial to a third person with a
right recognized by law.
Waiver- Voluntary and intentional relinquishment or
abandonment of a known legal right or privilege. It has
been ruled that a waiver to be valid and effective must
be couched in clear and unequivocal terms which leave
no doubt as to the intention of a party to give up a right
or benefit which legally pertains to him. [RB Michael
Press v. Galit, G.R. No. 153510 (2008)]
The waiver should be made in a positive manner [Dona
Adela v. Tidcorp, G.R. No. 201931 (2015)]
REQUISITES OF A VALID WAIVER:
1. Existence of a right
2. Knowledge of the existence of that right
3. Intention to relinquish that right
GR: Rights may be waived.
XPN:
1. If the waiver is contrary to law, public order,
public policy, morals or good customs
2. If the waiver prejudices a third person
3. If the alleged rights do not yet exist
4. If the right is a natural right
No compromise upon the following questions shall be
valid [Art. 2035, CC]:
a. The civil status of persons;
b. The validity of a marriage or a legal separation;
c. Any ground for legal separation;
d. Future support;
e. The jurisdiction of courts;
f. Future legitime
E. Repeal of laws
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.
TWO KINDS OF REPEAL:
1. Express or declared
 2. Implied or Tacit 1. Kinds of persons
2. Capacity to act
F. Conflict of laws 3. Domicile or residence of persons
B. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW V. PRIVATE
COUPLES IN INTIMATE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
RELATIONSHIPS (REP. ACT NO.
As to Public Private 9262)
International International C. MARRIAGE
Law Law 1. Requisites
Persons States and Individuals or 2. Marriage celebrated abroad
involved internationally corporations 3. Foreign divorce
recognized 4. Void marriages
organizations 5. Voidable marriages
Transactions States in their Private 6. Unmarried cohabitation
involved relationships transactions D. LEGAL SEPARATION
amongst between 1. Grounds
themselves private 2. Defenses
(Except cases individuals 3. Procedure
of human which involve
4. Effects of Filing Petition
rights a foreign
violations) element 5. Effects of Pendency
Remedies State may All remedies 6. Effects of decree of legal separation
resort to provided by 7. Reconciliation
diplomatic municipal laws 8. Effect of death of one of the parties
protest, of the state E. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
peaceful such as resort BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE
means of to courts or F. PROPERTY RELATIONS OF THE
settlement of administrative SPOUSES
international tribunals. 1. Marriage settlements
disputes such 2. Donation by reason of marriage
as diplomatic 3. Void donation by spouses
negotiations, 4. Absolute community of property
arbitration or
5. Conjugal partnership of gains
conciliation or
adjudication 6. Regime of separation of property
by filing a case 7. Judicial separation of property
before 8. Property regime of unions without
international marriage
tribunals. G. THE FAMILY
1. Concept of Family
2. Effects of legal disputes
3. Family home
H. PATERNITY AND FILIATION
1. Legitimate children
G. Human relations 2. Proof of filiation
H. Applicability of penal laws 3. Illegitimate children
4. Action to impugn legitimacy
II.
PERSONS AND FAMILY 5. Legitimated children
RELATIONS I. ADOPTION
A. PERSONS 1. Domestic Adoption Law
 2. Law on Inter-country adoption 1. Land, buildings, roads and constructions
J. SUPPORT Note: A building is immovable whether
1. What it comprises erected by the owner of the land or by
2. Who are obliged to give support a usufructuary or by a lessee subject to
3. Source of support provisions of the chattel mortgage law
4. Order of support or the PPSA.
5. Amount of support
6. Manner and time of payment 2.Mines, quarries and slag dumps
7. Renunciation and termination
8. Support pendente lite b. IMMOVABLES BY INCORPORATION-
9. Procedures in application for movables but are attached to an
support immovable in such a way as to be an
K. PARENTAL AUTHORITY integral part [Pars. 2,3 & 7]
1. General provisions 1. Trees and plants and growing fruits
2. Substitute parental authority CHATTEL MORTGAGE LAW (Act 1508)-
3. Special parental authority growing crops may be subject of a
chattel mortgage
4. Effect of parental authority over the
child’s person 2. Everything attached to an
5. Effect of parental authority over the immovable in a fixed manner
child’s property 3. Fertilizer
6. Suspension or termination of c. IMMOVABLES BY DESTINATION-
parental authority essentially movables, but by purpose
7. Solo parents (Rep Act No. 8972) for which they have been placed in an
L. EMANCIPATION immovable, partake of the nature of an
1. Cause of emancipation immovable [pars. 4,5,6 & 9]
2. Effect of emancipation 1. Statutes, reliefs and paintings
M. SUMMARY OF JUDICIAL 2. Machineries, receptacles,
PROCEEDINGS IN THE FAMILY instruments and implements
CODE 3. Animal houses
N. USE OF SURNAMES 4. Docks and structures
O. ABSENCE d. IMMOVABLES BY ANALOGY [Par
1. Provisional measures in case of 10]- contracts for public works and
absence servitudes, other real rights over
2. Declaration of absence immovable property (usufruct and lease
3. Administration of the property of of real property for a period of 1 year
the absentee and registered)
4. Presumption of death
P. CIVIL REGISTRAR 1. Movables [ART 416, 417, CC]
II. PROPERTY a. Everything not included in Art
A. CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY 415
1. Immovables b. All things that can be
transported
Immovables [Art. 415, CC] a c. Real property which is
considered movable by any
a. IMMOVABLES BY NATURE: cannot be
special provision of law
moved from place to place; their intrinsic
qualities have no utility except in a fixed
d. Forces of nature (electricity,
place. [pars. 1 & 8] has, heat, oxygen)
 e. Obligations and actions which
have for their object movables
and demandable sums(credit)
f. Shares of stock (stock
certificate of a corporation)
g. Other movables
-cultural properties
-concession granted to a private
person with the right of
usufruct in a building erected
on a lot belonging to the
municipality
B. OWNERSHIP
-JUS POSSIDENDI- right to possess
-JUS FRUENDI-right to enjoy the fruits
(natural, industrial and civil)
-JUS UTENDI- right to use and enjoy
-JUS ACESSIONES- right to accessories
-JUS ABUTENDI- right to abuse or to
consume
-JUS DISPONENDI- right to dispose
1. Bundle of rights
a. Actions to recover ownership and
possession of real property and its
distinctions
i. Accion Reivindicatoria-action
to recover ownership of and
dominion over real property.
ii. Accion Publiciana- action for
the recovery of real right of
possession of real property
(possession de jure)
iii. Accion Interdictal- Action for
ejectment; a summary action
for recovery of actual, material
or de facto physical possession
through an action for forcible
entry or unlawful detainer.
Must be filed in the MTC or
MeTC.
b. Actions for recovery of possession of
movable property
i. Replevin- for manual delivery of
movable property, for either
ownership or possession
2. Distinctions between real and personal
rights
a.Real rights- rights that confer upon its
holder an autonomous power to derive
directly from a thing certain economic
advantages independently of whoever
the possessor of the thing. In real rights,
there is:
- A definite subject who has a right
against persons as an indefinite
passive subject;
- Directed against the whole world
- The object is corporeal thing in
most instances
- It is extinguished by destruction
or loss of the thing
b. Personal rights- rights of a person to
demand from another as a definite
passive subject, the fulfillment of a
prestation to give, to do or not to do.
3. Modes of acquiring ownership
4. Limitations of ownership
a.General limitations
- Taxation
- Eminent domain
- Police power
b. Specific Limitations
- Legal servitudes
- Must not injure the rights of a
third person
- Actions in a State of Immunity
- Nuisance
- Limitations imposed by the
owner himself
- Limitations imposed by the party
transmitting the property either
by the contract or will
C. ACCESSION – the right by virtue of which
the owner of a thing becomes the owner of
everything that is produced thereby, or
which is incorporated or attached thereto,
either naturally or artificially (Art 440).
 Not a mode of acquiring property; it does
not depend upon a new title.
1. Right to hidden treasure- any hidden and
unknown deposit of money, jewelry or other
precious objects, the lawful ownership of
which does not appear. (Art 439)
GR: Belongs to the owner of the land,
building or other property on which it is
found.
XPNs:
-If discovery is made on property of
another, the State, or any of its
subdivisions AND by chance: ½ shall
be allowed to the finder
- If finder is a trespasser: he shall not be
entitled to any
- If the things found be of interest to
science or arts: State may acquire them
at their just price, which shall be
divided in conformity with the rule
stated.
2. Rules of accession
a. For immovable
i. ACCESSION DISCRETA
To the owner belongs:
(1) The natural fruits
(2) The industrial fruits
(3) The Civil fruits (Art 441)
GR: To the owner of the principal belongs the
natural, industrial and civil fruits.
ARTIFICIALLY/INDUSTRIALLY
INCORPORATED [Arts. 445-456]
GR: Whatever is built, planted or sown on the land
of another and the improvements or repairs made
thereon, belong to the owner of the land, subject to
the rules on BPS [Art 445].
RULES
Situation #1
1. Case where the landowner (LO) and the owner
of materials (OM) are in GF
LO in GF Rights: Shall own what is
built, planted, sown
(materials/improvements)
[Accessio cedit
principali]
Liabilities: shall pay for
the value of the materials
(no one shall be unjustly
enriched at the expense
of another)
OM in GF Rights:
-Limited right of removal
(can only be resorted to if
no injury can be inflicted
on the work constructed);
or
-Right to reimbursement
for the value of materials
2. Both LO and OM are in BF
Both LO and OM in Parties will be treated
BF as though both acted in
GF

XPNs: 3. LO in BF while OM in GF
-Possession in GF (possessor is entitled to the fruits LO in BF Rights: To own what is
before possession is legally interrupted) BPS
(materials/improvements)
-Usufruct- Fruits belong to the usufructuary
-Lease Liabilities: shall pay for
-Antichresis- Art 2132 the value of the
materials, as well as pay
ii. ACCESSION CONTINUA OM indemnity for
The right pertaining to the owner of a thing over damages
everything that is incorporated or attached thereto
either naturally or artificially (by external forces) Note: Subject to OM’s
[Art. 440] absolute right of removal
OM in GF Rights:
- Absolute right of
removal + right to
 indemnification for
damages
- Right to
reimbursement for the
value of materials +
right to
indemnification for
damages
4. LO in GF while OM in BF
LO in GF Rights:
-Rights to acquire the
improvements without
paying indemnity
-Right to acquire
indemnity for damages
if there are hidden
defects known to OM 3. LO in BF, while BPS in GF
OM in BF Lose materials without
right to indemnity (no
right to removal)
Situation #2 Case where one BPS on land owned by
another
1. BPS in GF
LO (Note: Option is Options:
given solely to LO, -acquire
GF of BPS is improvements after
immaterial paying BPS for their
value
-Oblige the one who
built or planted to pay
the price of land
unless the value is
considerably more
than that of the
building or trees, and
the one who sowed,
the proper rent
-If the value is 4. LO in GF, while BPS in BF
considerably more,
then the court can
force the parties to
enter into a forced
lease.
BPS in GF -Generally, has the
right to
reimbursement for the
improvement
-Pending the LO’s
payment, has the right
to retention of the
land.
-Whatever fruits
(rents) he receives
during the period of
retention, must be
deducted from
whatever indemnity is
due to him; and in
case it exceeds the
value of the
indemnity, the excess
shall be returned to
the owner of the land.
LO in BF -Must indemnify BPS
for the improvements
AND pay damages as
if he himself did the
BPS
-Has no option to sell
the land and cannot
compel BPS to buy
the land without the
latter’s consent.
BPS in GF Rights:
-Absolute right of
removal + Right to
indemnification for
damages
-Right to
reimbursement for the
value of materials +
right to
indemnification for
damages
LO in GF Right to collect
damages in any case
AND option to:
-Acquire improvements
without paying
indemnity if the
improvements are still
standing on the land
-Sell the land to BP or
 collect rent from the b. To use the co-owned property
sower, unless value of (486)
the improvements in c. Right to participate in the
which case there will administration and enjoyment
be a forced lease of the property (491-492)
-Order demolition of - No acts of alteration without
improvements or
consent of all
restoration of land to its
- In acts of administration,
former condition at the
expense of the BPS majority rules
BPS in BF -Pay damages to LO d. To undertake repairs (488)
-Lose materials, e. To compel contribution,
without right to reimbursement (488, 489)
indemnity f. To sue for possession (487)
-No right to refuse to g. To redeem share in case of
buy the land alienation by a co-owner
-Recover necessary 4. Termination of Co-Ownership
expenses for  Co-owner may demand partition
preservation of land at any time, insofar as share is
concerned (494), by agreement
b. For movables or judicially (496); except:
D. QUIETING OF TITLE -If there is agreement to keep the
1. Requisites thing undivided for a time not
2. Distinctions between quieting of title and more than 10 years; may be
removing/preventing a cloud extended
3. Prescription/non-prescription of actions - But a donor/testator can
E. CO-OWNERSHIP prohibit for not more than 20
1. Characteristics of Co-Ownership years
2. Sources of Co-Ownership  When prohibited by law
 By Relation  If partition will render the thing
- Marriage unserviceable for intended use
- Cohabitation without (495)
marriage  If the thing is essentially
- Succession of two or more indivisible and co-owners
heirs cannot agree that it be allotted
 By Transaction to one of them (498)
- Contract F. POSSESSION
- Joint purchase resulting in 1. Characteristics
trust -Holding of a thing or enjoyment of
- Donation to joint donees a right (523)
- Condominium -It includes the idea of occupation- the person
 By Law exercises control over the object. It cannot exist
- Hidden treasures without it.
- Chance Right of possession Right to possess
- Easement of party wall (jus possessionis) (jus possidendi)
- Joint occupation Independent right Incident to
3. Rights of Co-Owners (lessee possessing a ownership (person
a. To own/alienate pro-indiviso property) A lives in a house
share (493) that he owns)
 Possession may be exercised in one’s own -By possession of another, if such
name or that of another. possession lasted more than 1 year
5. Possession in concept of owner, holder, in
Possession is not a definitive proof of
one’s own name, and in name of another
ownership nor is non-possession
6. Rights of the possessor
inconsistent therewith.
7. Loss or termination of possession
ESSENTIAL REQUISITES OF G. USUFRUCT
POSSESSION: 1. Characteristics
2. Classification
a) Material occupation – there must be 3. Rights and Obligations of Usufructuary
holding or control of a thing or right. 4. Rights of the owner
Also known as possession in fact. 5. Extinction, termination and
b) Intent to possess (animus possidendi) – extinguishment
the holding must be with intention to H. EASEMENTS
possess which reflects the state of mind 1. Characteristics
of the possessor. 2. Classification
3. Modes of acquiring easements
2. Acquisition of possession (531) 4. Rights and obligations of the owners of
How acquired/exercised: the dominant and servient estates
a) Material occupation of the thing – 5. Modes of extinguishment
possession is acquired through: I. NUISANCE
- Traditio brevi manu – If the 1. Nuisance per se
transferee or buyer already had possession 2. Nuisance per accidens
of the object under a different title even 3. Liabilities
before the sale (lessee, depositary, 4. No prescription
subsequently buys the property) 5. Criminal prosecution
- Traditio constitutum possessorium – 6. Judgment with abatement
The transferor/seller continues in the 7. Extrajudicial abatement
possession of the object, but not in the 8. Special injury to individual
concept of an owner (owner sells the 9. Right of individual to abate a public
property and becomes lessee) nuisance
-Exercise of a right 10. Right to damages
-By fact that thing/right is subject to 11. Defenses to action
the action of our will 12. Who may sue on private nuisance
-By proper acts/legal formalities J. MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP
established for acquiring such right 1. Occupation
2. Donation
3. Prescription
3. Effects of Possession III. PRESCRIPTION
4. Loss or unlawful deprivation of a A. TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION
movable 1. Acquisitive
How possession is lost/interrupted a. Ordinary
(555): b. Extraordinary
-Abandonment 2. Extinctive
-Assignment to another by onerous a. Characteristics
or gratuitous title b. Requisites
-Destruction/total loss of the thing, c. Periods
or it goes out of commerce of man
B. WHEN PRESCRIPTION IS A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
INAPPLICABLE 1. Definition
1. By offender 2. Elements of an obligation
2. Registered lands 3. Sources of obligations
3. Actions to demand right of way; B. NATURE AND EFFECT OF
to abate a nuisance OBLIGATION
4. Action to quiet title if plaintiff is 1. Obligation to give
in possession 2. Obligation to do or bot to do
5. Void contracts 3. Transmissibility of obligations
6. Action to demand partition; 4. Performance of obligations
distinguished from laches 5. Breaches of obligations
7. Property of public dominion 6. Remedies available to creditor in cases
C. PRESCRIPTION OR LIMITATION OF of breach
ACTIONS C. KINDS OF OBLIGATIONS
1. To recover movables 1. Pure
2. To recover immovable 2. Conditional
3. Other actions 3. Obligation with a period or a term
D. INTERRUPTION 4. Alternative or facultative
IV. SUCCESSION 5. Joint and solidary obligations
A. GENERAL PROVISIONS 6. Obligations with a penal clause
1. Definition D. EXTINGUISHMENT OF
2. Succession occurs at the moment OBLIGATIONS
of death 1. Payment or performance
3. Kinds of Successors 2. Loss of determinate thing due or
B. TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION impossibility or difficulty of
1. Wills performance
2. Institution of heirs 3. Condonation or remission of debt
3. Substitution of heirs 4. Confusion
4. Conditional testamentary 5. Compensation
disposition and testamentary 6. Novation
disposition with a term VI. CONTRACTS
5. Legitime A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
C. LEGAL OR INTESTATE SUCCESSION 1. Stages of contracts
1. General provisions 2. Classification
a. Relationship 3. Essential requisites
b. Right of representation B. FORMALITY
2. Order of intestate succession C. REFORMATION OF INSTRUMENTS
D. PROVISIONS COMMON TO TESTATE D. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION E. DEFECTIVE CONTRACTS
1. Right of accretion 1. Rescissible contracts
2. Capacity to succeed by will or 2. Voidable contracts
intestacy 3. Unenforceable contracts
3. Acceptance and repudiation of 4. Void or inexistent contracts
the inheritance 5. Distinguish: resolution and
4. Collation rescission of contracts
5. Partition and distribution of VII. NATURAL OBLIGATIONS
estate VIII. ESTOPPEL
V. OBLIGATIONS IX. SPECIAL CONTRACTS
A. SALES 2. Involuntary dealings
1. General provisions F. NON-REGISTRABLE PROPERTIES
2. Parties G. DEALINGS WITH UNREGISTERED
3. Obligation of the vendor LANDS
4. Obligations of the vendee XI. TORTS
5. Transfer of ownership A. PRINCIPLES
6. Risk of loss 1. Abuse of right; elements
7. Documents of title 2. Unjust enrichment
8. Warranties 3. Liability without fault
9. Breach of contract 4. Acts contrary to law
10. Extinguishment 5. Acts contrary to morals
B. TRUSTS B. CLASSIFICATION OF TORTS
C. AGENCY 1. According to manner of commission
D. COMPROMISE 2. According to scope
E. LOAN C. THE TORTFEASOR
1. Loan 1. Direct tortfeasor
2. Commodatum a. Natural persons
3. Simple loan b. Juridical persons
4. Interests on loan 2. Persons made responsible for others
a. Conventional interest 3. Joint tortfeasors
b. Interest on interest D. PROXIMATE CAUSE
c. Compensatory, penalty or 1. Concept
indemnity interest 2. Cause in fact
d. Finance charges 3. Efficient intervening cause
e. Usury 4. Cause as distinguished from condition
F. DEPPOSIT 5. Last clear chance
G. LEASE E. LEGAL INJURY
X. QUASI-CONTRACTS 1. Concept
A. TORRENS SYSTEM 2. Elements of right
1. Concept and background 3. Violation of right or legal injury
2. Certificate of title 4. Classes of injury
B. AGRARIAN TITLES AND F. INTENTIONAL TORTS
ANCESTRAL LANDS AND DOMAINS 1. General
1. Concept and registration of agrarian a. Concept
titles b. Classes
2. Concept and registration of ancestral 2. Interference with rights to persons
lands and domains and property
C. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT 3. Interference with relations
1. Individuals G. NEGLIGENCE
2. Corporations 1. Concept
D. ORIGINAL REGISTRATION 2. Good father of a family or
1. Who may apply reasonably prudent person
2. Registration process and 3. Standard of care; emergency rule
requirements 4. Unreasonable risk of harm
3. Remedies 5. Evidence
4. Cadastral registration 6. Presumption of negligence
E. SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION 7. Defenses
1. Voluntary dealings
 H. SPECIAL LIABILITY IN II. FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES (EXECUTUVE ORDER NO. 209, AS
1. In general; concepts AMENDED)
2. Products liability; manufacturers or III.SPECIAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
processors 1. RA NO. 7192- WOMEN IN
3. Nuisamce DEVELOPMENT AND NATION
4. Violation of constitutional rights; BUILDING ACT
violation of civil liberties 2. RA NO. 8043 AS AMENDED BY
5. Violation of rights committed by RA NO. 9523- INTERCOUNTRY
public officers ADOPTION ACT OF 1995
6. Provinces, cities and municipalities 3. RA NO. 8369- FAMILY COURTS
7. Owner of motor vehicle ACT OF 1997
8. Proprietor of building or structure 4. RA NO. 8552 AS AMENDED BY
or thing RA NO. 9523- DOMESTIC
9. Head of family ADOPTION LAW
10. Violation of data privacy 5. RA NO. 8972- SOLO PARENTS’
I. STRICT LIABILITY WELFARE ACT OF 2000
1. Animals; possessor and user of an 6. RA NO. 9048- AN ACT
animal AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR
2. Nuisance MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR
3. Products liability; Consumer act OR THE CONSUL GENERAL TO
XII. DAMAGES CORRECT A CLERICAL OR
A. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN
1. Classification AN ENTRY AND/OR CHANGE OF
2. Kinds of damages FIRST NAME OR NICKNAME IN
a. Actual and compensatory THE CIVIL REGISTER
b. Moral WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL
c. Nominal ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS
d. Temperate PURPOSE ARTICLES 376 AND
e. Liquidated 412 OF THE CC OF THE
f. Exemplary PHILIPPINES
3. When damages may be recovered 7. RA NO. 9262- ANTI-VIOLENCE
B. DAMAGES IN CASE OF DEATH AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR
C. GRADIATION OF DAMAGES CHILDREN ACT OF 2004
1. Duty of injured party 8. RA NO 9710- THE MAGNA
2. Rules CARTA OF WOMEN
a. In crimes 9. RA NO. 10165- FOSTER CARE
b. In quasi-delicts ACT OF 2012
c. In contracts and quasi- 10. RA NO. 10172- AN ACT FURTHER
contracts AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR
d. Liquidated damages MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR
e. Compromise OOR THE CONSUL GENERAL
TO CORRECT CLERICAL OR
LIST OF RELAVANT LAWS AND
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN
REGULATIONS
THE DAY AND MONTH IN THE
I. THE CIVIL CODE OF THE DATE OF BIRTH OR SEX OF A
PHILIPPINES AND ALL ITS PERSON APPEARING IN THE
AMENDATORY LAWS CIVIL REGISTER WITHOUT
 NEED OF JUDICIAL ORDER,
AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE
RA NO. 9048
11. RA NO. 10354- THE
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
ACT OF 2012
12. RA NO 10821- CHILDREN’S
EMERGENCY RELIEF AND
PROTECTION ACT
13. RA NO. 11166- PHILIPPINE HIV
AND AIDS POLICY ACT
14. RA NO. 11222- AN ACT
ALLOWING THE
RECTIFICATION OF
SIMULATED BIRTH RECORDS
AND PRESCRIBING
ADMINISTRATIVE ADOPTION
PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
PURPOSE
15. COM. ACT NO. 141 AS
AMENDED- THE PUBLIC LAND
ACT
16. PD NO. 1529 AS AMENDED BY
RA NO 11057- PROPERTY
REGISTRATION DECREE AS
AMENDED BY THE PERSONAL
SECURITY ACT
17. PD NO. 957 AS AMENDED BY PD
NO 1216- SUBDIVISION AND
CONDOMINIUM BUYER’S
PROTECTION ACT
18. ACT NO. 3952 AS AMENDED BY
RA NO. 111- THE BULK SALES
LAW
19. ACT NO. 4122- INSTALLMENT
SALES LAW (RECTO LAW)
20. RA NO. 4726 AS AMENDED BY
RA NO. 7899- THE
CONDOMINIUM ACT
21. RA NO. 6552- REALTY
INSTALLMENT BUYER
PROTECTION ACT (MACEDA
LAW)
22. RA NO. 6657 AS AMENDED BY
RA NO 9700- COMPREHENSIVE
AGRARIAN REFORM LAWW
23. RA NO. 6732- ADMINISTRATIVE
RECONSTITUTION OF LOST OR
DESTROYED ORIGINAL COPIES
OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
24. RA NO 7279- URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
ACT OF 1992
25. RA NO. 7394- CONSUMER ACT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
26. RA NO. 8371- THE INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES’ RIGHTS ACT OF 1997
27. RA NO. 8792- ELECTRONIC
COMMERCE ACT
28. RA NO. 9646- REAL ESTATE
SERVICE ACT OF THE
PHILIPPINES
29. RA NO. 9904- MAGNA CARTA
FOR HOMEOWNERS AND
HOMEOWNERS’
ASSOCIATIONS
30. RA 10023- AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF FREE PATENTS
TO RESIDENTIAL LANDS
31. RA NO 10173- DATA PRIVACY
ACT OF 2012
32. RA NO 11201- DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT
33. RA NO. 11231- AGRICULTURAL
FREE PATENT REFORM ACT
34. RA NO. 10752- THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY ACT
35. RA NO. 11313- MAGNA CARTA
OF THE POOR
36. CENTRAL BANK (NOW
BANGKO SENTRAL NG
PILIPINAS) CIRCULAR NO. 905,
SERIES OF 1982- SUSPENSION
OF USURY LAW
37. BANGKO SENTRAL NG
PILIPINAS CIRCULAR NO. 799,
SERIES OF 2013- RATE OF
INTEREST IN ABSENCE OF
STIPULATION-