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PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS REVIEWER CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (R.A. 386) Art 1. This Act shall be known as the Civil Code of the Philippines E.O. 48 of March 20, 1947 Roxas Code Commission Dr. George Bacobo (chairman) January 26, 1949 (passed by Congress) Art. 2. Laws shall take effect after 15 days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette, unless it is otherwise provided. This Code shall take effect 1 year after publication. Aug. 30, 1950 (took effect) EO 200 (Aquino) à laws to be effective must be published either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the country. (Tañada v Tuveraàpublication not to be in Official Gazette because of its erratic release and limited readership) Intended to enable people to become familiar with the statute Must be in full Publication is an indispensable requirement, absence of which will render the law ineffective. “unless otherwise provided” (refers to 15day period, not publication Art. 3. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance therewith. applies only to mandatory and prohibitory laws Art. 4. Laws shall have no retroactive effect, unless the contrary is provided Law looks to the future. Instances when a law may be given a retroactive effect: When the law expressly provides for retroactivity (insofar as it does not prejudice or impair vested or acquired rights in accordance with the Civil Code or other laws) Curative or remedial (curing defects or adding to the means of enforcing existing obligations). RULE: If the irregularity consists in doing some act, or doing it in the mode which the legislature might have made material by an express law, it may do so by a subsequent one. Procedural. (to avoid possible injustice) Penal in character and favorable to the accused. (not a habitual delinquent –if w/in 10 years from date of release or last conviction of a crime, he is found guilty of any said crimes a third time or oftener.) Art. 5. Acts executed against the provisions of mandatory and prohibitory laws shall be void, except when the law itself authorizes their validity. Mandatory Laws àomission of which renders the proceeding or acts to which it relates generally illegal or void. Example: prescriptive periods Prohibitory Laws àcontain positive prohibitions and are couched in the negative terms importing that the act required shall not be done otherwise than designated. Example: “NO”… However, if the law expressly provides for the validity of acts committed in violation of a mandatory or prohibitory provision of a statute, such act shall be considered valid or enforceable.

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PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS REVIEWERCIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (R.A. 386)Art 1. This At sh!"" #$ %&'(& !s th$ Ci)i" C'*$ '+ th$ Phi"i,,i&$sE.O. 48 of March 20, 1947 Roxas Code CommissionDr. George aco!o "chairman#$an%ar& 2', 1949 "(assed !& Congress#Art. -. L!(ssh!"" t!%$$++$t!+t$r1.*!/s+'""'(i&0th$'1,"$ti'&'+th$ir,2#"i!ti'&i&th$O++ii!"3!4$tt$5 2&"$ss it is 'th$r(is$ ,r')i*$*. This C'*$ sh!"" t!%$ $++$t 1 /$!r !+t$r ,2#"i!ti'&.)%g. *0, 19+0 ",oo- effec,#EO 200 ").%ino# / 0a1s ,o !e effec,i2e m%s, !e (%!0ished ei,her in ,he Officia0 Ga3e,,e or in a ne1s(a(er of genera0circ%0a,ion in ,he co%n,r&. "4a5ada 2 4%2era/(%!0ica,ion no, ,o !e in Officia0 Ga3e,,e !eca%se of i,s erra,ic re0easeand 0imi,ed readershi(#6n,ended ,o ena!0e (eo(0e ,o !ecome fami0iar 1i,h ,he s,a,%,eM%s, !e in f%007%!0ica,ion is an indis(ensa!0e re.%iremen,, a!sence of 1hich 1i00 render ,he 0a1 ineffec,i2e.8%n0ess o,her1ise (ro2ided9 "refers ,o 1+da& (eriod, no, (%!0ica,ionArt. 3.I0&'r!&$ '+ th$ "!( $62s$s &' '&$ +r'1 '1,"i!&$ th$r$(ith.a((0ies on0& ,o manda,or& and (rohi!i,or& 0a1sArt. 7. L!(s sh!"" h!)$ &' r$tr'!ti)$ $++$t5 2&"$ss th$ '&tr!r/ is ,r')i*$*:a1 0oo-s ,o ,he f%,%re.6ns,ances 1hen a 0a1 ma& !e gi2en a r$tr'!ti)$ effec,; :E; 6f ,heirreg%0ari,& consis,s in doing some ac,, or doing i, in ,he mode 1hich ,he 0egis0a,%re migh, ha2e made ma,eria0 !& anex(ress 0a1, i, ma& do so !& a s%!se.%en, one.7roced%ra0. ",o a2oid (ossi!0e in=%s,ice#7ena0 in charac,er and fa2ora!0e ,o ,he acc%sed. "no, a ha!i,%a0 de0in.%en, ?if 1@in 10 &ears from da,e of re0ease or0as, con2ic,ion of a crime, he is fo%nd g%i0,& of an& said crimes a ,hird ,ime or of,ener.#Art. .. Ats $6$2t$* !0!i&st th$ ,r')isi'&s '+ 1!&*!t'r/ !&* ,r'hi#it'r/ "!(s sh!"" #$ )'i*5 $6$,t (h$&th$ "!( its$"+ !2th'ri4$s th$ir )!"i*it/.Manda,or& :a1s /omission of 1hich renders ,he (roceeding or ac,s ,o 1hich i, re0a,es genera00& i00ega0or 2oid.Exam(0e; (rescri(,i2e (eriods7rohi!i,or&:a1s/con,ain(osi,i2e(rohi!i,ionsandareco%chedin,henega,i2e,ermsim(or,ing,ha, ,heac,re.%ired sha00 no, !e done o,her1ise ,han designa,ed. Exam(0e; 8AO9BCo1e2er, if ,he 0a1 ex(ress0& (ro2ides for ,he 2a0idi,& of ac,s commi,,ed in 2io0a,ion of a manda,or& or (rohi!i,or&(ro2ision of a s,a,%,e, s%ch ac, sha00 !e considered 2a0id or enforcea!0e.Art. 6. Ri0hts 1!/ #$ (!i)$*5 2&"$ss th$ (!i)$r is '&tr!r/ t' "!(5 ,2#"i ,'"i/5 1'r!"s 'r 0''* 2st'1s5'r ,r$82*ii!" t' ! thir* ,$rs'& (ith ! ri0ht r$'0&i4$* #/ "!(.6E64EE sha00 AO4 )JJEC4 ,he 2a0idi,& of ,he marriage, !%, ,he (ar,&or (ar,ies res(onsi!0e for ,he irreg%0ari,& sha00 !e ci2i00&, crimina00&, and adminis,ra,i2e0& 0ia!0e ")r, 4, (ar. *#.A. AATHORITY OF SOLEMNIFIN3 OFFICERSFC Arti"$ 9D Marriage ma& !e so0emni3ed !&;1. )n& inc%m!en, mem!er of ,he =%diciar& 1i,hin ,he co%r,Gs =%risdic,ionD2. )n& (ries,, ra!!i, imam or minis,er of an& ch%rch or re0igio%s sec, d%0& a%,hori3ed !& his ch%rch or re0igio%ssec, and regis,ered 1i,h ,he ci2i0 regis,rar genera0, ac,ing 1i,hin ,he 0imi,s of ,he 1ri,,en a%,hori,& gran,edhim !& his ch%rch or re0igio%s sec, and (ro2ided ,ha, a, 0eas, one of ,he con,rac,ing (ar,ies !e0ongs ,o ,heso0emni3ing officerGs ch%rch or re0igio%s sec,D*. )n& shi( ca(,ain or air(0ane chief on0& in ,he cases men,ioned in )r,ic0e *1D4. )n& mi0i,ar& commander of a %ni, ,o 1hich a cha(0ain is assigned, in ,he a!sence of ,he 0a,,er, d%ring ami0i,ar& o(era,ion, 0i-e1ise on0& in cases men,ioned in )r,ic0e *2D+. )n& cons%0Fgenera0, cons%0 or 2iceFcons%0 in ,he case (ro2ided in )r,ic0e 10. - Ma&ors are added ,o ,he 0is, of so0emni3ing officer "%nder ,he :oca0Go2ernmen, Code, no, fo%nd in ,heJami0& Code#-