A and B are neighbors who own a parcel of land adjoining a public road. A orally agrees to sell to B and the parties execute a private instrument of sale, which is not a public instrument and is not registered. B has not...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 5
...ivately sells it to Omar through a private deed; the deed is not in a public instrument and is not registered. Omar has not possessed or registered. Later, Hilda executes a public instrument conveying the same parcel to...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 5
...and provides: (1) This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication; (2) All transfers of real property within its coverage must be recorded with the Registry of Deeds within the ensuing ninety (90) days fr...
Citations: Civil Code, Art. 13, Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31
...e Act provides: (1) This Act shall take effect fifteen days after its publication; (2) All deeds of sale within its coverage executed after the Act's effectivity must be recorded with the Registry of Deeds within forty-f...
...provides: (1) This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication; (2) All deeds of sale of real property within its coverage executed after the Act's effectivity must be recorded with the Registry of Dee...
...provides: (1) This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication; (2) All deeds of sale of real property within its coverage executed after the Act's effectivity must be recorded with the Registry of Dee...
...provides: (1) This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication; (2) All deeds of sale of real property within its coverage executed after the Act's effectivity must be recorded with the Registry of Dee...
Citations: Civil Code, Article 13, Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31
...of estate among heirs is valid and binding between the heirs even if publication or annotation in the land registry was not made. In 2016, the Legislature enacted a statute requiring publication of extrajudicial settlem...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 8
Act No. 9998 provides: "This Act shall take effect ten days after its publication in the Official Gazette." It was published in the Official Gazette on March 20, 2024. A deed of sale for a parcel of land within the Act’s...
Citations: Civil Code, Art. 13, Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31
...ides: (a) This Act shall take effect on April 22, 2026 (15 days after publication). (b) For purposes of land title applications, all applications filed on or after April 22, 2026 shall be governed by DPLRA; all applicati...
...uation? The correct rule is Article 2: laws take effect 15 days after publication unless the act itself provides a different date. Here, DCLTA itself fixes February 15, 2026 as its take‑effect date, so Rafael’s February...
...dex 0) reflects the Article 2 general rule that laws take effect upon publication unless the law provides otherwise, and it incorporates the Act’s own explicit transitional provision: old law governs filings filed before...
An Act titled the Public Records Modernization Act (PRMA) was enacted on November 20, 2025 and published in the Official Gazette on November 25, 2025. The Act provides: (a) This Act shall take effect on February 1, 2026...
...rporting to transfer Parcel P to Berto; the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. Berto does not take possession. Later, Mara privately signs another deed transferring the same parcel to Cora...
...gistration. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on retroactivity of laws under the Civil Code and state the effect of Article 4 on this statute. (b) Decide whether the RLTA's retroactivity clauses apply to pending appl...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 4
...gistration. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on retroactivity of laws under the Civil Code and state the effect of Article 4 on this statute. (b) Decide whether RLTA’s retroactivity clauses apply to pending applicat...
...y the law; if no fixed date is provided, the default is 15 days after publication. Here, GLRMA clearly fixes January 10, 2026 as its effectivity. Therefore, filings before that date are governed by the old law, and filin...
...gistration. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on retroactivity of laws under the Civil Code and state the effect of Article 4 on this statute. (b) Decid...
...gistration. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on retroactivity of laws under the Civil Code and state the effect of Article 4 on this statute. (b) Decide whether RPRA’s retroactivity clauses apply to pending applicat...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 4
The Civil Code generally prohibits retroactive laws unless the statute itself provides for retroactivity. A hypothetical Retroactive Land Titles Act (RLTA) is enacted with the following provisions: (i) retroactive effect...
Under NCC Art. 8, judicial decisions interpreting or applying laws form part of the law. In 2012, the Supreme Court decided in a case involving a 25-year lease of agricultural land between Lessor X and Lessee Y that the...
...a deed conveying Parcel Alpha to Omar; the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. Omar does not take possession. Later, Zara privately signs another deed conveying the same Parcel Alpha to Pr...
...d of sale transferring the lot to Kai, but the instrument is not in a public instrument and there is no registration. Kai does not take possession. Later, Lila conveys the same lot to Mina through a public instrument and...
Citations: Civil Code, Art. 5
...gistration. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on retroactivity of laws under the Civil Code and state the effect of Article 4 on this statute. (b) Decide whether RLTA retroactivity clauses apply to pending applicatio...
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