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
...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
...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...
...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 RRPTA’s retroactivity clauses apply to pending applica...
Citations: Civil Code, Art. 4
...he law requires that transfers of immovable property be effected by a public instrument to transfer ownership and bind third parties. The deed is only a private instrument and is not registered. (a) Identify whether the...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 5 (on mandatory and prohibitory laws); Civil Code provisions on the formal requirements for transfers of immovable property (public instrument).
An Act titled the Comprehensive Land Titles and Public Records Act (CLTPRA) was enacted on May 20, 2025 and published in the Official Gazette on May 28, 2025. The Act provides: (a) This Act shall take effect on June 15...
An Act titled the Geospatial and Public Records Modernization Act (GPRMA) was enacted on December 1, 2024 and published in the Official Gazette on December 6, 2024. The Act provides: (a) This Act shall take effect on Jan...
An Act titled the Land Titles Stabilization and Public Records Act (LTSPRA) was enacted on September 5, 2024 and published in the Official Gazette on September 12, 2024. The Act provides: (a) This Act shall take effect o...
An Act titled the National Land Titles and Public Records Harmonization Act (NLTPRHA) was enacted on June 1, 2025 and published in the Official Gazette on June 5, 2025. The Act provides: (a) This Act shall take effect on...
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...
...cel of land. He privately sells it to Liza through a private deed (no public instrument) and Liza does not register or take possession. Subsequently, Ramon sells the same parcel to Kai through another private deed (also...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Art. 5, Property Registration Decree (PD 1529)
Under NCC Article 8, judicial decisions interpreting or applying laws are part of the law. Consider the following scenario: In 2010, a Supreme Court decision held that a mortgage between A (mortgagor) and B (mortgagee) i...
...y signs a deed conveying Parcel P to Y; the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. Y does not take possession. Later, X privately signs another deed conveying the same parcel to Z, again not i...
...t 12. He privately sells the lot to Y through a private deed, with no public instrument and no registration. Y takes possession. Later, X conveys the same lot to Z by a public instrument and registers the title. A bank...
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 the RPTA’s retroactivity clauses apply to pending appl...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 4, Lawphil
...the binding effect of judicial decisions applying or interpreting the laws. (b) Distinguish how such decisions bind: (i) the parties to the case; and (ii) third parties and land titles when a later statute addresses the...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 8 (Lawphil)
...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 RTR Act’s retroactivity clauses apply to pending a...
Citations: Civil Code, Article 4
...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
...out the binding effect of judicial decisions applying or interpreting laws. (b) Distinguish how such decisions bind: (i) the parties to the case; and (ii) third parties and land titles records, especially where a later s...
Citations: Civil Code, Article 8
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