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...
...egister of Deeds refuses, citing the 2016 statute. Explain: (i) which law governs for purposes of registration; (ii) whether the 2010 decision continues to bind G and H personally and whether it binds D’s title; and (iii...
...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
...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
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
Under NCC Art. 8, judicial decisions interpreting or applying laws form part of the law. In 2010, the Supreme Court held that a deed of partition among co-owners A and B is valid and enforceable even if not annotated on...
Under NCC Art. 8, judicial decisions interpreting or applying laws form part of the law. In 2011, the Supreme Court decided in a mortgage case that a mortgage between A (mortgagor) and B (mortgagee) is valid and enforcea...
Under NCC Art. 8, judicial decisions interpreting or applying laws form part of the law. In 2012, the Supreme Court held in Santos v. Dizon that a deed of sale of land between A (seller) and B (buyer) is valid and enforc...
Under NCC Art. 8, judicial decisions interpreting or applying laws form part of the law. In 2014, the Supreme Court held that a mortgage between A (mortgagor) and B (mortgagee) is valid and enforceable even if the mortga...
...egister of Deeds refuses, citing the 2019 statute. Explain: (i) which law governs for purposes of registration; (ii) whether the 2013 decision continues to bind A and B personally and whether it binds D’s title; and (iii...
...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
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...
...egister of Deeds refuses, citing the 2016 statute. Explain: (i) which law governs for purposes of registration; (ii) whether the 2011 decision continues to bind A and B personally and whether it binds D’s title; and (iii...
Under NCC Art. 8, judicial decisions interpreting or applying the law form part of the law. In 2009, the Supreme Court held that a private easement of way over A's land in favor of B is valid and enforceable even if the...
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...
...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)
...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
...out the binding effect of judicial decisions applying or interpreting laws. (b) Distinguish how such a decision binds: (i) the parties to the case; and (ii) third parties and land titles records when a later statute addr...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 8
...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 when a later statute addres...
Citations: Civil Code Article 8
...out the binding effect of judicial decisions interpreting or applying 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
...central issue of how Art. 8 treats judicial decisions as part of the law and how later statutes interact with those decisions, using a distinct fact pattern and clear subparts to test both doctrine and its application t...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 8
...the binding effect of judicial decisions interpreting or applying the laws? (b) Distinguish how such a decision binds: (i) the parties to the case; and (ii) third parties and land titles records when a later statute addr...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Art. 8
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...
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