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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Legal Periods - NCC, Art. 13; Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 | ESSAY
Medium
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
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...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...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...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...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | ESSAY
Medium
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
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | ESSAY
Medium
...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
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | ESSAY
Medium
...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)
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...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...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | ESSAY
Medium
...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
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Legal Periods - NCC, Art. 13; Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 | ESSAY
Medium
...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
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Legal Periods - NCC, Art. 13; Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 | ESSAY
Medium
...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
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...deed of sale to transfer Lot 7 to Nico; the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. Nico does not take possession. Mara later privately signs another deed transferring the same parcel to Kai, a...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | ESSAY
Medium
.... He privately sells it to Santos through a private deed; there is no public instrument or registration. Santos takes possession. Later, Cruz conveys the same lot to Ramon by a public instrument and registers the title...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Art. 5
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Judicial Decisions - NCC, Art. 8 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...y signs a deed conveying Lot B to Theo; the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. Theo does not take possession. Later, Lucia privately signs another deed conveying Lot B to Rita; again not i...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Legal Periods - NCC, Art. 13; Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | H. Legal Periods - NCC, Art. 13; Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | H. Legal Periods - NCC, Art. 13; Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...provides: (1) This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) 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 thirty...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Legal Periods - NCC, Art. 13; Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | ESSAY
Medium
...rivate deed of sale transferring the lot to Ben. The deed is not in a public instrument and is not registered; Ben has not taken possession. Later, Rosa sells the same lot to Cara through another private deed, also witho...
Citations: Civil Code, Art. 5 (mandatory/prohibitory framework), Civil Code provisions on the need for a public instrument and registration for transfers of immovable property (public-instrument rule and its binding effect on third parties)
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Judicial Decisions - NCC, Art. 8 | ESSAY
Medium
...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
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...y signs a deed conveying Parcel X to C; the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. C does not take possession. Later, B privately signs another deed conveying the same parcel to D, again not i...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...a deed conveying the parcel to Ben, but the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. Ben does not take possession or register the deed. Later, Paula privately signs another deed conveying the sa...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Mandatory and Prohibitory Laws - NCC, Art. 5 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...gns a deed conveying Parcel A to Elena; the deed is not executed in a public instrument and is not registered. Elena does not take possession. Later, Ramon privately signs another deed conveying the same parcel to Mateo...
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Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds | Judicial Decisions - NCC, Art. 8 | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
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...