Text of the provision
Art. 1. This Act shall be known as the "Civil Code of the Philippines."
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
This is the Code's short title. Republic Act No. 386 — enacted in 1949 and effective 30 August 1950 — is officially cited as the "Civil Code of the Philippines." It is the general law governing persons, property, obligations and contracts, and succession; special laws (and, for family relations, the later Family Code) prevail over it where they apply.
Related provisions
- Article 2 — when the Code and other laws take effect.
- Article 18 — the Code as suppletory to the Code of Commerce and special laws.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.