Text of the provision

Art. 1046. Public official establishments can neither accept nor repudiate an inheritance without the approval of the government.

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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

Public official establishments can neither accept nor repudiate an inheritance without the approval of the government.

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