Text of the provision
Art. 1137. Ownership and other real rights over immovables also prescribe through uninterrupted adverse possession thereof for thirty years, without need of title or of good faith.
(1959a)
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
Ownership and other real rights over immovables also prescribe through uninterrupted adverse possession for thirty years, without need of title or of good faith.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1136 — Possession in Wartime.
- Article 1138 — Computing the Period (Tacking).
Cases citing this article
- Hiers of Spouses Crispulo Ferrer and Engracia Puhawan, et al. vs. National Power Corporation, et al, G.R. No. 190384, July 5, 2010 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Bogo-Medellin Milling Co., Inc., vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 124699, July 31, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Republic of the Philippines vs. Northern Cement Corporation, G.R. No. 200256, April 11, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of Domingo Valientes vs. Vilma V. Minor, G.R. No. 157852, December 15, 2010 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of Mario Malabanan vs. Republic of the Philippines, G.R. No. 179987, April 29, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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