Text of the provision
Art. 1232. Payment means not only the delivery of money but also the performance, in any other manner, of an obligation.
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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
Payment means not only the delivery of money but the performance of the obligation in any manner — giving, doing, or not doing. In law, doing what one promised is "payment."
Related provisions
- Article 1231 — Modes of Extinguishing Obligations.
- Article 1233 — Payment Must Be Complete.
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.