Text of the provision
Art. 25. Thoughtless extravagance in expenses for pleasure or display during a period of acute public want or emergency may be stopped by order of the courts at the instance of any government or private charitable institution.
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
A rarely invoked but telling provision on social solidarity. During a period of acute public want or emergency, ostentatious, thoughtless spending on pleasure or display may be enjoined by the courts — on the petition of a government agency or a charitable institution. It reflects the Code's view that private conduct has a social dimension in times of shared hardship.
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Related provisions
- Article 26 — respect for dignity and privacy.
- Article 19 — the general standard of human relations.
Cases citing this article
- Victoria Segovia, et al. vs. The Climate Change Commission, represented by its Chairman, His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino, et al, G.R. No. 211010, March 7, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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