Text of the provision
Art. 421. All other property of the State, which is not of the character stated in the preceding article, is patrimonial property.
(340a)
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
Any State property that is not of public dominion is patrimonial property — property the State owns in a private capacity. Patrimonial property may be sold, leased, and acquired by prescription like any private property.
Related provisions
- Article 420 — Property of Public Dominion.
- Article 422 — Conversion to Patrimonial Property.
Cases citing this article
- Republic of the Philippines vs. Pasig Rizal Co., Inc, G.R. No. 213207, February 15, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Light Rail Transit Authority vs. Quezon City, Represented by the City Treasurer and the City Assessor, G.R. No. 221626, October 9, 2019 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- PNOC Alternative Fuels Corporation vs. National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, G.R. No. 224936, September 4, 2019 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- In re: apllication for land registration, Suprema T. Dumo vs. Republic of the Philippines, G.R. No. 218269, June 6, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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