Text of the provision
Art. 423. The property of provinces, cities, and municipalities is divided into property for public use and patrimonial property.
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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
The property of provinces, cities, and municipalities is likewise divided into property for public use and patrimonial property — the same distinction that governs State property, applied at the local level.
Related provisions
- Article 422 — Conversion to Patrimonial Property.
- Article 424 — Local Property for Public Use.
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.