Text of the provision
Art. 532. Possession may be acquired by the same person who is to enjoy it, by his legal representative, by his agent, or by any person without any power whatever: but in the last case, the possession shall not be considered as acquired until the person in whose name the act of possession was executed has ratified the same, without prejudice to the juridical consequences of negotiorum gestio in a proper case.
(439a)
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
Possession may be acquired by the person who will enjoy it, by their representative or agent, or even by a stranger without authority — but in the last case it is not deemed acquired until the person in whose name it was taken ratifies it (subject to the rules on negotiorum gestio).
Related provisions
- Article 531 — How Possession Is Acquired.
- Article 533 — Possession of Hereditary Property.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.