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Sec. 2. Declaration of absence; who may petition. — After the lapse of two years from his disappearance and without any news about the absentee or since the receipt of the last news, or of five years in case the absentee has left a person in charge of the administration of his property, the declaration of his absence and appointment of a trustee or administrator may be applied for by any of the following: (a) The spouse present; (b) The heirs instituted in a will, who may present an authentic copy of the same; (c) The relatives who would succeed by the law of intestacy; and (d) Those who have over the property of the absentee some right subordinated to the condition of his death.
Rules of Court, Rule 107, Section 2. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against four independently published renderings of the Rules of Court — only text on which at least two independent publishers agree is shown.
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This is Section 2 of Rule 107 (Absentees) of the Rules of Court of the Philippines — the Special Proceedings rules (Rules 72–109), in force since January 1, 1964. The text above is reproduced verbatim.
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