- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1134
- Topic
- Prescription of Ownership and Other Real Rights
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
- Title
- TITLE V PRESCRIPTION
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Prescription of Ownership and Other Real Rights
- Formerly
- Art. 1957a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
Ownership and other real rights over immovable property are acquired by ordinary prescription through possession of ten years. (1957a)
Cases applying this article
- Sotera Paulino Marcelo v. Hon. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 131803
- Serafia Macua v. The Honorable Intermediate Appellate Court (First Civil Cases Division) G.R. No. 70810
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