Civil Code Art. 1326: Essential Requisites

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1326
Topic: Essential Requisites of Contracts
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Advertisements for bidders are simply invitations to make proposals, and the advertiser is not bound to accept the highest or lowest bidder, unless the contrary appears. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Advertisements calling for bids are treated only as invitations for others to make offers, not as offers themselves. The advertiser is therefore not bound to accept the highest or lowest bid, unless the advertisement states otherwise.

An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.

Cases applying this article

Philippine National Bank v. Antonio Bacani G.R. No. 194983
Northern Mindanao Industrial Port v. Iligan Cement Corporation G.R. No. 215387

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1327 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1324 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1331 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1332 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1334 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1335 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1338 Essential Requisites of Contracts

Civil Code, Art. 1326 is found in CHAPTER 2 Essential Requisites of Contracts of TITLE II CONTRACTS of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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