Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLE 891 OR THE RESERVA TRONCAL OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 386, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
February 19, 2014
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03957
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLE 891 OR THE RESERVA TRONCAL OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 386, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
ABSTRACT : Repeals the law on reserva troncal whereby the ascendant who inherits from his descendant any property which the latter may have acquired by gratuitous title from another ascendant, or a sibling, is obliged to reserve such property as he may have acquired by operation of law for the benefit of relatives who are within the third degree and who belong to the line from which said property came.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS "XJ" D.
DATE FILED : 2014-02-19
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Reform
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2014-02-26

Abstract

Repeals the law on reserva troncal whereby the ascendant who inherits from his descendant any property which the latter may have acquired by gratuitous title from another ascendant, or a sibling, is obliged to reserve such property as he may have acquired by operation of law for the benefit of relatives who are within the third degree and who belong to the line from which said property came.

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