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days        Redhibitory action based on defects of animals.

6 months    (a) Action for reduction of price for rescission in
                     case of breach of sale of real estate, either with a statement
                    of its area at a certain price for a unit of measure or number.
                    (b) Action for warranty against hidden defects of thing       
                               sold.
1 year         (a) Action by husband against wifeto impugn 
                   child’s legitimacy if husband is in the same place as wife.
                   (b) Action for revocation of donation for acts of 
                    ingratitude.
                    (c) Action for forcible entry or unlawful detainer.
                    (d) Action for defamation.
                    (e) Action for rescission or fordamages if immovable sold 
                    Is encumbered with non-apparent burden or servitude.
2 years        Action to impugn child’s legitimacy if husband
                     is in the Philippines butnot in same place as wife.
3 years        Action to impugn child’s legitimacy if husband is abroad.
4 years      (a) Action for revocation or reduction of donation
                      based on supervening birth, appearance or adoption of a
                      child.
                  (b) Action for revocation of donation based on fulfillment
                       of condition.
                  (c) Action for recovery of movable                         
                          (replevin) if possessor is in good faith.
                  (d) Action upon injury to rights of plaintiff.
                  (e) Action upon a quasi-delict.
                  (f) Action for rescission of rescissible contracts.
                  (g) Action for annulment of  voidable contracts.
5 years       (a) Action for legal separation.
                  (b) Action for annulment of marriage based on
                           1. Lack of parental consent.
                           2. Fraud.
                           3. Force, intimidation or undue influence.
                           4. Physical incapacity and afflicted with a sexuality     
                                transmissible disease.
                  (c) Actionto claim legitimacy if childshould die during 
                             minority or instate of insanity.
                  (d) Action for declaration of incapacity of heir.
                  (e) Action for warranty of solvency of debtor if credit is 
                              assigned to co-heir during partition.
                  (f) All other actions whose periods are not fixed by law.
6 years      (a) Action upon oral contract.
                  (b) Action upon a quasi-contract.
8 years     Action for recovery of movables(replevin ) if possessor is in
                     bad faith.
10 years    (a) Action for recovery of possession of immovables 
                            (accion publiciana ) if real right of possession is lost.
                  (b) Action for recovery of ownership of immovables 
                             (accion reinvindicatoria ) if possessor is igood faith.
                  (c) Action upon a mortgage contract.
                  (d) Action upon a written contract.
                  (e) Action upon an obligation created by law.
                  (f) Action upon a judgment.
Lifetime    (a) Action to claim legitimacy.
                 (b) Action to obtain declaration of illegitimate filiation.