ARTICLE 6 -WAIVER OF RIGHTS

EFFECT and APPLICATION of LAWS • • REQUISITES - re. VALID WAIVER

LAW as defined by Sanchez Roman CASES:

Distinctions - Civil Law from Civil Code 1) FAMANILA v. CA 500 S 76
Classification of Laws: 2) GUY v. CA 502 S 151
• a) if a right is granted or merely procedural 3) OTAMIAS v. REPUBLIC/AFPPGMC 792 S
or the manner for its enforcement is laid down a. 416
Substantive
• b. Remedial ARTICLE 7 -REPEAL of LAWS
• • • KINDS
• b) Scope or content a. Private Law • • EFFECT IF REPEALING LAW IS
• b. Public Law REPEALED
•
• c) According to force or effect a. ARTICLE 8 - JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Mandatory/Prohibitory ARTICLE 9 - DUTY OF COURTS/JUDGES TO
• b. Permissive RENDER JUDGMENT
• Applicability
CASE: SILVERIO v. REPUBLIC 537 373
ARTICLE 2- EFFECTIVITY OF LAWS ARTICLE 10 - INTERPRETATION of LAWS in
• • Indispensability of publication and case of DOUBT
exceptions ARTICLES 11 and 12 - CUSTOMS
CASE: Anaban, et al. v. Anaban-Alfiler, et al.
• • Meaning of phrase "UNLESS
G.R. No. 249011. March 15, 2021
OTHERWISE PROVIDED"
ARTICLE 13 - COMPUTATION of PERIOD
CASES:
1) TANADA v. TUVERA 146 S 448
2) DE ROY v. CA 157 S 757
3) Villafuerte v. Cordial, Jr., G.R. No. 222450,
[July 7, 2020]

ARTICLE 3 - IGNORANCE of LAW cf. Article

15, Civil Code and Article 26, Family Code
• • Applicability of provision and its scope
• • Effect of ignorance of foreign law
• • Distinction between IGNORANCE of
LAW from IGNORANCE of FACT

CASE - RODOLFO CARANTO v. ANITA

AGRA CARANTO GR# 202889, March 2, 2020
(HERNANDO)
ARTICLE 4 - OPERATION of LAWS
• • Reason/s for its PROSPECTIVITY

CASES:
1) CARLOS v. SANDOVAL GR# 179922,
December 16, 2008
2) CHENG v. SY 592 S 155
3) CAROLINO v. SENGA GR# 1896491, April
20, 2015

• • Exceptions to prospective operation of

laws
CASES:
1) ATIENZA v. BRILLANTES, JR. 234 S 1
2) ESTHER ABALOS v. PEOPLE GR# 221836,
August 14, 2019 (C. REYES, JR.)
3) DESMOPARAN v. PEOPLE 899 S 257

ARTICLE 5 - EFFECT IF ACT IS CONTRARY

TO MANDATORY/PROHIBITORY LAW
• • Exceptions
ARTICLE 14 - OBLIGATORY EFFECT of
PENAL LAWS

• • Applicability to aliens: DEL SOCORRO

v. WILSEM 744 S 16
• ARTICLE 15 - NATIONALITY
THEORY cf. Article 26, Family Code
• CASES:
• 1) VAN DORN v. ROMILLO 139 S 139
• 2) PILAPIL v. IBAY-SOMERA 174 S 653
• 3) RECIO v. RECIO 366 S 437
• 4) QUITA v. CA 300 S 406
• 5) ELMAR PEREZ v. CA GR# 162580
January 27, 2007
• 6) SAN LUIS v. SAN LUIS GR# 133743,
February 6, 2007
• 7) LAVADIA v. HEIRS of JUAN LUCES
LUNA 730 S 376
• 8) NOVERAS v. NOVERAS GR# 188289,
August 20, 2014
• 9) ORION SAVINGS BANK v. SUZUKI
740 S 345
• 10) DEL SOCORRO v. WILSEM 744 S
16
• 11) SIMUNDAC-KEPPEL V. KEPPEL,
G.R. NO. 202039, [AUGUST 14, 2019]
• 12) Suzuki v. Office of the Solicitor
General, G.R. No. 212302, [September 2, 2020]
• 13) GASPI v. PACIS-TRINIDAD GR #
229010, NOVEMBER 23, 2020
• 14) AMBROSE v. AMBROSE GR#
206761, JUNE 23, 2021
•
• ARTICLE 16 (1) LAW GOVERNING
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
CASES:
1) ORION SAVINGS BANK v. SUZUKI 740 S
345
2) Cayetano v. Leonidas, G.R. No. 54919, [May
30, 1984]
3) Ancheta v. Guersey-Dalaygon, G.R. No.
139868, [June 8, 2006]

• • EXCEPTIONS (Article 16 par. 2)

• • RENVOI DOCTRINE
• • TRANSMISSION THEORY

ARTICLE 17 - PRINCIPLE of LEX LOCI

CELEBRATIONIS
• • Law that governs "FORMS and
SOLEMNITIES of CONTRACTS, WILLS and
other PUBLIC INSTRUMENTS"
• • EXCEPTION
• • Paragraph 3 cf. Article 15, NEW CIVIL
CODE

• ARTICLE 18 - ROLE of CIVIL CODE in

case CODE of COMMERCE is insufficient