Civil Code of the Philippines:Emancipation and Age of Majority (RA 6809)
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6809AN ACT LOWERING THE AGE OF MAJORITY FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN YEARS,AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINE, ANDFOR
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6809AN ACT LOWERING THE AGE OF MAJORITY FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN YEARS,AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINE, ANDFOR
Absence is that special legal status of one who is not in his domicile, his whereaboutsbeing unknown and it being uncertain whether he is dead
a. Ordinary Presumptive Death (Article 390)Art. 390. After an absence of seven years, it being unknownwhether or not the absentee still lives, he shall be
Art. 305. The duty and the right to make arrangements for the funeral ofa relative shall be in accordance with the order established for support,
The Civil Registry is the repository of relevant facts of a person (birth, adoption,nationalization, marriage, death, etc.)Art. 407. Acts, events and judicial decrees concerning the
WHEN LAWS TAKE EFFECT Art. 2. Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette, unless it
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW Art. 3. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance therewith. (2) (a) Conclusive Presumption – That everyone knows the
RETROACTIVITY OF LAWS Art. 4. Laws shall have no retroactive effect, unless the contrary is provided. (3) General Rule: All statutes are to be construed