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Property Law Audiobook #10: Easements of Servitudes

TITLE VIIEASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES CHAPTER 1EASEMENTS IN GENERAL SECTION 1DIFFERENT KINDS OF EASEMENTS Article 613 An easement or servitude is an encumbrance imposed upon an immovable for the benefit of another immovable belonging to a different owner. The immovable in favor of which the easement is established is called the dominant estate; that which is […]

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Property Law Audiobook #9: Usufruct Part 2

TITLE VI USUFRUCT CHAPTER 3OBLIGATIONS OF THE USUFRUCTUARY Article 583 The usufructuary, before entering upon the enjoyment of the property, is obliged: (1) To make, after notice to the owner or his legitimate representative, an inventory of all the property, which shall contain an appraisal of the movables and a description of the condition of […]

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Property Law Audiobook #8: Usufruct

TITLE VI USUFRUCT CHAPTER 1USUFRUCT IN GENERAL Article 562 Usufruct gives a right to enjoy the property of another with the obligation of preserving its form and substance, unless the title constituting it or the law otherwise provides. Article 563 Usufruct is constituted by law, by the will of private persons expressed in acts inter […]

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Property Law Audiobook #7: Possession

TITLE V POSSESSION CHAPTER 1POSSESSION AND THE KINDS THEREOF Article 523Possession is the holding of a thing or the enjoyment of a right.Article 524Possession may be exercised in one’s own name or in that of another. Article 525 The possession of things or rights may be had in one of two concepts: either in the […]

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Property Law Audiobook #6: Some Special Properties

TITLE IVSOME SPECIAL PROPERTIES CHAPTER 1 WATERSSECTION 1 OWNERSHIP OF WATERS Article 502 The following are of public dominion: (1) Rivers and their natural beds; (2) Continuous or intermittent waters of springs and brooks running in their natural beds and the beds themselves; (3) Waters rising continuously or intermittently on lands of public dominion; (4) […]

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Property Law Audiobook #5: Co-Ownership

TITLE III CO-OWNERSHIP Article 484 There is co-ownership whenever the ownership of an undivided thing or right belongs to different persons. In default of contracts, or of special provisions, co-ownership shall be governed by the provisions of this Title. Article 485 The share of the co-owners, in the benefits as well as in the charges, […]

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7 Things Revealed by Bar Exams Topnotchers PLUS LAW SCHOOL TIPS

Get ready to be inspired as we learn the 7 Things Revealed by Bar Topnotchers on their way to the bar, including law school tips that can help everyone aspiring to be lawyers. 1. Finding out the bar exams result 2. Dreaming of becoming bar topnotchers 3. Destined to become lawyers 4. Daily schedule during […]

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7 TIPS for Effective Study Techniques for Full-time and Working Law School Students

Whether you are a full-time student or a working student trying very hardly to balance your time between work that pays the bill and your limited study time in pursuit of your dreams of becoming a lawyer someday, the question of whether or not your study techniques are efficient and effective always hold true.  Here […]

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13 Things You Should Know About 13th Month Pay

#1. What is “13th month pay”? It is a mandatory benefit provided to employees pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 851 (PD No. 851) which requires employers to grant 13th month pay to all its rank and file employees. PD No. 851 further provides that the Christmas season is an opportune time for society to show […]

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BAR Reviewer in Persons and Family Relations Part 2

Philippine Bar Exams Reviewer for Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations Part 2 Natural and Juridical Persons 15 Questions and Answers (with Subquestions) Question #1 Define persons. In its juridical sense, a “person” may be defined as a being, physical or moral, real or juridical and legal, which is susceptible to obligations, or of […]