Article 1178
RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines
ELI5— what this means for you
Rights to receive payment or performance of obligations can be transferred (assigned) to another person — unless the law, the contract, or the nature of the obligation forbids it.
Official text — RA 386
Subject to the laws, all rights acquired in virtue of an obligation are transmissible, if there has been no stipulation to the contrary. (1112)
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Different Kinds of Obligations
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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