Article 19

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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Everyone must act with justice, give everyone their due, and observe honesty and good faith in the exercise of rights and in the performance of duties. This is the foundational rule of civil conduct in the Philippines.

Official text — RA 386

Every person must, in the exercise of his rights and in the performance of his duties, act with justice, give everyone his due, and observe honesty and good faith.

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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