Article 384

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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A missing person can be legally declared absent after two years without any word from them (or since the last news), or after five years if they left someone in charge of managing their property.

Official text — RA 386

Two years having elapsed without any news about the absentee or since the receipt of the last news, and five years in case the absentee has left a person in charge of the administration of his property, his absence may be declared. (184)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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