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Article 420

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The following things are property of public dominion:

Official text — RA 386

The following things are property of public dominion:

(1) Those intended for public use, such as roads, canals, rivers, torrents, ports and bridges constructed by the State, banks, shores, roadsteads, and others of similar character;

(2) Those which belong to the State, without being for public use, and are intended for some public service or for the development of the national wealth. (339a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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