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Article 531

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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Possession is acquired by the material occupation of a thing or the exercise of a right, or by the fact that it is subject to the action of our will, or by the proper acts and legal formalities established for acquiring...

Official text — RA 386

Possession is acquired by the material occupation of a thing or the exercise of a right, or by the fact that it is subject to the action of our will, or by the proper acts and legal formalities established for acquiring such right. (438a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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