Article 9

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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No judge or court shall decline to render judgment by reason of the silence, obscurity or insufficiency of the laws.

Official text — RA 386

No judge or court shall decline to render judgment by reason of the silence, obscurity or insufficiency of the laws. (6)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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