Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title X: Agency

Article 1880

Chapter 1: Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

A special power to compromise does not authorize submission to arbitration. (1713a)

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.