Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title XVI: Pledge, Mortgage and Antichresis

Article 2088

Chapter 1: Provisions Common to Pledge and Mortgage

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

The creditor cannot appropriate the things given by way of pledge or mortgage, or dispose of them. Any stipulation to the contrary is null and void. (1859a)

Personal Property Security Act (2018)

RA 11057 repealed, amended or modified this article where inconsistent with the Personal Property Security Act, which now governs security interests over personal property through a centralized registry.

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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 Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only.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.