Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title XVI: Pledge, Mortgage and Antichresis
Chapter 1: Provisions Common to Pledge and Mortgage
Current text, as of October 24, 2026
A promise to constitute a pledge or mortgage gives rise only to a personal action between the contracting parties, without prejudice to the criminal responsibility incurred by him who defrauds another, by offering in pledge or mortgage as unencumbered, things which he knew were subject to some burden, or by misrepresenting himself to be the owner of the same. (1862)
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RA 11057 repealed, amended or modified this article where inconsistent with the Personal Property Security Act, which now governs security interests over personal property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.
Read RA 11057 →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 Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only.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.