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

Article 2097

Chapter 2: Pledge

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

With the consent of the pledgee, the thing pledged may be alienated by the pledgor or owner, subject to the pledge. The ownership of the thing pledged is transmitted to the vendee or transferee as soon as the pledgee consents to the alienation, but the latter shall continue in possession. (n)

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RA 11057 repealed, amended or modified this article where inconsistent with the Personal Property Security Act, which now governs security interests over personal property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 Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only.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.