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

Article 2110

Chapter 2: Pledge

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

If the thing pledged is returned by the pledgee to the pledgor or owner, the pledge is extinguished. Any stipulation to the contrary shall be void.

If subsequent to the perfection of the pledge, the thing is in the possession of the pledgor or owner, there is a prima facie presumption that the same has been returned by the pledgee. This same presumption exists if the thing pledged is in the possession of a third person who has received it from the pledgor or owner after the constitution of the pledge. (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RA 11057 repealed, amended or modified this article where inconsistent with the Personal Property Security Act, which now governs security interests over personal property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 Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only.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.