Practice question
A national statute requiring publication has never been validly published and is not yet effective. An official says Article 3 supplies the missing publication because citizens are presumed to know every signed document. Which response is correct?
- Article 3 does not dispense with the separate legal requirements for effectivity, including the applicable publication rule
- Personal ignorance cures the lack of publication
- Every signed document is an effective statute
- Only publication in the Official Gazette is ever legally allowed
- Article 3 makes effectivity depend on each person's actual knowledge
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles3–5,7,1334 and1409–1410: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- EO200 amending Civil Code Article2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/8051
- Garcia v. Recio, GR138322, October2 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/oct2001/gr_138322_2001.html
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