Practice question
The only entitled collateral survivors are one full-blood brother and two half-blood sisters. There are no descendants, ascendants, spouse or other heirs affecting the calculation. The net estate is PHP4 million. Which distribution follows Article 1006?
- PHP3 million to the brother and PHP500,000 to each sister
- PHP2 million to the brother and PHP1 million to each sister
- Equal thirds regardless of blood
- All to the brother because he is male
- All to the sisters because there are two of them
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 1003 and 1006: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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