TABLE OF PRESCRIPTIONS

40 days: 6 mos: 1 year: 2 years: 3 years: 4 years:

 redhibitory action based  reduction of price for  revocation or reduction of
on defects of animals rescission in case of
 action to impugn child’s  action to impugn child’s  action to impugn
donation based on-
legitimacy if H is in the legitimacy if H is in child’s legitimacy if H
(1577, NCC) breach of sale of RE for a) supervening birth, appearance or
same place as wife (170, Phils., but not in the is abroad (170, FC)
unit or measure or for adoption of child (763, NCC)
FC) same place as wife
lump sum (1543, 1542, b) non-fulfillment of condition (764,
 revocation of donation for (170, FC)
NCC) NCC)
acts of ingratitude (769,
 recovery of movable
NCC)
(replevin) if possessor in
 FEUD (1147, NCC) GF (1132, par 1., NCC)
 defamation (1147, NCC)  action upon an injury of
 rescission or damages if rights of plaintiff (1146,
immovable sold is NCC)
encumbered with non-  quasi-delict (1146, NCC)
apparent burden or
 rescission of rescissible
servitude
contracts (1389, NCC)
 annulment of voidable
contracts (1391, NCC)

5 years: 6 years: 8 years: 10 years: Lifetime:

 legal separation (57, FC)  action upon oral contract  recovery of movables  action to claim
 annulment of marriage  action upon quasi- (replevin) if possessor in
 accion
legitimacy (173, FC)
reinvindicatoria if real
based on – contract BF
a) lack of parental consent (47, par
right of possession is  action to obtain
lost (555, 1134, NCC); if declaration of
1, FC)
possessor in GF (1134, illegitimate filiation
b) fraud (par 3)
NCC) (175, FC)
c) force, intimidation, undue
 action upon
influence (par 4)
mortgagge contract
d) physical incapacity and affliction
(1142, NCC)
with a STD (par 5)
 action upon written
 action to claim legitimacy
contract (1144, NCC)
if child died during
minority or in state of  action upon an
insanity (173, FC) obligation created by
law (1144, NCC)
 declaration of incapacity
of heir (1040, NCC))  action upon a
judgment (1144, NCC)
 warranty of solvency of
debtor if credit is
assigned to co-heir
during partition (1095,
NCC)
 all other actions whose
periods are not fixed by
law (1149, NCC)