Title V — The Family

Article 157

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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The value of the family home for the purpose of the exemption is fixed by law (and periodically updated). The protection applies only up to the value ceiling set by the Civil Code. Under the Family Code era, the ceiling was P300,000 in urban areas and P200,000 in rural areas (these amounts have since been updated by other laws).

Official text — EO 209

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