Republic Act No. 6809
An Act Lowering the Age of Majority From Twenty-One
to Eighteeen Years, Amending for the Purpose Executive Order Numbered
Two Hundred Nine, And for Other Purposes
Section 1. Article 234 of Executive Order No. 209, the Family Code of the Philippines, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"ART. 234. Emancipation
takes place by the attainment of majority. Unless otherwise provided,
majority commences at the age of eighteen years."
Sec. 2. Articles 235 and 237 of the same Code are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Article 236 of the same Code is also hereby amended to read as follows:
"ART. 236. Emancipation
shall terminate parental authority over the person and property
of the child who shall then be qualified and responsible for all
acts of civil life, save the exceptions established by existing
laws in special cases. "Contracting in this Code shall be
construed to derogate from the duty or responbility of parents and guardians for children and wards
below twenty-one years of age mentioned in the second and third
paragraphs of Article 2180 of the Civil Code."
Sec. 4. Upon the effectivity of this Act, existing wills,
bequests, donations, grants, insurance policies and similar instruments
containing references and provisions favorable to minors will not
retroact to their prejudice.
Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect upon completion of its publication in at least
two (2) newspapers of general circulation. President of the Philippines
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