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Act No. 190 Section 452

Exemptions from executions.

Section 452

SEC. 452. Exemptions from executions. — The following property shall be exempt from attachment and execution, except as herein otherwise provided: 1. The debtor's homestead, in which he resides, and land necessarily used in connection therewith, both not exceeding in value one hundred and fifty pesos; 2. Tools and implements necessarily used by him in his trade or employment; 3. Two horses or two cows, or two carabaos, or other beasts of burden, such as the debtor may select, not exceeding one hundred and fifty pesos in value, and necessarily used by him in his ordinary occupation; 4. His necessary clothing, and that of all his family; 5. Household furniture and utensils necessary for housekeeping, and used for that purpose by the debtor, such as the debtor may select, of a value not exceeding seventy-five pesos; 6. Provisions actually provided for individual or family use sufficient for three months; 7. The professional libraries of lawyers, judges, clergymen, doctors, school-teachers, and music teachers, not exceeding five hundred pesos in value; 8. One fishing boat and net, not exceeding the total value of twenty-five pesos, the property of any fisherman, by the lawful use of which he earns a livelihood; 9. Lettered gravestones. But no article or species of property mentioned in this section shall be, however, exempt from execution issued upon a judgment recovered for its price or upon a judgment of foreclosure of a mortgage thereon. All property other than as hereinbefore stated is subject to attachment and execution.

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CitationAct No. 190 Section 452 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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