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Act No. 82 Section 78

Section 78

SEC. 78. In the event that the provincial treasurer or his deputy l shall be unable to find sufficient personal property of the delinquent out of which to make all the taxes assessed against him upon his real estate, due either to the municipality, the provincial government or the Central Government, or if the delinquent be unknown, the provincial treasurer or his deputy shall, upon the warrant of the certified record required in section seventy-five, within twenty days after delinquency, advertise the real estate of the delinquent for sale, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy all public taxes upon said property as above and costs of sale, for a period of thirty days. The advertisement shall be by posting a notice at the main entrance of the municipal building and in a public and conspicuous place in the barrio in which the real estate lies, and by publication once a week for three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in said province, if any there be. The advertisement shall contain a statement of the amount of the taxes and penalties so due and the time and place of sale, the name of the taxpayer against whom the taxes are levied, and a short description of the land to be sold. At any time before the day fixed for the sale the taxpayer may discontinue all proceedings by paying the taxes, penalties, and interest to the provincial treasurer or his deputy. If he does not do so the sale shall proceed and shall be held either at the main entrance of the municipal building or on the premises to be sold, as the provincial treasurer or his deputy may determine. Within five days after the sale the provincial treasurer or his deputy shall make return of the proceedings and spread it on his records, which shall be attested by the municipal secretary. The purchaser at the sale shall receive a certificate from the provincial treasurer or his deputy, from his record, showing the proceedings of the sale, describing the property sold, stating the name of the purchaser and setting out the exact amount of all public taxes, penalties and interest.

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CitationAct No. 82 Section 78 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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