ART. 43. If there is a doubt, as between two or more persons who are called to succeed each other, as to which of them died first, whoever alleges the death of one prior to the other, shall prove the same; in the absence of proof, it is presumed that they died at the same time and there shall be no transmission of rights from one to the other. (33)
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CitationRA 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) Article 43 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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