Page 230 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 809. In the absence of bad faith, forgery,

or fraud, or undue and improper pressure and

influence, defects and imperfections in the form

of attestation or in the language used therein

shall not render the will invalid if it is proved

that the will was in fact executed and attested

in substantial compliance with all the

requirements of Article 805. (n)

Article 810. A person may execute a

holographic will which must be entirely written,

dated, and signed by the hand of the testator

himself. It is subject to no other form, and may

be made in or out of the Philippines, and need

not be witnessed. (678, 688a)