Page 341 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 1391. The action for annulment shall be

brought within four years. This period shall

begin:

In cases of intimidation, violence or undue

influence, from the time the defect of the

consent ceases.

In case of mistake or fraud, from the time of

the discovery of the same.

And when the action refers to contracts entered

into by minors or other incapacitated persons,

from the time the guardianship ceases. (1301a)

Article 1396. Ratification cleanses the contract

from all its defects from the moment it was

constituted. (1313)