Page 6 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 13. When the laws speak of years,

months, days or nights, it shall be understood

that years are of three hundred sixty-five days

each; months, of thirty days; days, of twenty-

four hours; and nights from sunset to sunrise.

If months are designated by their name, they

shall be computed by the number of days which

they respectively have.

In computing a period, the first day shall be

excluded, and the last day included. (7a)