Right to Hidden Treasure

• Hidden treasure belongs to the owner of the land, building, other property on which it is found.
• When the discovery is made on the property of another, or of the State or any of its subdivisions, and by chance, one-half of the treasure shall be allowed to the finder. If the finder is a trespasser, he shall not be entitled to any share of the treasure.
• If the things found be of interest to science or arts, the State may acquire them at their just price, which shall be divided in conformity with the rule above stated.
• Hidden treasure, for legal purpose, is understood to be any hidden and unknown deposit of money, jewelry, or other precious objects, the lawful ownership of which does not appear.

1. Fundamentals of Property Ownership
   
2. Rights Included in Ownership
   
3. Limitations on Right Of Ownership
   
4. Surface, Subsurface and Air Right
   
5. Right to Hidden Treasure
   
6. Rights of Accession
   
7. Meaning of Title
   
8. Modes of Acquiring Title
   
9. Right to Own
   
10. Acquisition by Former Natural Born Filipino Citizens
    
11. Lands of The Public Domain

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