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Sunday, April 02, 2006

Rules of procedure in administrative cases against teachers

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Newspaper and television news reports in recent weeks have bannered stories of abuse allegedly committed by teachers against helpless school...
Monday, March 06, 2006

Laban o Bawi : Parents’ obligations in handling their children’s property

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You probably saw more than a week ago that Channel 7 news broadcast about two grade schoolers who won a million pesos each in the very popul...
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Warrantless arrests

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Presidential Proclamation 1017 has brought to the fore the issue of warrantless arrests. For the man on the street, his understanding of th...

When a family member is a drug dependent

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What can you do when one of your family members is a drug user and creating emotional psychological, physical, and financial problems for yo...
Sunday, February 05, 2006

The "Battered Woman Syndrome" as defense; Spousal abuse: In the name of submission?

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Our subject deals with one of the tragic realities of life – spousal abuse. My previous article “ Hope and help for the battered woman: Sta...
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Monday, January 23, 2006

Rights and obligations of husbands and wives

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The Family Code mentions the word “love” only twice and the first mention of the word is found in Title III which covers Articles 68 up to ...
Monday, December 26, 2005

Biblical grounds for divorce and remarriage

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We don’t have a divorce law here in the Philippines. But we do have its equivalents (for example, declaration of nullity of a marriage based...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Freedom of religion in public schools

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With regards the teaching of religion to public school students, the 1987 Constitution in Article XIV, Section 3, paragraph (3), states, “...

Extra-judicial settlement of estates

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Q: My father died leaving some properties to my mother and three children, including me. How can we divide up his properties? What are the r...

Correction of birth certificates

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Q: How can I have my birth certificate corrected? A: For change of first name, and for correction of minor clerical errors, you can simpl...

Marriage between first cousins

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Q: Can I get married to my first cousin? A: No, you cannot. You are related to your cousin by four civil degrees, and thus any such marri...

Legal separation and declaration of nullity

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Q: What is the difference between legal separation and declaration of nullity? A: The grounds or reasons are different, and more importan...

Divorce and declaration of nullity

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Q: What is the difference between divorce and declaration of nullity? A: In divorce (which is non-existent in the Philippines), the groun...

Annulment and declaration of nullity

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Q: Is there any difference between annulment and declaration of nullity of marriage? A: Under Articles 35 up to 54 of the Family Code, so...

Marriage license requirement

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Q: My boyfriend and I are both above 21 years of age, and we want to get married, with our parents' consent. But the Local Civil Registr...

Psychological incapacity

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Q: What is psychological incapacity? A: Article 36 of the Family Code provides, “A marriage contracted by any party who, at the time of...

Effects of Art. 36

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Q: What are the effects when a marriage is declared null and void under Article 36 of the Family Code? A: Articles 50 up to 54 of the Fam...

Rights of illegitimate children

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Q: What are the rights of illegitimate children? A: Under Republic Act 9255, Article 176 of the Family Code has been amended, allowing il...

Marriage certificate not in NSO files

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Q: My husband found out that our marriage certificate is not on file with the National Statistics Office. He said that our marriage is there...

Adoption and simulation of birth

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(Note: Click the picture to download a free PDF newsletter on this topic.) What is the difference between adoption and simulation of birth? ...
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