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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Republic Act No. 9485 Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Katrina Halili and Hayden Kho scandal: being under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a prohibited defense under RA 9262

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For the past two weeks, the country has been gripped by news stories (print, radio, television, the Web) on the sordid details of the Katrin...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Philippine law on household helpers; pending bills “Batas Kasambahay” or “Magna Carta for Household Helpers”

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Friday, April 24, 2009

The Ted Failon case (2): RA 7438 rights of persons under custodial investigation; When police officers “invite” you ...

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I will be saying some negative things about police officers and the way they handled the investigation of Failon’s case. I have nothing pers...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Ted Failon case (1): what is obstruction of justice?

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Since last week, our country has been gripped by the tragic story of the death of broadcaster Ted Failon’s wife. Currently, Failon and sever...
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Monday, April 20, 2009

Free concert for the benefit of street children

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A free concert for the benefit of street children will be held on April 26, 7:00 PM at the University of the Philippines Diliman Film Center...
Friday, April 03, 2009

The Internet, chat rooms, and marital infidelity

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Probably the most read and most commented post in this blog is “ Adultery, concubinage, psychological violence and marital infidelity . ” Co...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Heirs and inheritance (Part 14): Article 176 Family Code on how to compute the inheritance of legitimate and illegitimate children

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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

A unique way of dividing the conjugal property: Cambodian husband saws house in half

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The Family Code of the Philippines provides for the grounds and procedures in the dissolution and liquidation of the community property or ...
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Mandatory drug testing constitutional for students and employees but not for senators and persons accused of crimes

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The Supreme Court, through a unanimous decision dated November 3, 2008 and penned by Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr, declared as unconst...
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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Heirs and inheritance (Part 10): Can nephews and nieces inherit from their grandparents or from their unmarried uncles or aunts?

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Summary / Definition of terms: 1. The law that governs issues on inheritance is the New Civil Code of the Philippines (NCC), not the Fa...