Intra-corporate disputes among directors/officers; sample counter-demand letter.
(Law office letterhead)August 12, 2015(by registered mail with return card)Atty. xxx.xxx Street, xxx City xxxRE: REPLY TO YOUR LETTER, DATED JULY 15, 2015; AND COUNTER-DEMAND LETTERDear Atty. xxx:This...
View ArticleSample affidavit for purposes of police blotter
A F F I D A V I T I, xxx, of legal age, and a resident of xxx, xxx City, under oath, state that:1. I am a former incorporator and stockholder of the xxx Inc. with former office address...
View ArticleSample affidavit that the two conflicting names refer to one and the same person
AFFIDAVITI, xxx, 40 years old, separated, Filipino, and residing at xxx, xxx, xxx City, under oath, depose:1. I am currently using my former maiden name xxx.2. I was de facto separated in...
View ArticleLoan, mortgage; sample amended agreement
AMENDED AGREEMENT WE, the undersigned Parties, xxx and xxx (“Mortgagee”) and xxx (“Mortgagor”), hereby agree and covenant as follows:1. Existing Agreements to be Amended. - This...
View ArticleEqual protection clause of the Constitution
BERNARDINA P. BARTOLOME vs. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM and SCANMAR MARITIME SERVICES, INC., G.R. No. 192531, November 12, 2014“x x x.b. Rule XV, Section 1(c)(1) of the Amended Rules on Employees’...
View ArticleUnauthorized exercise of administrative rule-making power
BERNARDINA P. BARTOLOME vs. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM and SCANMAR MARITIME SERVICES, INC., G.R. No. 192531, November 12, 2014“x x x.The rule limiting death benefits claims to the legitimate parents is...
View ArticleAdoption; reversion or restoration of parental authority of biological...
BERNARDINA P. BARTOLOME vs. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM and SCANMAR MARITIME SERVICES, INC., G.R. No. 192531, November 12, 2014“x x x.In attempting to cure the glaring constitutional violation of the...
View ArticleLabor cases; when certiorari is justified; grave abuse of discretion
BAHIA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., FRED OLSEN CRUISE LINE, and MS. CYNTHIA C. MENDOZA vs. JOEL P. HIPE, JR., G.R. No. 204699, November 12, 2014“x x x.To justify the grant of the extraordinary remedy of...
View ArticleDisability benefits of seaman denied; conflict resolution rule not followed
BAHIA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., FRED OLSEN CRUISE LINE, and MS. CYNTHIA C. MENDOZA vs. JOEL P. HIPE, JR., G.R. No. 204699, November 12, 2014“x x x .The issue of whether the seafarer can legally demand...
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Aquino's human rights record a 'failure'– watchdog. - rappler.com
See - Aquino's human rights record a 'failure'– watchdog"x x x.Aquino's human rights record a 'failure'– watchdogHuman Rights Watch also denounces Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for 'encouraging'...
View ArticleSC, Poe, vox populi, Osmena
The theory of Sen. Osmena, Poe's de facto spy inside the Liberal Party, is that if Poe wins the May 2016 presidential election without the Supreme Court having first resolved with finality Poe's...
View ArticleAdoption; crimes committed under RA 8552, Domestic Adoption Act of 1998.
Republic Act No. 8552 Domestic Adoption Act of 1998(Promulgated February 25, 1998)"x x x.Article VII. Violations and penaltiesSec. 21. Violations and Penalties. —(a) The penalty of imprisonment ranging...
View ArticleDSWD now empowered by law to issue the "Certification or Declaration of...
Republic Act No. 9523 March 12, 2009AN ACT REQUIRING CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A "CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION" AS A PREREQUISITE FOR...
View ArticleCrimes under the penal clause of RA 8043, Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995.
Republic Act No. 8043Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995 (Promulgated June 7, 1995)"x x x.Article IV. PenaltiesSec. 16. Penalties. — (a) Any person who shall knowingly participate in the conduct or...
View ArticleAdoption; provisions of the Family Code on adoption
Executive Order 209 The "Family Code of the Philippines" "x x x.Title VII ADOPTION Art. 183. A person of age and in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights may adopt, provided he is in a...
View ArticleThe principle of conspiracy may be applied suppletorily to R.A. No. 9262...
See - G.R. No. 168852"x x x.Section 3 of R.A. No. 9262 defines ''[v]iolence against women and their children'' as any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his wife,...
View ArticleChief Justice Sereno’s “presumption theory” on natural-born citizenship
Legal scholars should enlighten Chief Justice Sereno that natural-born citizenship is never acquired by “presumption”, as a general rule.On the matter of the strict and special qualifications for the...
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Challenge to the new SC justice Caguioa - Inquirer Opinion
See - Challenge to the new SC justice | Inquirer Opinion"x x x.COMMENTARYChallenge to the new SC justicePhilippine Daily InquirerBy: Raul J. Palabrica, February 4th, 2016 12:22 AMTo fill the vacancy in...
View ArticleThe Effect of Acquittal In A Criminal Case On Its Corresponding Civil...
See - The Effect of Acquittal In A Criminal Case On Its Corresponding Civil Liability | Prohealthlaw"x x x.ISSUE:Must the award of damage be retained despite the acquittal of the accused in the...
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Chief Justice Sereno’s ‘filibuster’ A contrast in style | The Manila Times...
See - Chief Justice Sereno’s ‘filibuster’ A contrast in style | The Manila Times Online"x x x.Chief Justice Sereno’s ‘filibuster’ A contrast in styleFebruary 4, 2016 11:09 pmby FRANCISCO S....
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