October has been designated as Indigenous Peoples Month and the Catholic Church has also designated one Sunday in the same...

The most natural tendency for every living creature is to sustain and preserve itself. Even plants have developed mechanisms to...

Consent is very essential so that any act or contract entered into by any person may be considered legal or...

Earning money is not easy. Most of us are not lucky enough to inherit wealth, so we have to work...

Laws can be very difficult to understand since the language used to promulgate it is susceptible to multiple interpretations. Those...

Walang nakukulong dahil sa utang! This is a very popular phrase among Filipinos. But is it true? Before proceeding, may...

Family Code Article 41 in part states: “A marriage contracted by any person during subsistence of a previous marriage shall...

The invention of the automobile at the turn of the last century and its introduction as a mode of private...

When a passenger of a passenger bus is injured or killed while inside the bus, the operator becomes liable even...

Ordinances approved or adopted by local sanggunians have to conform to the ordinances of higher LGUs, to national laws, and...

Article 1174 of the Civil Code of the Philippines states: “Except in cases specified by law, or when it is...

For a person to be convicted under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, is monetary gain on the part of...

Due process is a legal principle most people understand, or not. Perhaps most people have this idea that due process...

The Sangguniang Bayan or Panlungsod shall have the power to hear and decide administrative cases against barangay officials within their...

Just very recently, the news on the disbarment of Atty. Larry Gadon was on every media outlet. It was big...

One of the many cases lawyers handle is the matter regarding indebtedness or anything about money or property. Many relationships...

There have been numerous discussions which seem to be unending: on the draping of the flag on the casket. There...

Government employees and officials by reason of their office, are vested with powers which are either ministerial or discretionary. These...

By reason of the official travel of our Municipal Mayor, I was designated as Acting Mayor for the duration of...

To the layperson, the meaning of insanity is that the person is simply crazy. But the law is more particular...