2013 Holidays in the Philippines
2013 Holidays A. Regular Holidays New Year’s Day Maundy Thursday Good Friday Araw ng Kagitingan January 1 (Tuesday) March 28 March 29 April 9 (Tuesday) Labor Day Independence Day National Heroes Day...
View ArticleMotorcycle Helmet Act, now effective!
Latest Legal News Helmet law campaign nets 31 violators Sun.Star-1 hour ago R.A. 10054 mandates all motorcycle riders — drivers and back riders — to wear standard protective crash helmets at all times...
View ArticleEmilio Aguinaldo – Hero, Traitor or Politician?
Emilio Aguinaldo – A Hero, Traitor or Politician? Back in the late 1800′s in Philippine History, we recall how The Traitor, Emilio Aguinaldo, murdered Gatpuno Andres Bonifacio and his brother. The...
View ArticleThe Great Sale of Slaves
Great Sale of Slaves January 10, 1855 There Will Be Offered For Sale at Public Auction at the SLAVE MARKET, CHEAPSIDE, LEXINGTON, All the SLAVES of JOHN CARTER, Esquire, of LEWIS COUNTY, KY., On...
View Article1859, Slave Auction
Slave Auction, 1859 In early March 1859 an enormous slave action took place at the Race Course three miles outside Savannah, Georgia. Four hundred thirty-six slaves were to be put on the auction block...
View ArticleThe truth about the 1986 People Power revolution
History It’s that time of the year again. February is always a big month for Filipinos. Two weeks after celebrating Valentines Day, Filipinos hold another annual celebration that is uniquely their own....
View ArticleCode of Commerce Provisions on Overland Transportation [Provisions Only]
Laws on Transportation CODE OF COMMERCE OF THE PHILIPPINES COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATION Article 349 – A contract of transportation by land or water ways of any kind shall be considered...
View ArticleKasambahay Law (RA 10361)
Labor Law Republic Act No. 10361 S. No. 78 H. No. 6144 Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Fifteenth Congress Third Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on...
View ArticleTeam Patay vs Team Buhay, The Arguments
Diocese of Bacolod vs COMELEC The Diocese of Bacolod, Represented by the Most Rev. Bishop Vicente M. Navarra and the Bishop Himself in his Personal Capacity v. Commission on Elections and the Election...
View ArticleLucy Torres-Gomez, unseated congressional seat by Supreme Court
Election Laws AN ACTRESS-TURNED-CONGRESSWOMAN was yesterday unseated by the Supreme Court (SC) with only three months into her term, declaring that she could not replace her husband-actor who was...
View Article2012 Bar Exam Result
2012 Top 10 Bar Exam Passers Out of 5,343, only 949 passed the 2012 bar exam in Philippines, which is 16.76% national passing rate. The top 10 examinees are… 1. INGLES, Ignatius Michael D., Ateneo de...
View ArticleRA 9225 – Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003.
Citizenship Congress of the Philippines Twelfth Congress Third Regular Session Begun held in Metro Manila on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand three. Republic Act No. 9225, August 29,...
View ArticleAquino vetoes bill giving hefty discounts, tax perks to centenarians
Latest Legal News A BILL granting additional benefits to centenarians has been vetoed by President Benigno S. C. Aquino III as the proposed discounts will be a burden to establishments, a Palace aide...
View ArticlePalace spokesman belittles word of Kirams on Sabah issue
Latest Legal News MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday advised the camp of Jamalul Kiram III to stop speculating about their alleged extradition to Malaysia in connection with the Sabah crisis in...
View ArticleFr. Bernas sees ‘Inquisition’ in condom ordinance
Latest Legal News Posted at 03/13/2011 9:25 PM | Updated as of 03/14/2011 7:36 AM MANILA, Philippines – A Catholic priest, who is among the country’s top legal minds, has compared the Inquisition to...
View ArticleFemale suspect held for 5 years at Crame with no case filed
Latest Legal News By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) | Updated June 18, 2013 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – This smacks of Guantanamo Bay, according to the Court of Appeals (CA). The CA has ordered...
View ArticleCebu gov Garcia asks court to junk motion seeking her suspension
Latest Legal News Outgoing Cebu governor Gwen Garcia on Wednesday asked the Sandiganbayan Second Division to junk a motion filed by the Office of the Ombudsman seeking her suspension from office. In...
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Law/Legal Business Template cmicek in Site Templates \ Corporate Compatible Browsers: Firefox, IE6, IE7, Safari 738 Sales $12 Karma – Clean and Modern Website Template TrueThemes in Site Templates \...
View ArticleRA 10606 – Universal Health Care Law
RA 10606 – Universal Health Care Law Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Fifteenth Congress Third Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the...
View ArticleSuccession, General Provisions – Case Digests
Law on Succession ALVAREZ vs. IAC – May 7, 1990 FACTS: Aniceto Yanes owned 2 parcels of land Lot 773-A and Lot 773-B. Aniceto Yanes was survived by his children, Rufino, Felipe and Teodora. Herein...
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