Free Patent or Judicial Titling? What’s the difference?

If you have ever considered titling your property, you may have stumbled upon the term “free patent.” What is FREE PATENT TITLING? And how is it different from the usual process of titling property – that is by filing a land registration in court? Simply stated, a free patent is a grant by the Government …

Sample Special Power of Attorney

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: I, ________________, of legal age, ______ citizen, single/married/widow/widower, and a resident of ___________________, do hereby name, appoint, and constitute ____________________, likewise of legal age, ______ citizen, single/married/widow/widower, and a resident of _________________________, to be my own true, lawful, and exclusive attorney-in-fact and, for that purpose, in my name and …

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Benigno Manuel, et al. v. Hon. Nicodemo T. Ferrer, et al., G.R. No. 117246, August 21, 1995

FACTS: The property involved in this petition for review on certiorari is the inheritance left by an illegitimate child who died intestate without any surviving descendant or ascendant. Petitioners are the legitimate children of spouses Antonio Manuel and Beatriz Guiling. During his marriage with Beatriz, Antonio had an extra-marital affair with one Ursula Bautista. From …

George Bongalon vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 169533, March 20, 2013

FACTS: The Prosecutor’s Office of Legazpi City charged the petitioner in the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Legazpi City with child abuse, an act in violation of Section 10(a) of Republic Act No. 7610. During trial, the Prosecution showed that on May 1, 2002, Jayson Dela Cruz (Jayson) and Roldan, his older brother, both minors, joined …

Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation and Ruther Batuigas vs. Victor A. Domingo, et al., G.R. No. 170341, July 5, 2017

FACTS: On 20 December 1990, Petitioner Ruther D. Batuigas (Batuigas) wrote an article titled “Crucial task for Joe’on’s successor,” which was published by Manila Publishing Corporation (Manila Bulletin). The article dealt with the letter-complaint of the Waray employees of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Regional VIII on the “[m]ismanagement, low moral[e], improper decorum, …

BA Finance Corporation vs. Hon. Court of Appeals and Roberto M. Reyes, G.R. No. 102998, July 5, 1996

FACTS: Spouses Reynaldo and Florencia Manahan executed a promissory note, binding themselves to pay Carmasters, Inc. the amount of PHP 83,080.00 in 36 monthly installments. To secure payment, the Manahan spouses executed a deed of chattel mortgage over a motor vehicle, a Ford Cortina 1.6 GL with motor and serial number CUBFWE-801010. Carmasters later assigned …