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 …
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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 …
(Date) Mr./Ms. ______________ (address) SIR / MADAM: This is to inform you that your check (provide check details) issued last ___________ in the amount of _____________ has been dishonored by drawee bank due to (state reason). Thus, please consider this letter as formal NOTICE OF DISHONOR and DEMAND to pay your obligation in the amount …
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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 …
The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected the world’s economy. Unless and until a vaccine is found, countries will be shutting down and cloistering up every time there’s a spike in the number of infected. This places a huge burden on businesses that are forced to halt operations. So, it comes as no surprise when the news …
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 …
Read more “George Bongalon vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 169533, March 20, 2013”
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, …
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 …
Donating property is easy enough. Especially if what you’re giving is personal property or small items. However, you should know that donations are subject to tax, i.e. donor’s tax. DONOR’S TAX is a tax on donation or gift, and is imposed on the gratuitous transfer of property between two or more persons who are living at …