Breathing Space

In the Philippines the Supreme Court has declared that credit card charges should only be two percent (2%) per month or twenty-four percent ...

It is not correct to say there is an absolute ban on divorce in the Philippines. Truth is, there are instances where divorce is recognized ...

The controversial speech writer of the President, Maria Carmen Mislang (an assistant secretary), can be held liable for violating Republic A...

I don’t know what’s with my favorite drug store, Mercury Drug Corporation, owner of the country’s largest drug store chain. For three times ...

We should congratulate Representative George Arnaiz for coming forward to explain how he used the five million pesos which the province rece...

Celphone has become one of the coveted targets for stealing and snatching. According to one observer, cellphones have become hot targets bec...

I am inclined to seek a permanent injunction against this LTO regulation (AHS-2008-015) because, it seeks to ram through our throats certain...

In the Philippines, you have to have a pair of leather boots before you can drive a motorcycle. This is the implication of a new administrat...

With all due respect to our executive officials in the LTO and the national government, the Administrative Order regulating the operation o...

The "Helmet" administrative issuance has become controversial among many sectors and in the country. Let me just clarify that the ...

In litigation, a notice of hearing is very important. In fact it is indespensable. The rules of court require that for every motion filed by...

Once the federal system of government is impelemented, for this year Negros Oriental would stand to receive more than one billion pesos as i...

The Dumaguete Press Club Inc. has formed a legal team that will address the legal concerns of its members. I have volunteered to be the tea...

If you are a practitioner at the National Telecommunications Commission, you will notice that administrative fines against communications en...

The decision of the Supreme Court favoring Secretary Romulo Neri by allowing him to invoke executive privilege, has been seen as creating a ...

I am much confused with the end result of the petition before the Supreme Court filed by CHED Chairman Romulo Neri, who had asked that the S...

I agree with moves of Los Angeles law enforcement authorities to widen the probe of the swindling of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao...

Many are puzzled why Romulo Neri refuses to "choose the light," and instead continues to align himself with the "dark side...

I bring bad news to sabungeros (cockfight enthusiasts). The Supreme Court has turned down a petition seeking to allow the holding of cockfi...

An adverse claim is a legal remedy for any person who may have a stake or claim upon registered property. A person who has a claim upon a ce...