 Murder Most Foul Like every decent soul in this planet, we condemn the massacre of the helpless victims in Maguindanao. Our collective conscience as a human race was horrified by the victims who were ・women, lawyers, and members of the media. Click the following to access the article: Corrupting the Philippine Constitution “Power tends to corrupt”, Lord Acton wrote in 1887, “and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. More than a century later, his famous words remain as absolutely accurate as they were when he uttered them. Click the following to access the article: Simulated Birth Certificate Alex is a naturalized U.S. citizen who has retired in the Philippines. He and his wife Barbara had been married for ten years but they were still childless, so they decided to 殿dopt・Barbara痴 newborn nephew Carlo. To expedite matters, they named themselves as Carlo痴 parents in the birth certificate. They also indicated that Barbara gave birth at home through a midwife. Click the following to access the article: Correcting Your Birth Certificate So, there is something wrong with your Philippine birth certificate. Your name Lucio was misspelled as Lucia. Since the kumadrona who reported your birth thought that you were a girl -- either because of your misspelled name or her poor eyesight -- she erroneously put an “x” on the box next to female. What should you do now to correct these seemingly harmless errors? Click the following to access the article: Inheriting Properties in the Philippines Some of us are lucky enough to inherit properties from our parents in the Philippines. But in our hurry to come to the United States, we are unable to make the proper arrangements to have them titled in our names. Then, we go back to the Philippines only on short vacations, so we do not have enough time to attend to it. Despite the many years that have lapsed, the properties remain in our parents・names. Meanwhile, we want to immediately sell our inheritance so we can use the proceeds to buy houses here in the U.S. while they are still cheap. Click the following to access the article: Buying Properties in the Philippines There is no place like home, and home to many Filipinos is still the land of their birth. Although they are already naturalized Americans, they still remain Filipinos at heart. Their favorite show is Wowowee and the only place they spend their vacation is the Philippines. They dream of spending their last years there and, as early as now, they are already looking for a lot where they will build their retirement home. Click the following to access the article: Selling Your Philippine Properties Click the following to access the article: Advance Inheritance All parents love their children, but because each child is special, they treat them differently. The independent child receives less attention while the sweet one gets spoiled. The intelligent son reaps kudos, but the lazy one gets scolded. The older children do the chores, while the bunso gets to play. As parents themselves are human beings, they have their own personalities which may fit into some of their children’s. Click the following to access the article: Don't Ignore that Subpoena The client was inclined to ignore the subpoena; after all, she is now in the United States and has no immediate plans to go back to the Philippines. The client thought that if she just ignores the subpoena, the case will go away and the complainant will get tired and just give up running after her. Click the following to access the article: Illegitimate Children Can Use Father's Surname The illegitimate child can now use his father’s surname, subject to one condition. The natural father must expressly recognize the child as his own. Basically, the recognition must be done in writing, either in the birth certificate, in a public instrument Click the following to access the article: |
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