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When "Clean" Titles Aren't Clean: What Property Buyers Must Know About Cancelled Encumbrances

May 30, 2026 · Property Law
A parcel of land in Legazpi City became the subject of a reconveyance suit filed in 1999 by heirs...

Property Rights Victory for Same-Sex Couples

February 16, 2026 · Family Law
In the recent case of Josef v. Ursua, G.R. No. 267469, 5 February 2025, decided by the Supreme...

Don't Make This Costly Mistake: Understanding the First-to-File Rule in Trademark Law

February 10, 2026 · Intellectual Property Law
Many business owners believe that being the first to use a name or a mark automatically gives...

SC Clarifies AMLC Authority to Freeze "Related Accounts"

February 8, 2026 · Special Laws,Procedure
The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Limlingan Manganip, et al. v. Republic provides important...

Online Hearings: What the New Supreme Court Rules on Videoconferencing Mean for You

February 1, 2026 · Procedure
For many Filipinos, the idea of attending court from a computer or mobile phone once seemed...

When Violence Becomes a Crime.

February 1, 2026 · Criminal Law
Some believe that when a person kills "in fear," "in anger," or "while drunk," the law can...

When Publication is no longer required: Cancelling Encumbrances on Administratively Constituted Titles

January 25, 2026 · Special Laws
In Republic v. St. Augustine Realty and Development Corporation, G.R. No. 268461, 7 April 2025,...

When Infidelity Becomes a Crime

January 25, 2026 · Family Law,Criminal Law
In XXX v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 252739, 19 August 2025, the Supreme Court of the...

Employee's 201 File is Relevant for Purposes of Determining Proper Disciplinary Penalty

April 2, 2022 · Labor and Employment
For those who have asked whether the employee's previous infractions, for which he or she has...

Suspension of Payments as a Way to Stave Off Insolvency

May 26, 2020 · Civil Law
For a lot of people, the lock down has severely affected their finances. So much so that some...

Rent Concessions During the time of COVID-19 ECQ

April 16, 2020 · Civil Law
On 4 April 2020, pursuant to Republic Act No. 11469, otherwise known as the "Bayanihan to Heal as...

DOLE COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP)

April 13, 2020 · Labor and Employment
Last 17 March 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Department Order No. 209...

Disobedience of a Person in Authority or his Agent

April 3, 2020 · Criminal Law
In their respective interviews, various government officials have been quoted as saying that...

Prescriptive Period for B.P. Blg. 22

March 25, 2020 · Criminal Law
In People vs. Pangilinan, 687 Phil. 95 (2012), the Supreme Court explained that the prescriptive...

Period for the Release of Final Pay & Certificates of Employment

February 4, 2020 · Labor and Employment
Last 31 January 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released Labor Advisory No....

Period for Fact-Finding Not Included in the Determination of Inordinate Delay

January 13, 2020 · Criminal Law
In People vs. Sandiganbayan (First Division), G.R. No. 240776, 20 November 2019, the Supreme...

Double Indemnity for Failure to Pay Minumum Wage

January 11, 2020 · Labor and Employment
Republic Act No. 8188 (a law which has been in effect since 11 June 1996) increased the criminal...

Employer is Justified in Terminating Employment for Loss of Trust and Confidence

October 29, 2019 · Labor and Employment
"When an employee agrees to hold or occupy a position requiring full trust and confidence, he...

An Unsatisfactory Marriage is Not a Void Marriage

October 29, 2019 · Family Law
In this April 2019 case of Mary Christine C. Go-Yu vs. Romeo A. Yu, G.R. No. 230443, 3 April 2019...

First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act

October 29, 2019 · Labor and Employment
Republic Act No. 11261, otherwise known as the “First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act”, was...
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    We believe that true advocacy requires more than eloquence. It demands preparation, courage, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to those who place their trust in us.

    We do not promise that every battle will be easy, nor that every cause will prevail. But we promise that every cause entrusted to us will be met with the full measure of our knowledge, determination, and resolve.

    For when rights are threatened, when interests are at stake, and when justice must be pursued, strength matters.

    Fortitudo per Legem.

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