September is Bar examinations month for this year. Preparing to meet the questions being anticipated can make the mind wander from here to abroad. Helping the Bar takers to prepare for their civil law examinations, I answered queries from time to time. In the latest iteration of mind wandering
September 9, 2023
Much has been written in this column on the physical manifestations of psychological incapacity and the other nuances of such a malady. To recall, the presence of “psychological incapacity” as a ground to declare a marriage void as envisaged under Article 36 of the Family Code was not present
September 2, 2023
Two weekends ago, this column discussed in an article entitled “May bars and restaurants play copyrighted music without permission?” the legal implications of live playing by bands in restaurants of copyrighted music. Relatedly, this week, in another case decided by the Supreme Court, it was held that cable television
August 19, 2023
With the lifting of covid-related restrictions, insalubrious public drinking had resumed in bars and restaurants until the wee hours of the morning. Alcohol-induced incidents had been reported and it does not help that coffee shops and restaurants at day morph into bibulous videoke bars at night. Playing of live
August 5, 2023
During the pandemic, brand new car sales have dropped dramatically; while newly-purchased ones on installments have been repossessed for erratic or non-payment altogether. The allure of buying a new car is not easy to resist. Beguiled by commercials where popular celebrities or influencers drive flashy new cars suggesting success,
July 29, 2023
To tip or not to tip: that is the question. There is a debate yet to be resolved around the world on whether to give a tip or not, for services rendered. One school of thought is that tipping is a sign of civility or of being a gentleman
July 22, 2023
Approved to become a law on September 09, 1955, the Bank Secrecy Law as embodied in Republic Act No. 1405 remains as one of the most controversial laws in terms of legal interpretation. Section 2 of the law is the core protection that it affords to a depositor: Section
July 15, 2023
Many supposed “providers” found themselves in a legal quagmire upon being charged with “economic abuse” under the anti-Violence Against Women and Children (anti-VAWC) law. Economic abuse, in simple terms, is deemed committed through an act of “denial of financial support to a woman or her child or children”
July 8, 2023
More than the other kinds of partnership, whether in law, in life, or business, property relations in a marriage are heavily reliant on the trust that the spouses have on each other. The aim of the Family Code is to commingle as much properties of the spouses as possible
June 24, 2023
Marriage can be a boon or a bane. “Living happily ever after” as most fairy tales would end, may happen but not magically. To be politically correct, a happy ending is not really an ending but a continuing journey that entails a lot of effort that the parties must
June 3, 2023