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Good afternoon po Atty.Kalibre..gusto q lng po humingi ng advice kung ano po b dapat gawin s case ng pamangkin ko n accidentaly n nhulog s on going project ng dpwh n catch basin project n under Cavdeal contractor.nahulog po cya at nadurog ang buto s paa at need ng medical assistance.nsa 80npo ang nagastos n imutang p ng pinsan ko pra maipagamot ang bata..ang binibigay po ng Cavdeal n tulong ay kulang na kulang dhil 10t po lamang.need pa po nyang bumalik s doctor.maari po b silang sampahan ng kaso dhil s gross negligence nila? S PAO nlng po kmi magsasampa ng case dhil wla rin po kming pera.maraming salamat po
Gud day attykalibre gusto ko lng po mgtanong.ang tatay po ng 2 na anak ko ay ofw ngaun hiwalay na po kmi.my agreement n po km sa pao n pinirmahan pra sa sustento monthly ng mga bata bago pa sia bumalik sa abudabhi.dhil po sa ncov crisis po ay di sia nkpgbigay ng 1 buwan na sustento dahil dw wala po dw sla work by september pa dw.at di na raw sia mkapgbigay sa anak ko.ano po dpt n hakbang ang gaggawin ko pg di siya tumupad sa agreement sa pao slmat po sna mtulungan nyo ko
Gud day gusto ko lng po mgtanong.ang tatay po ng 2 na anak ko ay ofw ngaun hiwalay na po kmi.my agreement n po km sa pao n pinirmahan pra sa sustento monthly ng mga bata bago pa sia bumalik sa abudabhi.dhil po sa ncov crisis po ay di sia nkpgbigay ng 1 buwan na sustento dahil dw wala po dw sla work by september pa dw.at di na raw sia mkapgbigay sa anak ko simula ncov.ano po dpt n hakbang ang gaggawin ko pg di siya tumupad sa agreement sa pao slmat po sna mtulungan nyo ko
Goodmorning attykalibre. Ask ko lang po kung may laban po ba ako kasi gusto akong kasuhan ng company ko ng stafa. Pero alam naman nila na nag karoon ng anumalya s aming office dahil ang aming manager ay adik s shabu. Napatunayan nila yun nung ng conduct sila ng drugtest s office. Pero ako ang gusto nilang kasuhan ng stafa dahil ako ang costodian ng mga pyesa s office. Pero ang nagnakaw ay ang aming dating manager.
Magandang araw po….ano po pwede kong gawin s marriage contract n pnqgawa po ng dating kong kinaksama,hwalay na po kami 10 years ago ngyon po mgppksl po sna ako kaso nung kumuha po ako ng cenomar d po ako nkkuha kasi nkrehistro ung pinagawa ng dati kong knksma…pinagawa nya po yun sa kakilala nya n ngttrabho s munisipyo,…maraming sqlamat po kung mppnsin nyo po itong katanungan ko..godbless po
Good pm po atty. Kalibre
Ask ko lang po. Paano po ba magpanotaryo. Gusto po namin ipanotaryo yung pirmahan ng papa ko at ng mga kapatid nya sa brgy.. Kaso baka magkakaroon ng pirmahan ulit pag pinanotaryo yung kasunduan nila sa brgy. Dahil yung isa parang ayaw ng pumirma. Pag pinanotaryo po ba yung doc. Na pinirmahan nila lalag yan lang ng stamp o pirma ni atty. O pani bagong pirmahan nanaman po ng mga kapatid. Thanks po atty.
Good evening, What is the case against lack of respect of uninvited person on the owner’s house? Example: The suspect which is not invited say something bad against another person which is invited inside the owner’s house and make trouble in front of the owner.
I am a pensioner. I took loan but was not able to pay. For 16 mos my account was delinquent. They gave me option to pay but I think interest was too much. What to do? Seeking for an assistance please. Thanks
Paano po ang proseso ng legal separation?
Good day po. Isa po akong Private School Teacher, meron po akong 3 years na kontrata para maging regular at isang taon pa lamang po ako sa trabaho. Pero ngayon po dahil sa Pandemic, mababa po ang dami ng nageenroll sa school po namin and hindi pa po alam ng school namin kung mabibigyan po kami ng trabaho. Dapat po first week pa lang po ng June may trabaho na po ako pero ang binibigyan pa lang po nila ng trabaho is yung mga permanent teahers. Kapag po ba nagpasa ako ng resignation letter at nagahnap ng bagong trabaho, mab-breach ko po ba yung kontrata? Thank you po sana po mataulungan niyo po ako.
attykalibre gusto ko pong magtanong. kasal po kami ng asawa ko pero nagkaron sya ng anak sa labas. kapag po ba pumirma ang asawa ko sa birth certificate ng anak nya sa labas ay pwede ko silang kasuhan ng kanyang kabit?
Hi po attykalibre, pwedi po ba mag ask kung may kaso po bang haharapin kung may sinabihan kang praning. Thank you po. God bless.
gud am po atty kalibre ask ko lang po kong ang isang head ng company naningil ng pera kabayaran sa penalty pinapayagan po ba un ng batas or labor?salamat po
Good PM po Attorney.
Separated (de facto) na po ako for 7 years and meron po kaming 19 year old na daughter ng ex-wife ko. Ask ko lang po if kailangan ko pa ng Letter of Consent from my ex-wife if kasama ko sa pag-travel abroad yung daughter namin.
Maraming salamat po and God bless.
Mar B
Good morning po.
Manghihingi po sana ako ng legal advice about sa lupa. Nakatira po kami sa lupa na yung tenant at caretaker yung lolo ko pa. Sa ngayon po pinagtatalunan ng kapitbahay namin yung ownership ng lupa, gusto nila i claim yung kabuuan kasi di na mahanap sa lra at deed of sale, pati yung may ari ng lupa di na rin mahanap. Yung balak po namin sana mag claim din sa tinitirhan namin, possible po ba iyon? At ano po yung mga procedure na pwedeng gawin para mapangalan samin yung lupa. Thanks po.
Good Day Atty,
Repatriated seafarer po ako na dinidikdik ng agent ng house and lot na binili ko sa Las Pinas. Preselling po yun pero nahulugan ko na ng 18 months. 18 months po na ang actual seller ko ay hindi nakapagproduce ng titulo kaya po na hold ang application ko sa bangko na dapat po at matagal ng naapprove. Dapat po April 15 pa ang turnover pero kesho may covid naman po. Ngayon po na bigla akong napauwi dahil sa covid chaka po sila naglabas ng titulo na nakapangalan po sa ibang tao. At pinagbabayad ako ng 10 percent more of the total price ng bahay na ndi naman po parte ng usapan. Ano po kaya ang pwede kong gawin? Pag hindi daw po ako nakabayad ay magcancel nalang daw po ako at 50 percent nalang ng total price ang makukuha ko at yun daw po ay pag naibenta pa ang bahay.
Dear Sir:
As part of our requirements in renting a commercial space here in Pateros, Metro Manila, we were required to issue 12 pcs. post dated checks for monthly rentals ( January 2020 to December 2020) . But the sudden lockdown of Metro Manila prevented us to fund the checks of April and May 2020.
We have contacted them on the last week of March to tell them not to deposit the said checks until quarantine is lifted which they’ve agreed on via FB. But to our surprise we were informed just today that the checks have been already deposited on June 8, 2020 (Monday) and as expected they were bounced due to our unfunded account.
What will we do? Are we going to face penalties? How about the Bayanihan Act which stated that we are not obliged to pay rentals yet during lockdown?
I hope you can help us with this issue.
Sincerely yours,
Allan Co
Hello po! pwede po bang kasuhan ang isang taong pinag- iinitan ka tapos hinahanapan ka nang kasalanan. To the point na tenerminate ka without prior notice. My kakilala kasi ako na natanggal po dahil AWOL daw pero nangyari lang yong absence nya dahil pinag iinitan sya nang isang tao at skeletal kami sa trabaho dahil pandemic po. Pero nag abiso naman sya sa manager nya po kaya lng po hindi dw na coordinate nang manager s HR. Binigyan sya nang show cause order at ngpaliwanag din naman ho sya. Sinabihan lng sya na tatawagan sya kung kailan sya babalik s trabaho. Pero yon na nga ho ang nangyari, pinatawag sya para lang pala mapa recieved sa kanya yong termination letter.Hindi ho ba ito illegal dismissal po? Sa kasagsagan pa nang pandemic ginawa sa kanya. Pa help naman po kung anong pwedeng gawin at salamat nang marami po.
Attorney gusto ko po Sana itanong Kung ano po Ang karapatan ko sa bahay na aking binabantayan nang walang kasundoan.dati po akong sa nasabing bahay at sa kalaonan ay tinanggal po Ang aming sa kadaholanang Wala na silang pambayad sa agency.ang ginawa ko Hindi po ako umalis sa nasabing bahay at Ito PO ay aking tinirahan Ng walang pahintulot sa may ari.hanggang sa umabot po ako ngayon Ng 16 years.ngayon po may nangulo po sa nasabing bahay nagpakilala po siyang Siya raw po Ang tagapamahala at kamag anak Ng may ari.sapol po Kasi noong tumira ako sa nasabing bahay Ang may ari po Hindi makipag usap sa akin.pero kilala ko po Ang may ari pwedi po ba akong magpabayad Kung sakaling ako ay pilitin nilang paalisin.
hello Atty. This might be complicated , but will try my best to elaborate and explain every detail.
I bought a house and lot owned by my auntie. w/o TITLE. we only have an agreement and acknowledgement receipt that she received the amount of money.
now I stayed in that house for almost a year. until I decide to sell it again.
now my problem is , my buyer doesn’t want to pay her remaining balance on me. she bought the house w/o any legal documents. she said that I dont own the house and I have no rights to claim the remaining balance. the only document that I had with my tita is AGREEMENT and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT receipt with notary seal. i want to sue my buyer. but Do I have a chance to claim the remaining balance?
selling price is 1M but she gave me only 900k
the other 50k is for the association , and the remaining balance is 50k. all I want is to get the remaining balance. but my buyer doesnt want to