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Good afternoon. Is underperformance a ground for termination or can the company force an employee to resign due to that. Can an employee avail of separation pay once forced to resign. Thank you.
Hi need help.. may matured loan kasi ako sa flexi finance.. it started may 20 2019.. i was able to pay monthly ng 6 months..then di aq nkapagbayad ng 2 months dahil hndi n ngaaccept ng payment yung branch nila… sa pawnshop parating offline yung system.. then naabutan ng lockdown nitong march to may… may balance pa akong 4,400..kahapon may pumuntang collector sa work ko… demanding me to pay 8,400.. sila ngnotice…and ngulat ako kasi pnuntahan pa ako sa work ko.. i was not able to ask kung employed b xa ng flexi or third party collector.. d na rin ako nkapagtanong ng any identification.. sabi ko wala akong ganung pera saka walang computation bakit ganun kalaki… sabi nya kahit magdown ako 1k so i agreed.. babalik daw xa next week to collect 3k.. what should i do… may sample silang contract uploaded sa net… please pahelp review the contract and if violated any laws.. checked my account today ndagdagan uli xa ng 50pesos..still gaining interest… https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&s…l1YQgI_RQ7DsMQ aside pa po dito parang hindi po naibabawas yung mga payments ko for 6 months… originally 7k ang loan ko then may downpayment na 2250
good.day. nung 2017 po ay sinangla po sa akin ng kaibigan ko ang motor nia.since wala po sia sa leyte ay ang kapatid po nia ang pumirma sa sangla.ung or cr since tiwala po ako ay xerox copy nalang ang ipinaiwan ko. 2 years ko na po kinokontact ang may ari para kuninna ung motor nagkaroon ng buyer ang motor pumayag ang mayari na ibenta ng magkakabayaran na nagbago isip ng mayari dahil daw po sa ayaw ipabenta ng kapatid nia.thru messnger ay ipinarating nia na hulughulugan nalang daw po ngaun buwan ng hulyo o hanggang matapos ang hulyo kukuninnila. kaya lang po ayaw po nila magbigay ng kasulatan nakukuninnila motor. anu po bang pede ko gawin na sunod na hakbang kung matapos ang buwan na ito at di pa sila magbigay o di pa dinnila tubusin ang motor. ang or cr po ay sa sa ibang tao nakapangalan sabi ng kaibigan ko may deed of sale daw po sia. ang pumirma ng katibayannasanla is kapatid nia. parehas silang tanggap ng pera isa sa kasulatan ng sangla at yung nagsasabing may ari is sa moneygrams ko po pinadala. mayroon din po ako chatlogs ng usapan namin sa messenger about sa motor.maraming salamat po at magandang araw.
Magandang Araw!
Ilang buwan na po ang nakalilipas ng isangla sakin ang lupa ng isang mag-asawa ngunit wala kaming kasulatang ginawa. Hanggang ngayon po ay di pa natutubos saakin yung lupa. Ang lupa po ay nakapangalan lamang sa Lalaking asawa. Pwede po ba ako magpagawa ng kasulatan na pirmado lamang ng Asawang lalaki (Nagsangla) at pirma ko? o kailangan po pirmado nilang mag asawa?
Maraming salamat po!
Hi atty,tanong kulang po sana kong pwd papo maibalik nang agency ang pera na naigasto kupo gawa ngapo na nag back out ang employer ko?
Ask ko lang po kung paano ko ba mauubliga ung tatay ng anak ko na magbigay na lng sya ng financial support sa anak nya? Nasa birth cert namn po sya ng anak ko and sa ngayun po nasa ibang bansa pa sya and nagbibigay pa naman po pero pahirapan pa at halos mabaliw ako sa mga sinasabi nya. Di ko na ho kaya makisama at uuwi na sya ng sept. Gusto ko po sna maayos nlng ung financial support nya para sa anak nya kahit na wla na ho kami at ayoko na ho tlga makipagusap o makisama sa kanya. Sana po matulungan nyo ko. Thanks po
Jenn
Hi Atty. ano po ba ang dapat ko maikaso sa contractor ko na naubos yung pera na dapat pampagawa ng bahay ko. nakipagkasundo ako sa kanya sa brgy para tapusin ang bahay hanggang sept 10, 2020. pag hindi nya po natupad yung. ano klase civil case ang pwede ko ikaso? at paano ko sya mapu pwersa bayaran ang kanyang nakuha sa akin
Ask ko po sana about sa case ng aswa ko nka detaine po sya ngaun case of drugs 5-11 and then nag request sya ng plea bargain as of now on processing pa po..
Before po my case sya in antipolo rtc branch 99 violation of 9165 din po 5-11 nka input sa case is atlarge that case was 2016
Makakaapekto po ba ito sa kaso nya ngaun of ever. Yun lng po salamat .
Good day! Ask ko lang po kung sino po ba dapat ang magbayad ng right of way sa nabiling lupa? Yung seller po ba o Yung new owner na? Lalo na po at tapos ng bayaran ang lupa.salamat po sa inyong tugon.
Good morning sir. Ano po ba ang puwedeng ikaso kasi nagpagawa po ako ng website sa halagang 28k, ngdown po ako ng 15k tapos nagpaconnect po ako sa kanya ng crisp app sabi nya ang halaga daw ng package $174 per month, sabi ko ang nakira kong package $60 and $90 lng pero sabi nya meron daw kasing mga added service at unlimited storage, in short ngbayad po ako ng $1400, 3 weeks nagbigay po cya ng invoice galing sa crisp. But whrn I check yung invoice na binigay nya sa akin e altered ang amount lang na binayaran nya ay 9$. Pinarerefund ko po pero wala cyang balak isauli. Ano po puwede ko ikaso sa kanya?
I just want to ask pde ko ba singilin ang may utang sa namatay kong asawa?
Hello po tanong ko lang po nag avail po kami ng promo sa housing loan ng isang real state sa cavite. Nagbayad po kami ng reservation fee 2weeks ago. Ngayon po nagka problema kami sa requirments pede pa po ba nmen ma refund yung reservation fee?
Good Day po Atty. Can I have a free consultation po ? Yung sister ko po ay nagtrabaho ng homebased, wala siyang pc at internet so yung client ang nagprovide ng $150 para makabili siya kahit 2nd hand na pc at magpakabit ng internet. So ito na nagwork sya pero natanggal siya, at ang computation nila sa sahod ng sister ko ay $117 then kinuha din nila yung pc sa kapatid ko. Ito po yung computation namin.
The Amount that I received from tash po ay $150 equivalent to 7,218.05. Yan ang nareceived ko.
The total of my sister Salary is $117.51 is equivalent around 5,800.
The estimation of the desktop as per Tl is 3500 daw though its 4k.
(Salary )5800 + (Desktop) 3500 = 9300
The Money that the client sent was 7,218.
So, 9300 – 7218 = 2080.
So kahit po papaano may sasahurin pa sis ko kaso ayaw nilang ibigay and they are insisting na may utang pa daw kapatid ko at sila pa daw nag abono, ayaw din nilang ibalik yung pc po. Pinapabayaran sa amin yung pc para daw makuha namin. Sa sister ko po nakapangalan yung resibo. May ways po ba para makuha namin yung pc ? Anyway, yung pc po ay nasa isang agent lang din po. Nakatambak. Please po, nadedepress po kasi sister ko.
Sana po ay matulungan nyo po ako through legal advice po Atty magandang gabi po. Ang tanong ko po ay may karapatan pa po ba magclaim ang isang taong nagpalsipika ng public documents sa lupang kanyang pinalsipika? Pinamanahan po kasi ang isang pamangkin thru deed of donation po pero naacquire po nya ang lupa through deed of sale. Sinabi po nya na binili nya sa tiyahin nyang matandang dalaga. Nagkasampahan na po ng kaso noon at natapos lng po noong 2019, lumabas po ang decisyon ng korte na null and void ang kanyang papel at nawala ang kanyang pangalan sa tax declaration po bumalik sa dating owner. Ngaun po pwede pa po ba nyang eclaim ang lupa para angkinin ulit? Ano po ang mga kinakailangan nyang gawin para maibalik ulet sa pangalan nya ang lupa. Maari pa po ba nyang gamitin ang deed of donation nya?
Gd day po Atty Kalibre,,,
ask ko lang po regarding sa verbal agreement namin ng isang atty na umupa ng office unit pero nagbayad lang po ng 3 mos security deposit at 1 mo rental sa unang buwan, bali hindi pa po siya nagbibigay ng buong postdated checks niya para sa isang taong renta.
Kinuha na rin po niya ang Keys sa amin at nagpalit na ng bagong mga lock sets sa unit.
Verbal pa lang po dahil wala pang written contract dahil sa wala pa posiyang mga checke as requirements po.
Nag minor renovation na rin po siya pero hindi po natapos dahil sa ECQ.
3 mos na pong nakakalipas pero wala po siyang komunikasyon sa amin tungkol sa decision niya po.
Nang pinadalhan namin siya ng computation sa email tungkol sa monthly payments na naka Waived ang isang buwan at naka defer ng 6 mos ang mga sumusunod na buwan, sinagot niya kami ng bakit sinisingil siya sa 4 mos na hindi naman niya nagamit at tatlong buwan ang gusto niyang ipa-waived naayon daw sa batas ng gobyerno.
At wala naman daw kaming written contract para maging legal ang transaction.
Ang pagbigay namin ng computation na may automatic waiving at deferment ay kusa at walang masamang intensiyon. Pero sa mata ng tenant ay hindi raw legal ang transaction kaya ibinabalik na niya ang susi na nagpapatunay ng implied cancellation niya pero hindi niya kinikilala ang implied contract sa amin.
At isa pa po, gusto niyang kunin lahat ng binayaran niya sa amin at pati ang minor renovation niya ay sinisingil din niya. binibigyan po niya kami ng 15 days deadline para sa pagbalik sa kanya lahat plus renovation kundi ay magsasampa siya ng kaso po.
—- Ask ko lang po,,,
1) Tama po bang hindi niya kinikilala ang implied contract kahit na may mga email conversations po kami?
2) At tama po bang kunin niya ulit ang mga biyaran niyang 3 mos sec dep at 1 mo rent kahit na po matagal na po niyang kinuha ang mga susi at nag rerenovate na po sila ng unit at nagbigay po kami ng auto waiver at deferment?
3) Tama po bang singilin po niya sa amin ang ginastos niya sa unfinished minor renovation sa unit dahit hindi naman niya pakikinabangan pa?
——–salamat po ….
Good Afternoon Attykalibre, I would like to ask if there is a violation of the law or rights of the students if the result of the entrance exam is not clear, in addition the school avoids students and parents’ grievances by not posting on their facebook page because many people complained when they released the first batch so they just announced the final list on their website to avoid complications. There is not enough proof that the evaluation was fairly performed as the way they claim it.
Hi AttyKalibre,
Im Yna 38 y/o.I hope you can help me with my concern.My problem is I am trying to purchase a lot in our province (Tarlac)but I’m currently residing here in QC because I work here.I would like to know if I have a right or not to get a compensation or being paid back with my expenses.What happened was the lot I was trying to purchase supposedly under Pag-ibig (HDMF) it was a house and lot that I was applying as a benefit for a regular employee like I do I might as well use it despite of its tedious and expensive requirements needed.As we all know in order to approved with Pag-ibig housing loan we need to provide legal documents and it takes longer than bank loans.To cut it short I was able to complete all the requirements and was able to spend 50,000php since the lot isn’t transferred yet to the owner as it is a family inheritance,the land title still under the father’s name the reason I had to spend a lot of money to be able to be qualified for a housing loan.The son agreed to all the conditions before I started working on completing the requirements he was fully aware where I will get the money and how long it will take to pay him his father even signed with a notarized deed of conditional sale since the land title still under his name.I have all the requirements ready for submission and even consulted with a HDMF housing loan clerk in our Province if all my requirements were enough she assured me it was she even suggest me to submit it to the main office in San Fernando Pampanga for faster approval.Unfortunately I was unable to do so since the lockdown took so long and until now there’s no mean of transportation yet.Little did I know the lot owner (the son) sold the lot without notifying me atleast even though I keep on updating them with the progress of the requirements.I am stuck here in QC the offices were closed and no available public transpo there’s no way to submit my application.Nobody to blame even if Im sure that I my application will be approved as I have completed all the requirements needed everything were frozed and we can’t do anything about that.Neither theirs or my fault,I understand that It still their right to sell their land because I haven’t pay them yet but they agreed to sell it to me despite being fully aware of the conditions that was why I put an effort and spend money for it.After I have learned that they were selling the lot I spoke with the owner as it was so wrong to just neglect what we agreed upon,so as a compensation he offered to pay back my expenses once they pay him unfortunately after getting the payment he did not pay me and has no plan of paying me. Please I would like to know if I have atleast a legal right to appeal.
Thanks!
Gud day po attykalibre…gusto ko po sana malaman kung anu gagawin if binabantaan ka ng ex boyfriend mo na idedemanda dahil sa mga perang ipinadala nia sau during mag on pa kau pero yung pong pera na yun ay ibinigay mu naman sa magulang niya at hindi mo ginastos…bukod pa po dun ginamit mo ang ibang pera para ipambili at ipampapackage sa mga kailangan niyang gamit pajapan pero ngayon pong mgkahiwalay na kayo hinihingian ka niya ng 300k para bayaran yung pera na ipinadala niya…at sinasabihan na sisirain niya ang buhay mo…please po
Good afternoon po.
Itatanong ko lang po kung maaari pa po bang irekkamo o makasuhan ang taong nanakit kahit na ilang taon na ang nakalipas (4-5years ago)?Disabled po ang lola ko,at pinaalagaan po.