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  1. Hello po Attorney. Pano po ba mag file ng action against a person making false statements against my me?

  2. Attorney, may karapatan ba Ang mga anak sa Lupa Ng kanilang ama? Kasi gusto ipag-bili Ang Lupa Ng kanilang ama Kasi may sakit sya Tapos gustong pigilan ito Ng kanyang mga anak. Please pakisagot Po thank you

  3. my niece, as a regular customer of a lotto outlet somewhere in caloocan city went to place bets as usual. the agent got her money and number bets. she didnt get the ticket as usual and will return after few hours. the combination that she placed bet won a ₱180,000.00. when she was claiming the ticket, the sgent told her that she didnt place the bets because of the cut off. what’s the best thing to do? thsnk you very much and God bless

  4. Sir yung pong bagong approved na RA#4566, contractor’s license law, kelan po yung start ng effectively?

  5. hi po. tanong ko lang po.
    scenario:
    a lot is situated near a river-titled lot with a boundary – “River”- then since river po sya nagkaroon po ng river bank due to typhoon na ngpa iba iba po ang location ng ilog thus giving the said lot a bigger size. however, somebody applied for a title on the said river bank and it was approve. cant the owner of the titled lot be considered on the law of accretion and or riparian right over the said property?

  6. Good morning attorney,

    This is Ms. Louise Laroga, owner of 1 week old brand new car. My car was used by my boyfriend and being parked at his boss’ house because as of this moment we dont have parking. He asked his boss’ permission if we can temporarily park the car at his premises. He said yes the key was located to a specific location at the house where keys of other cars are located too. However, last friday. When my bf went to his boss’ house. He knew that someone used the car and drove it to fetch someone with no permission to me and my boyfriend. Even on the owner of the house where we parked the car did not gave any permission. Also, some of the people at the premises knew about what happened. I want to know if there is a case I can file towards to that person. FYI the car was drove for less than 30 mins and also returned to the premises where it was originally parked. Im really upset of what happened. I wan to do something about it. Even I havent used or drove my own car because Im still learning and doesnt have my license yet. Then someone I do not know used my car. This someone is not related to me and I personally do not know him. But as per my bf, he is his gym mate that is usually people (katiwala) of the owner of the house. Please tell me what should I do in my case. Thank you.

  7. Tanong ko lang po anong maikakaso sa umuupa na umalis ng walang paalam sa may ari ng inuupahan niyang bahay, hindi na nakabayad ng upa ng ilang buwan nag iwan pa ng electrical at water bills. Maraming salamat po 🙏

  8. Atty need help po. Palaging nag aaway parents ko at gusto na po ng mama ko na makipag hiwalay sa papa ko pero against jan ang papa ko. Ayaw nya makipag hiwalay

  9. Magandang Araw Po attorney,,itatanong q lang Po Kasi last year nakakuha kame Ng bahay na sanla Tira,,after 6months Po bininta ng may Ari ung bahay kahit nakasangla pa samen,problema hnd nya pa binalik ung pera nmin..Anu Po Ang gawin nmin halimbawa hnd nya maibalik Ang pera pag natapos na kontrata Namin?salamat po

  10. Meron po ako kaibigan na pina sstalk sakin ang fb lang po at pinaalam kong ano post nya at ano ang ginagawa nya para bang ginawa nya ako spy po mag asawa po sila at hindi lang naman ako ang gumagawa nang ganon po maare din kaya ako kasohan po pag tulong ko sa kaibigan ko nang ganon po

  11. Good evening po Atty. gusto ko lang po sana malaman kung ano pong dapat maging move, kase meron po akong kapatid bulakbol na po talaga sya at pala layas sinula nung hihgschool sya 4 yrs syang 1st yr highscool lagi di talaga pumapasok kase ihatid sundo dati nkakatakas prin gang sa nglayas na tas bumabalik din po yun nga lang buntis na at the age of 16 pinatawad, iniwan anak ng wala pang buwan mawawala sya ng ilang buwan ulit pagbalik po buntis manganganak na pinatawad ng magulang tas same iiwan ung bata ng wala pang buwan grabe po ngayon 30 yrs old n sya 3 na anak nya nsa magulang ko, di n nmen tinanggap yung dalawa since tatay po nun is yung live in partner nya pero until nowsenior n magulang ko lagi prin nya hinihingian ng pera may time n sinaktan nya mama ko nakikita ngmga bata, kame pong tatlong ibang anak eh wala po s bahay name may mga trabaho po kame mali na po ang ginagawanya d n mapigilan malalaking pera ang ninakaw at hinihingi lahat ng paninira s mgulang ko ginagawa pa nya s social media n pinabayaan daw sya naawa na ko s magulang ko

  12. Magandang araw po, itatanong ko lang po kung anong dapat naming gawin sa problema ng asawa ko. Ang nangyari po kasi ay may pinalakad po yung dating boss ng asawa ko sa kanya na mga permits sa Antipolo City Hall, matapos po magawan ng quotation ng mga taga City Hall ang mga kailangang bayadan ay nagbigay po ng pambayad ang boss ng asawa ko sa kanya ng pera para ibigay sa mga kausap nila sa Antipolo City Hall. Pero hindi po umusad ang pag process ng mga permits, ngayon po ay ang asawa ko ang naiipit sa problema dahil tinatanggi na po ng mga taga Antipolo City Hall na may natanggap silang pera at hindi daw po nila kilala ang asawa ko. Pinagbabantaan na po siya ng dating boss niya na ipakukulong po. Sana po ay mabigyan niyo kami ng payo sa kung anong mabuti naming gawin.

  13. Attorney, panu po ba gagawin ko. Naisangla ko po ang kotse sa halagang 100k pero ang net nakuha ko nasa 60k plus lang dahil may mga advance interst and processing fees. Ang nasa contract ay one month lang dpaat ma kuha agad. Pero gawa ng kapos talaga hindi ko natubos o natubuan sa halagang 8,000 sa Isang buwan . Nung January 4 po nakatanggap ako ng letter from their attonery na dapat I settle in 10 days. Pero I opted na pumunta sa ofce Nila para makiusap ulit. Ang sabi may second notice pa namam para I settle eh wala po akong nareceive na second notice . Tapos nagkasakit pa kami. Ngayon, Jan 31 nag pm ako sa messenger Nila, sabi na forecluse na ang sasakyan. Ano po ba gagawin ko?

  14. Atty gandahg tanghali po tanong ko lang po pwede ba pag magpakasal kahit walang birth certificate pwede ba magpagawa lang ng affidavit?

  15. Good pm pho, tanong cu lang pho cung ano pho ang pwdeng icasa o pwidi pho ba maculong ang isang tao capag nag mora o gumamit ng pangalan?
    *my gumamit pho casi ng pangalan cu at pinag mo2ra pa pho ang asawa cu gamit ang cellphone.
    -maraming salamat pho,

  16. “magandang araw po atty. Saan po ba ako pwdeng humingi ng tulong na makalaya yung kapatid ko, higit isang taon na po siyang nakakulong, may nabasa po kc akong article about sa mga karapatan ng mga inaaresto, palagay ko po,parang mali po ung ginawang paghuli at pagkulong sa kapatid ko..

  17. Goodpm atty ask lang po, may pending case po kami at under compromise agreement naman po sa complainant. Able po ba ako makakuha ng NBI clearance?

  18. atty, pwede po bang walang approval ko ang pag loan ng mister ko? at pwede po ba akong humingi ng sustento kahit na my work ako na sakto lng s mga needs ko financial support po, lagi nia po kc ako tinatakot na nag file n daw po sya against me na wla na daw po akong krapatan s mga pera nia anu po ba gagawin ko? ako po ang legal wife at wla po kami pirmahang naganap ok nman po kc kmi pag nagkikita kami minsan nga dun pa ako natutulog s work place nia pero pag nakakauwi na ako s amin at pmupunta sya s nanay nia hnd nnman kami ok..naguguluhan n po ako..

  19. Attorney puedeng po bng humingi ng tulong. N pumayag yong loan app n inutangan k n hulugan k n lng ay honto n nila yong tubo at wag n po kung ano ano ang cnsabi nilang masakit. Plsss po natatakot n ako

  20. Atty, tanong kolang po, isa po akong driver pir byahi po kami, mali poba yong ginawa ko na habang walang byahi ay nag hahanap po ako nang mapagkakakitaang ibang trabaho? At isa pa atty, inakusahan ako na nang agaw diumano ako ng project at yon po ang pinang diinan nila saakin, katunayan po atty may hawak akong record na sila ang nag supply sa client, at lagat po ng bentang nila saakin ay pawang kasinungalingan lamang at may personal interest sila saakin para matanggal nila amo at hindi na nila binigay ang sahud ko na isang kensinas sana po atty matulongan nyo po ako, maraming salamat po,