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Good pm,
Sir i would like to ask regarding the best time a person or bussiness can call thier client or prospective buyer, what happen is that i received a phone call early in rhe morning 630am to be excact, then they told me that i wod receive it late in the afternoon… it just dont make sense
Pag ang emplyeado Mismo ayaw mag join sa sss, Pwede ba cya mag execute ng waiver to absolve the employer from any legal liability?
Hi attorney. Tanong kulang po. Magkano po ba makukuha ko pag kinasohan ko ang security agency po namin at kasali na ang client ng company na tinatrabahuhan ko.
Kasong, illegal dismissal, illegal suspension. Halimbawa umupo lang ako. Tpos bukas may memo na ako sa client na tangalin sa puwisto ko. Pag report ko sa agency ko flooting ako 2 months. Mag file ako ng illegal dismissal at suspension sa labor, magkano po ba makukuha ko 5 years in service, provincial rate 368
Salamat po
Gusto ko po mag video shoot para sa isang small project (walang profit) sa public place
1. legal po ba mag video sa public? Kami po ung main focus na kukuhanan hindi ibang tao.
2. pag may nagalit na tao dahil nakuhanan siya ng video?
3. pag pinaalis ng traffic enforcer/police?
4. ano po ung mga steps na pwedeng gawin to prevent troubles? Thank you.
Hi po atty…gusto q po mag pa advise.,kasi may kinasama po aq ngayon 15 yrs npo kme.,and may family sya dati,17 yrs na sila hiwalay ng mrs. Nya .kasi may iba din daw po mrs nya..nag permahan cla ng temporarily separated 15yrs na po.,.ask q lang po paano po kmi maging legal.,nasa ibang bansa po yong asawa nya..pls po pakisagot..maraming salamat po atty…
Sir my tanung lng po ako 40 more years npk kmo dito sa lupa tunatayuan ng bahay nmin
Kaso hnd po amin ang lupa at wla din po kmi upa.
Ngayon po kinukuha npo ng tunay na may ari anu po ba stand namin dito
Thanks po sa replg
Good morning po. Hingi po sana ako ng advice. nagrerent po kasi kame, Hindi po ako ngbabayad yung byenan ko po. last year po, nasira po yung bath tub at yung lababo pero di po kame ang nakasira kasi normal lang naman po ang paggamit namen, sadyang luma na po yung unit at nalaman nalang na sira kasi sa babang unit po ngreklamo, so yung owner po ayaw po ipaayos kasi kame daw po nakasira where in it is subject to wear and tear po, ngayon po na december at january, hinold po ng in law ko yung rent kasi ilang buwan na pong di pinapagawa ng owner tas kagabi po bigla po nya pong pinaputol water namen. my deposit po kame na 2 months at end pa ng contract nmen is january 31. Legal po ba na ipaputol nya sa admin and tubig namen kahit wala naman pong disconnection notice? ANo po pwede namen gawin pag ayaw nya pong ipabalik yung supply ng tubig namen.
Hi po attorney ang problema ko po ay tungkol sa paglabag ko sa j1 visa ko sa agency ko sa pinas. Dapat po kasi 1year lang ang stay ko d2 sa america kaso hanggang ngaun po nandito pa ko mag 1year at ilang buwan ndn po dahil hnd ko po kayang magbyahe ng matagal dahil sa herniated disc ko na nagiging sanhi po ng pag sakit at pag mamanhid ng likod at balikat ko. Ung advice po ng PT ko d2 sa states eh mag undergo muna ako ng chiro sessions tapos po pag ok na ung pakiramdam ko eh tsaka na ako magbyahe..actually po may ticket na sana ako pauwi kaao hnd ko o nagamit un. Ngaun po nag email po saakin ang agency ko sa pinas na hnd daw po valid reason un para hnd ako umuwi at pwed daw po nila ako kasuhan at ipagbayad ng penalty.. Ano po pwed kong gawin attorney? Ty po
My current dilemma has to do with my condo unit in Taguig which I agreed to sell via bank financing to a lawyer residing in Taguig as well and who belongs to a prominent political clan there.
The transaction happened mid December of 2017. Because he is a CHR lawyer and has a reputable political pedigree I trusted him fully. The total contract price is 950k and I initially received earnest money of 50k from him. In March 2018 BDO advised us that though his loan application was approved, the funds cannot be released untill the title is fully transferred to his name. In view of the uncertainty of the processing time involved he gave me an advanced payment of 300k out of his own pocket and I gave him my title so he could commence processing.
The following months proved difficult as far as getting hold of him and getting the status of the transfer. He finally answered my inquiries in late September informing me that Taguig RD is still not done processing the transfer. Then, apparently the tax declaration rename got stuck in the city hall.
Last I heard of him was in December 7, 2018 when he said he got all the paperworks completed and he will submit to BDO the following day for loan release. Despite my weekly follow up I never was able to reach him by any means since then – phone, email, fb messenger, etc. For the second time around it’s as if he suddenly vanished from the face of the earth, to my distress and paranoia.
I called the bank last week of December 2018 to check on his loan status and found out that even the bank was having a hard time getting to him and that he never submitted the requirements to date.
Last week I was able to get hold of his brother who is running for local office this coming elections and though he seemed amiable he claimed he doesn’t know of his brother’s contact info. He instead gave me their mother’s number. I reached out to her but got basically the same story – that they don’t get to see or talk to each other though they live under one roof. Or that his cellphone unit is damaged so he cannot receive messages and calls. Chatted via Messenger with his brother again yesterday and was told he chanced upon him Sunday night and relayed my pleas to get in touch with me. But I have yet to hear from him.
I am fearing the worst scenario that he may have run away from me. What legal recourse do I have in this situation? There is obvious willful intent to sever communication which makes me uncertain of his willingness to settle payment. I decided against disclosing his identity at this point for whatever benefit of the doubt I’m still willing to extend to him. I just want to know if this constitutes a valid case.
Update: I received a handwritten letter from him via LBC yesterday January 16, asking me to spare 40k to cover bank loan processing fee, and 20k for condo repaint billing. Still no return contact number except that his old number which he claims SIM is broken is what he wrote down on LBC address label. Obviously he doesn’t want to be reached despite this letter asking for help.
Thanks for any assistance that you can provide.
Hi po,
Ask ko lng po pinapupunta po ako nang NBI sa Pasig RTC para po sa.pending case ko para mabigyan ako.clearance. Maari po ba ko arestuhin sa Pasig RTC dahil sa pending case ko na BP22? Para lang po sa NBI CLEARANCE.
Atty pano po pg hindi kayang makapagbayad sa tamang oras sa isang small claim. Meron na pong ngawang contrata at sabi daw po eh mg pafile na sila ng exucution. Eh hindi naman po tlgang kayang bayaran pero nakakapagbayad naman po ng buwanan na 3k yun lng pong 45k na hinihingi nila ang hndi kyang providan dhil solo parant naman po at my special child pang anak wala rin naman assets kase tumitira lng sa lupa ng nanay. Sinisigurado naman po na hindi tatakbuhn ang utang di lng po kyang bayaran gnon kalaking halaga ang atm rin po naka sanla na sa ibang bangko dahil teacher po almost4k nlng din po ang sahod sa isang buwan
Blessed day Atty, i need your advice po s ngbbenta ng lupa smin, ang hwk ng mayari ay certificate of fully paid then if bnli k po ay deed of sale, hndi p dw po ksi nggwan ng title ng agency n ngbenta ang lhat ng nkbli ng lupa s lugar n iyon, gusto k lng po mlman ung legalities ng nsbing lupa inaalala po ksi nmn n bka mgkprblma pgdting ng pnhon since ung mayari wlang pnghhwkan n Land Title, slmat po s mgging reply nyo po, Godbless and Thank you.
Ask ko lang po. Puwede po ba ako pa notaryo then ilabas ko yung paper para ma pirmahan ng mother ko.hindi po kasi siya maka leave s trabaho. Then pa pirmahan ko lang then saka ko po ipa notaryo.salamat po
Atty mtagal n po aq hiwalay s asawa q..gus2 q lng po sna n maibalik n s single name q ang aking apelyido dhil hndi n rin po sya nkikipag 2lungan skin..
Ask ko lang po anong rights ko if binigyan ako ng doc ng voice rest pero pinapasok padin ako isa po akong callcenter agent at nag calls padin po ako minimal lang po pero may medcert po ako 2days un 2days din po ako pina pasok thanks
Atty. Good am. May lupa mga parents ko inilipat nila sa family company thru deed of sale, sa umpisa nandoon pangalan ko noong umalis ako sa bahay dahil nag asawa ako wala ang pangalan ko sa company. Ngayon patay na lahat parents ko. Atty tanong ko lng? Valid ba paglipat sa lupa ng mga magulang sa family company na wala naman pera involved sa bentahan at may mamanahin ba ako kasi para ayaw ako bigyan ng mga kapatid ko. Ano dapat kong gawin atty. ? Salamat
gud pm po attorney hiwalay po ako s asawa ko ano po b pwd gawin maliban s annullment pra d po ako makasuhan kpag nakipag relasyon po ulit ako? saka 19 lng po ako nung ikinasal ako. vallid po kya un?
salamat po..
Atty.tanong ko Lang po Sa Lolo at Lola ko po ang bahay at lupa may 4 silang anak Ang tatay ko po bunso may pinamana sa kanyang bahay per Wala pong kasulatan at Ang Title po ay nakapangalan po sa Lolo at Lola ko, Biglang pong namatay Ang Tatay ko last year.Ngayon po ipinagbibili namin Ang house divided by 4 po ba Ang hatian nilang magkakapatid at Ang makukuha po naming mga anak at Yung share Lang po ng ama ko po?salamat po
Atty tanong ko lang kasi ang ex husband ko hndi tama ang pag bibigay nya ng child support 6k ang gusto nya ibigay every month 20k po ang sahod nya every month sa 6k kasama na dun ang pag aaral ng anak namin magkano po ba dapat nya ibigay na supporta.
Atty ask ko lng po kung ano pwede ireklamo kapag yung hospital or yung mga staff ndi nila pinerform yung dapat na procedure sa pasyente. May kakilala po kasi ako na inadmit sa ospital at may referal for emergency cs pero pinilit ng ospital na inormal delivery. Hanggang sa namatay yung sanggol dahil sa impeksyon ksi nakakain na ng dumi at dahil prolonged labor na po.