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  1. Hi!
    Itatanong ko Lang po Kung may Laban ba ako Kung magfile ng adultery yung husband ko?
    Pero we’re both in other relationship na.
    Thanks!

  2. How to make my void marriage valid?
    We got married when I was 17 yrs old, born 1982 married 1999 and my in-laws falsified my year of birth to make me 19 during the time of my marriage and also entered a wrong birth place since they do not know where I was born. Now, we want to make it valid. Do we have to go to court to declare our marriage null and void and remarry again? The problem is our date or marriage was indicated on my daughters birth cert.

  3. Hi atty, ask ko lang po if Possible po ba mag-papalit ng name sa title ng property from married name to single name?

    Naka mortgaged pa po actually yung house, ang worry ko po is after payment ang nakalagay sa titulo ay married name ko.. may clause po sa annulment decision ko na “terminating the community of property relations between petitioner and respondent”. Pag ganun po ba pwede ko ipatransfer sa single name ko yung titulo after payment?

    Thanks po!

  4. Gud Pm,,magiinquire lng po ako kung saan po kaya ako pwede mg complaint.Ung attorney po nakinuha po namin ung usapan po namin is 30k ung acceptance fee nya tapos very hearing magbabayad kami ng 4k,,nka pag down na kami ng 20k ala pa nga sya nabibigay ng resibo, once palang sya nkakapnta s court pra magpasched ng hearing dis feb 14 po sana un,,nagpunta ung nanay po dun para ipalu up ung transfer ng kulungan ng kapatid q at mgtanong kung oras ung hearing,nalaman nya po na cancel dw ung hearing sa Feb 14 ala dw ung judge,,tinext po namin si attorney kami pa yung tinanung nya kung kylan magiging available ung judge,,,ang sabi namin trabaho nya un db na alamin un at ipalu up ung transfer,,ang sagot nya samin ay,,need n dw namin sya bayaran sa balance namin,,at kylangan dn namin syang bayaran nung 4k,pra makapgparesched sya ng hearing.Cavite po kc kmi tpos taga Manila po sya,,tama po b un? Kc ang sabi namin ung s hearing fee lng ung kaya namin kc un lng dn naman ung pakakaintindi namin nung una,,kung hindi dw namin kaya at kung ayaw na namin magnahap nalang dw kami ng iba,,based din sa text nya hindi na namin makukuha ung 20k.Gusto ko lng po sana malaman kung tama po b un? Maraming salamat po,,Sana po mareplyan nyo ako

  5. gud evening po,itatanong ko lang po sana kung karapatan po ba namin na bayaran kami dahil magsasara ang kumpanya namin?pero ililipat po kami sa ibang branch,ngayon po kung ayaw daw pong lumipat pinagpapasa po kami ng resignation letter, sabi po samen hindi daw po kmi babayaran dahil for transfer naman daw po kami,kami daw po yung umaayaw,wala daw po kaming laban kahit magpadole kami. Totoo po ba yun?

  6. Atty question po…pwede po ba magamit yung malaswang convo ng asawa ko at kabit nya? Salamat po. God bless po

  7. Hello po gusto ko po Sana makahingi ng advice regarding sa pagkakaaresto sa kapatid ko at sa kinakasama niya, malabo pa po lahat sakin pero ang sabi may nagturo sa kanila kaya sila dinampot, at sinasabi gumagamit daw sila dinala sila sapresinto para maprocess ang di ko maintindihan nagtatanong ako sa mga arresting officers di nila masabi Kung ano kaso ni ndi ko po alam Kung may ebidensiya ba nakuha o wala, nagtatanong ako sa mga pulis pero tipid ang mga sagot nila, kesyo kinabukasan pa daw malaman Kung ano ikakaso at Kung makakapagpiyansa ba, di po ako sure Kung meron din sila warrant na pinakita nun dinampot sila mukha naman nasunod yun procedure kasi pinamedikal daw sila bago dineretso sa kulungan. Pero ndi ko po talaga maintindihan at gusto ko malinawan Kung tama ba pagkakahuli sa kanila at ganun po ba talaga kinabukasan pa malaman Kung ano ikakaso sa tao? At Kung nakasuhan na at maari magpiyansa ano po ang dapat gawin at mangyayari? Kailangan po ba na piyansahan agad agad para makalabas? Ilan araw po epektibo yun pwede ka magpiyansa? kasi parang sinasabi pa Kailangan mapiyansahan daw agad para makalabas Kung ndi makukulong na ng matagal. Di ko alam pero parang may mali eh. Maraming salamat po sa isasagot niyo

  8. Good afternoon Attorney…may asawa po ako dati kinasal lang po ako pero hindo po kami nagsama kahit kelan..may anak po kami 6 years old na po..6 years na din na po kami d nagkasama…wala po sustento ako tinatanggap….gusto ko na po sanang maging legal ang hiwala namin…madali lang po ba ma annul un sa amin?..sa judge po kami kinasal..gagastos po ba ng malaki? ano po ang dapat ko gawin attorney?..sana po matulungan nyo po ako…salamat po

  9. Hi Atty.
    Isa po akong Lesbian, may partner po ako for almost 11years gusto kolang po sana itanong anoi po pede ko ipagawa na legal paper para pede ko po sya gawing beneficiary sa mga benefits na meron ako like insurance investment etc. possible po ba?

  10. Helo pu gudmorning pu ask qu lng pu..ung mother ko pu kaz ngbenta ng lupa..tpos nkpgbgy npu pera skanya ung bumli pero dpa pu full payment…tapos umayaw pu ung bumli tapos pilit pu pnpbydan nung dpt na bi2li ung naibyd na nla..anu pu mgandang gwn dun..salamat pu

  11. Hello po Atty!
    Ask ko po about sa lupa. 4 po sila lola na mag kakapatid. bunso po ang lola ko. meron po silang malaking lupa na minana nila sa magulang nila. ang panganay na lalaki lang po ang umangkin ng lupa. ang lola ko ang 2 pang kapatid ay walang naparteng lupa. nung kukunin na ang lupa ay sinagot nila ay nailipat na daw kasi sa mga anak nya. may habol pa po kaya kami sa lupa? salamat po ,

  12. Hello Goodmorning Attorney! Ask ko lang po ano po bang magandang gawin dahil po pinapahiya po yung bestfriend ko thru social media post saying na she is a mistress, wala po silang evidences na totoo yung akusa nila. Pinsan nya po yung nagbibintang sa kanyang kabit sya ng asawa nito, desente at nag aaral po yung bestfriend ko sa sobrang selosa po ng pinsan nya pati sya pinag selosan. it all happend Dec. 2017 pa po pero until august 2018 nag sesend po sya ng threat at minemessage nya sa school dahil sa kahihiyan at stress sa nangyari. She even use different facebook accounts just to message my bestfriend and threaten her. Ngayon po nalaman ng Mommy ng bestfriend ko lahat ng ginagawa ng pinsan nya and kinausap nya po yung pinsan, but her cousin insisted that my bestfriend’s mother is recording their conversation kahit di naman po totoo. And today po they post another issue, Gusto po sana namen silang managot sa ginawa nilang pananakot at pag papahiya ano po ba ang magandang legal action? Thank you po attorney ! Godbless po!

  13. My name is Jashanpreet Singh Dhillon. I’m an Indian. I have been living in this country for about 3 years. Reason I contacted u is cos I have been living in a rental house fo about 10 months now. I recently found out that they have been charging me more than double on my electricity and water bills and when I confronted them they said they can charge as much they want. I don’t know law in this country about these issues that’s why I wanna know that is that legal for them to do it? Can they charge separately on government issued bills like electricity and water within legal means of this country. They didn’t have me any information about this on the agreement we signed. I didn’t knew how much per kilo watts costs, so when they told me that it was 14 pisos/ kilo watts I has no reason to doubt them. I feel deeply betrayed and cheated by my tenants. So I wanna ask u that did they did this without stepping out the boundaries of the law or did they break them? Cos if they did than I am gonna put my faith in Philippines justice system cos I know it won’t let me down. Please contact me when u read this. Thank u

  14. Hi! Im separated for long years but not annulled. Im using my husbands name on all of my working docs. Right now, I have a Romanian bf and he invited me to their country. My passport is still on my maiden name. But the rest if my docs and id are married. I need to define my relationship to my bf as my host of invitation. Is my civil status going to affect my visit visa application in Romania? What other supporting docs can i bring to prove that me and my husband is no longer together for more than 10 years, aside from annulment? Thanks. Looking forward to your response.

  15. Hi Atty.

    Good Day!

    I’m Norman Largoza and I would like to seek legal assistance from your good office with regards to my housing loan under bank financing.

    I availed the house on Feb 20, 2018 and paid the equity/downpayment, which is payable in 6 months, in full cash the next month. Processed and submitted all the requirements on time. I started paying my Monthly amortization since Dec 28, 2018, however, the developer failed to deliver the unit prior or even after a month the loan was approved by the bank. As per their latest email, the unit is expected to be fully constructed on May 1, 2018 and inspection will be scheduled from this date onwards. With this, I got very disappointed with the developer since I am already paying the MA but still the house is under construction. I have some questions I would like to ask with you to know my rights as buyer.

    Questions:

    1. Is this consider as delayed turnover of unit? Note: I don’t see any statement in the contract for the agreed  construction  duration of the unit.

    2. If yes to question no. 1, does PD957 section 23 applies to this scenario?

    3. As mentioned, I started paying my MA since Dec 28, 2018. Do I have the right not to pay the MA until the unit has been turned over?

    4. Do I have the right to ask for refund?

    5. Could you please give me additional details regarding my rights as a buyer.?

    Your response will b highly appreciated!

    Thank you!

  16. Atty. Ask ko lang ano po bng pwede kong gawin para maging legally separated ako 10yrs na kong hiwalay at may kinakasama na din ako. Gusto sama namin magpakasal. Hingi po sana ako ng advice. Thanks.

  17. Sir/mam saan po ba ako pumunta pra magpagawa ng SPA na kailangan pa red ribbon thank you po

  18. Magandang araw po, pahingi naman po advice naaksidinte po kasi asawa ko nabangga cya nagcounter-flow na motor eh nakamotor rin po asawa ko, ayaw po makipag areglo nalang nung nakabangga, eh sabi naman po samin ikaso nalang. Pero ang motor po ng asawa ko ay unregistered p, may laban po kaya kami? Maraming salamat po.