Family Law
Nullity of Marriage Based on Psychological Incapacity: Practical Tips Before You File
What the court looks for after Tan-Andal v. Andal, choosing witnesses, documents to prepare, and mistakes to avoid.
Family LawAnnulment of Marriage in the Philippines: Grounds, Deadlines, and What Happens After
The six grounds under Article 45, the strict five-year deadlines, and how annulment differs from nullity, legal separation, and foreign divorce.
Criminal Law
VAWC Under R.A. 9262: Protection Orders, Filing a Case, and Defending One
Physical, sexual, psychological and economic abuse; BPO, TPO and PPO; deadlines to file; and what a respondent should do when served.
Criminal LawQualified Theft in the Philippines: What Employees and Employers Should Know
Grave abuse of confidence, theft vs estafa, why restitution does not end the case, and how internal investigations affect the criminal case.
Criminal LawDrug Cases Under R.A. 9165: A General Guide to Rights and Procedure
An overview of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act: rights on arrest, the chain-of-custody rule, bail, and plea bargaining.
Criminal LawThe Right to Bail in the Philippines: When It Applies and How to Post It
Matter of right vs discretionary bail, bail hearings for serious offenses, forms of bail, and where to file even before a case reaches court.
Property & Land Titles
How to File a Case Before the HSAC
What the HSAC hears, how a case moves from complaint to the Court of Appeals under the 2025 Revised Rules, what to attach, and how to enforce the decision.
Property & Land TitlesForfeiture of Installments as “Rent” in Contracts to Sell: Valid or Void?
Why a clause forfeiting years of payments as “rent” is void under the Maceda Law, how to compute your cash surrender value, and why “automatic cancellation” is not enough.
Property & Land TitlesReconstitution of Title: What to Do When the Register of Deeds' Copy Is Lost or Destroyed
Judicial vs administrative reconstitution, the documents the court will look for, and the notice requirements that often cause petitions to fail.
Property & Land TitlesLost Your Owner's Duplicate Title? How Reissuance Works
The affidavit of loss, the court petition under Section 109 of P.D. 1529, and why a 'lost' title that someone else is holding cannot be reissued.
Property & Land TitlesTransfer of Title After a Sale: The Steps and the Taxes You Will Pay
Capital gains tax, documentary stamp tax, transfer tax, registration fees, the eCAR, and the deadlines that trigger penalties.