Category Archives: Batas Pinoy

Dividing the inheritance

Q. Few years after my mother died, my father passed away in the Philippines. He left four (5) parcels of land in Caloocan City. There are five of us siblings who will inherit from the property. I am the eldest. My other four siblings as well as my step-mother assert that we should divided the estate equally and… Read More »

Rights of agricultural tenants

Q. Hi Attorney, I want to ask you about my family’s right over a tenanted agricultural land back home. My father was a farmer. He passed away in 1986 and since then our eldest brother took his place and did the work at the farm until now. My father was a tenant farmer. My mother is still alive.… Read More »

Unexpected marriage

Q. Hi Wong , I’ve been reading your advices in the Balita together with our fellow kababayans. Naglakas loob po akong sumulat sa inyo dahil sa aking problema. I don’t know kung saan ako hihingi ng advice since I don’t have any relative here in Canada. I don’t know kung ano ang itatawag ninyo sa akin because my… Read More »

Pag-Ampon O adoption ng Bata

Q. Magandang araw po,minsan po nabasa ko ang artikulo nyo sa newspaper kaya nalaman ko po e-mail add nyo .May gusto lang po sana ako itanong . Balak po kasi naming mag asawa na mag ampon ng bata sa Pilipinas siya po ay ipapanganak palang sa Marso. Ang asawa ko po ay nasa Pilipinas kapapasa ko palang ang… Read More »

REMEDIES AGAINST REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER

Q. Greetings Atty Wong! We bought parcels of real estate property consisting of two lots in a subdivision in Batangas on installment basis and have fully paid the agreed purchase price. Full payment was contested by the Real Estate Developer but at the end, the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board (HLRUB) issued a decision in our favor. The… Read More »

Pananagutan sa Pag-paampon

Q. Dear Atty. Wong, kumusta na po. Palagi po akong nagbabasa ng column ninyo at kaya naglakas loob akong sumulat sa inyo sa problema ko. Isa po akong disgrasyadang ina. Pinaampon ko po ang aking anak noong 6 years old na siya. Isang kaibigan ang umampon at ang kasulatan lang namin ay isang papel na pinirmahan namin na… Read More »

Marriage and NSO Registration

Q. Dear Atty. Wong. Magandang araw po. Lagi ko po binabasa ang batas pinoy corner nyo sa Balita newspapers. Gusto po sanang humingi ng payo sa inyo kung ano pong nararapat gawin. Tungkol po sa kapatid ko na si Ming at ang asawa nya na si Manny. Kinasal po sila noong September 1999 sa church at registered po… Read More »

Annulment and Custody of Son

Q. I was separated from my ex- husband year 2003 due of physical abuse. I initiated annulment proceedings in the Philippines, However due to some technicalities the annulment did not prosper as I was compelled by circumstances to enter into an amicable settlement with my ex-husband. In 2007 I came to Canada as immigrant and after a while… Read More »

Purchase of subdivision house and lot

Q. We are new comers here in Canada. Before we left home two (2) years ago, we purchased a house & lot in one of the subdivisions in our town of Angono, Rizal which is supposed to be built & turned-over this coming December 2010. However, the way things are going on, we don’t think this is possible… Read More »

Abandonment of Wife and Custody of Children

Q. My cousin hails from Cebu Philippines with his five children. He and wife were married in civil and Catholic ceremonies. In the later part of their marriage, he found out that his wife was unfaithful. As a result they got separated. My cousin’s father in law begged him to take his daughter back so he did out… Read More »