Category Archives: Batas Pinoy

Transfering Property to Children

Q. I am a fan of yours and a frequent reader of your regular column in Balita. The “legal advice” you provide and have provided to your readers under your Batas Pinoy Corner are very informative , interesting and, indeed are helpful to many of our kababayans. Bless you. With liberty, I am writing to request for your… Read More »

Marrying a married but separated boy friend

Q. Sumulat po ako dahil gusto ko malaman ang kasagutan sa matagal na gumugulo sa isipan ko. I think of asking legal advise sa mga lawyers but as of this moment I can’t afford to pay a lawyer’s fee. I’m a legal resident of Canada. I’ve been here since 2006. I’m single and never been married. I have… Read More »

Disposing the property

Q. Dear Atty. Wong, I always read your column in the Balita newspaper. I really find your column very informative. May I please seek your advice regarding my land in the Philippines? For quite sometime I have become Canadian citizen way back in 1978. I have a house in Bulacan, which is constructed adjacent to a parcel of… Read More »

Divorcee getting married in the Philippines

Q. First of all, may God bless you for helping people in all their problems? I am divorced and planning to get married soon. My first marriage was in the Philippines. My question is, am I allowed to marry again in the Philippines. I am a Canadian citizen, by the way. I don’t know if that matters. Thank… Read More »

Marriage License Requirements

Q. Hi ! Atty.Wong, I am presently engaged and planning to marry my girlfriend in the Philippines this coming May 2009. I am now a Canadian citizen. My girlfriend told me that there are legal formalities that I have to comply before being able to marry in the Philippines. I am now 28 years of age. Never been… Read More »

How To Divide Inherited Estate

Q. Few years after my mother died, my father passed away in the Philippines. He left four (4) parcels of land in Tandang Sora, Quezon 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 asserts that we should divide the estate… Read More »