Category Archives: Legal

Batas Kriminal

Dear Atty. Rodriguez, Nahuli ako ng pulis na nagmamaneho ng kotse ng aking kapatid. Medyo nakainom ako pero hindi ako lasing. Tinanong ako kung ako’y nakainom, nagsabi naman ako ng totoo. Sabi ko naka tatlong beer ako. Sa madaling salita, kinasuhan ako ng driving with over 80 mg. of alcohol in 100 milillitres of blood. Sa unang punta… 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 »

Assault

Hello Madam, Good afternoon, this is great news that someone out there is willing to help with those in need though simple question and answer would be a big help. You’re the pride of every single kabayan. Di ako masyadong nakakabasa nang ating diyaryo dahil sa sobrang occupied sa trabaho at may baby pa, and one time napagawi… Read More »

On Drinking and Driving

Dear Atty. Rodriguez, I just want to follow up on your previous topic on drinking and driving. I heard something about the issue of when the cops should ask a driver to blow into a screening device. I heard it should be done immediately. Is this true? Curious Dear Curious, Yes it is true. The police officer should… 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 »

“My boyfriend and I had a fight.”

Dear Ms. Rodriguez, My boyfriend and I had a fight. We were parked in front of a mall and we started arguing in the car. I did not want to continue arguing so I got out of the car. He got out as well and tried to stop me from leaving. The argument continued. He asked me to… Read More »