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[silvercross0816]

sir, would this mean that the father cannot ask for a reasonable visitation right? like for example, the mother of the child only allows visitation of the child on Sundays; explicitly saying that the child cannot go with the father for a trip to the mall or an amusment park, least to say eat out at a fastfood joint.

 

Is that reasonable?

 

Strictly speaking, yes. Exhaust all possible means muna of having amicable settlement in terms of the condition of support and visitation rights before you contemplate on the legal issue. Kaya ganito payo ko sa iyo kasi yan din ang sasabihin sa iyo ng korte at the start of the legal proceedings.

[C111]

to dr. pepper, nice comment on baviera and ambion, and good recollection of the 1982 ericta bar scandal.

 

to rocco69, excellent research.

 

yes the 1982 ericta bar scandal was a blackeye to the SC and the legal profession. Based on the quoted news article, CJ Fernando should not have been reappointed by Marcos for admitting he helped A colleague's son pass the bar by lowering or adjusting the passing grade. Yes, J. Ericta and J Fernandez, the chair of the bar exms, were not re--appointed. J. Fernandez also managed to help the son of Ericta somehow. And yes , the SC allowed the son of j ericta to pass and take his oath.

 

The more recent scandal involving J Purisima and his nephew saw a different result. J Purisima's nephew actaully passed the 1999 bar but was not allowed to take his oath. The son of J. Ericta should not have passed but passed bec of the lowering of the passing grade in one subject which i forget. J Purisima was reprimanded by the SC (he didnt resign nor was he removed) and half his bar fee was forfeited (about P500th)

[nightingale]

^hmmmm, that's very enlightening. and timely, now that the results of the bar exams are coming out in a month or two...Thanks bmw5

[gabriel64]

hi to all... just want to ask for an advice regarding law school.. im a student trying my luck into a law school... just want to ask for tips and guides on how to pass law school entrance exam and if luck is on my side also tips and guides for the interview... hope you guys can help me... thanks a lot... hope you guys will be my compadres years from now...

 

The entrance exams of UP and Ateneo focus on English proficiency, abstract reasoning and logic. However, they are not as hard as the US law Entrance Test (LSAT). Kung gusto mo, bili ka ng LSAT reviewer sa National Bookstore. Please note that the law entrance test of UP easier than the LSAT reviewer.

 

Sa interview ng UP, well.... you must be able to think on your feet and have courage under fire. Panel interview 'yan and they will ask you questions continuously - sometimes simultaneously - to test your nerve.

 

Be confident, listen to the questions carefully and answer. Don't be intimidated.

 

Good luck.

[gabriel64]

thanks for the info... i'm trying to get in ust law... hope i'll pass... is it hard to study law? what skills do i have to learn or have to be ready for law school... thanks...

 

 

 

It's hard to study law. My advice is, you must be sure that this is what you really want.

 

Apart from logic and good grammer, you also need good memory and good analyzing skills.

 

Speed reading skill is also a plus.

 

Btw, kung magaling kang mag-bola sa class recitation, magagamit mo 'yan sa law school at sa court. Naging useful sa practice ko ito. hehehe

[starkiller_blaster]

It's hard to study law. My advice is, you must be sure that this is what you really want.

 

Apart from logic and good grammer, you also need good memory and good analyzing skills.

 

Speed reading skill is also a plus.

 

Btw, kung magaling kang mag-bola sa class recitation, magagamit mo 'yan sa law school at sa court. Naging useful sa practice ko ito. hehehe

 

thank you sa mga tip bossing...

[tio_pot]

Good day!

 

 

I need your help... This morning I recieved a memo from the accounting office sating this:

 

Ms. (*^^$ and Ms. (*&^*%$&^$:

Kindly remind the following class advisers to return to the accounting office the acknowledgemnt reciepts for the refund of sportsfest t-shirt. Their salaries will be "on hold" tomorrow and will be released upon submission of the AR. The concerned teachers are as follows:

 

Ms. &*%#^%*^%*

Mr. $(&%#&)_$@& -- ako yun

Mr. ^%(**&%$

Ms. *&%%&$#)_

Ms. %$$$^#%^*(*&

Mr. ^&(**&&^%#

----

 

nagrsearch ako ng konti and nakita ko sa labor code book 3 chapter 4 article 116:

Art. 116. Withholding of wages and kickbacks prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to withhold any amount from the wages of a worker or induce him to give up any part of his wages by force, stealth, intimidation, threat or by any other means whatsoever without the worker's consent.

 

Ano ba pwede gawin dito? Yung AR na di ko pa naibabalik sa kanila ay nasa parents pa ng student ko. I have consistently reminded the student to return it as soon as possible. pero laging di available yung parents nya everytime tinatawagan ko para iremind about sa AR. Medyo nakakapikon na din dito sa school kaya gusto ko sanang matindi ang buwelta ko sa kanila... ano pwede gawin dito?

 

Thanks!

Edited March 8, 2007 by tio_pot

[Roubaix]

Good day!

 

 

I need your help... This morning I recieved a memo from the accounting office sating this:

 

Ms. (*^^$ and Ms. (*&^*%$&^$:

Kindly remind the following class advisers to return to the accounting office the acknowledgemnt reciepts for the refund of sportsfest t-shirt. Their salaries will be "on hold" tomorrow and will be released upon submission of the AR. The concerned teachers are as follows:

 

Ms. &*%#^%*^%*

Mr. $(&%#&)_$@& -- ako yun

Mr. ^%(**&%$

Ms. *&%%&$#)_

Ms. %$$$^#%^*(*&

Mr. ^&(**&&^%#

----

 

nagrsearch ako ng konti and nakita ko sa labor code book 3 chapter 4 article 116:

Art. 116. Withholding of wages and kickbacks prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to withhold any amount from the wages of a worker or induce him to give up any part of his wages by force, stealth, intimidation, threat or by any other means whatsoever without the worker's consent.

 

Ano ba pwede gawin dito? Yung AR na di ko pa naibabalik sa kanila ay nasa parents pa ng student ko. I have consistently reminded the student to return it as soon as possible. pero laging di available yung parents nya everytime tinatawagan ko para iremind about sa AR. Medyo nakakapikon na din dito sa school kaya gusto ko sanang matindi ang buwelta ko sa kanila... ano pwede gawin dito?

 

Thanks!

 

Excellent research. For you, the provision should be read like this:

Art. 116. Withholding of wages prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to withhold any amount from the wages of a worker by any other means whatsoever without the worker's consent.

 

Reading the law and applying the facts, there is definitely a violation. Please keep the memo for your records. It's up to you if you want to report this to DOLE. Doing so jeopardizes your "status" at your place of work because you became a snitch. But that should not stop from enforcing your rights.

 

Remind your employer that such is not a valid reason for withholding the salary and you may report this to DOLE. I wish you luck.

[mamangtindero]

The Maceda law is RA 6552, otherwise known as the Realty Installment Buyer Protection Act.

 

In the words of Baviera:

 

the law provides in sales or financing of real estate on installment payments where the buyer has paid at least two years of installments that in case he defaults in the payment of succeeding installments, he has a right to pay, without additional interest, the arrears within a grace period of one month for every year of installment payments made; and if the contract is cancelled, the seller shall refund to the buyer the cash surrender value of payments made, equivalent to 50% of the total payments made and an additional 5% for every year after five years of the life of the contract and its extensions, if any. Actual cancellation shall not take place until after 30 days from receipt by the buyer of the notice of cancellation or demand for rescission by a notarial act, and only upon full payment of the cash surrender value to the buyer. Downpayments, deposits or options in the contract shall be included in the computation of the total number of installments made. The right to pay the arrears within the grace period could only be availed of by the buyer once in every five years of the life of the contract.

 

In case less than two years of installments were paid, the grace period within which to pay the arrears shall not be less than 60 days from the date the installment became due.

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Sir Rocco and sa lahat ng Lawyers who may have answers to this:

 

Meron po kasi ako dating hinuhulugan na rowhouse sa bacoor, cavite then, nung mawalan ako ng trabaho, natigil yung pagbabayad ko.

 

Binabayaran ko siya noon sa Asiatrust bank. Bale, ang sistema, binayaran siya ng bangko sa developer tapos ako ngayon ang nagbabayad sa bangko. Mahigit po sa 2 years ko siyang binayaran sa bangko.

 

Lately, tinawagan ako ng Asiatrust regarding sa mga arears ko, and they are telling me na forfeited na raw ung property na binabayaran ko kasi nga hindi na ako updated sa pagbabayad.

 

Meron pa po ba akong habol sa mga naibayad ko na as far as Maceda Law is concern?

 

Baka pwede naman po ninyo akong mabigyan ng further information sa kung ano ang habol ko at sa kung ano pa ang pwede kong gawin kung may mahahabol pa ako.

 

Maraming salamat po sa lahat. Mabuhay kayo!

[jopoc]

Good day!

 

 

I need your help... This morning I recieved a memo from the accounting office sating this:

 

Ms. (*^^$ and Ms. (*&^*%$&^$:

Kindly remind the following class advisers to return to the accounting office the acknowledgemnt reciepts for the refund of sportsfest t-shirt. Their salaries will be "on hold" tomorrow and will be released upon submission of the AR. The concerned teachers are as follows:

 

Ms. &*%#^%*^%*

Mr. $(&%#&)_$@& -- ako yun

Mr. ^%(**&%$

Ms. *&%%&$#)_

Ms. %$$$^#%^*(*&

Mr. ^&(**&&^%#

----

 

nagrsearch ako ng konti and nakita ko sa labor code book 3 chapter 4 article 116:

Art. 116. Withholding of wages and kickbacks prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to withhold any amount from the wages of a worker or induce him to give up any part of his wages by force, stealth, intimidation, threat or by any other means whatsoever without the worker's consent.

 

Ano ba pwede gawin dito? Yung AR na di ko pa naibabalik sa kanila ay nasa parents pa ng student ko. I have consistently reminded the student to return it as soon as possible. pero laging di available yung parents nya everytime tinatawagan ko para iremind about sa AR. Medyo nakakapikon na din dito sa school kaya gusto ko sanang matindi ang buwelta ko sa kanila... ano pwede gawin dito?

 

Thanks!

 

 

write a letter/memo/answer to the admin. explain your side and tell them that it is not your fault. make sure that you have a received copy in case you might be interested in filing a labor case with the NLRC.

[M16A2]

to dr. pepper, nice comment on baviera and ambion, and good recollection of the 1982 ericta bar scandal.

 

to rocco69, excellent research.

 

yes the 1982 ericta bar scandal was a blackeye to the SC and the legal profession. Based on the quoted news article, CJ Fernando should not have been reappointed by Marcos for admitting he helped A colleague's son pass the bar by lowering or adjusting the passing grade. Yes, J. Ericta and J Fernandez, the chair of the bar exms, were not re--appointed. J. Fernandez also managed to help the son of Ericta somehow. And yes , the SC allowed the son of j ericta to pass and take his oath.

 

The more recent scandal involving J Purisima and his nephew saw a different result. J Purisima's nephew actaully passed the 1999 bar but was not allowed to take his oath. The son of J. Ericta should not have passed but passed bec of the lowering of the passing grade in one subject which i forget. J Purisima was reprimanded by the SC (he didnt resign nor was he removed) and half his bar fee was forfeited (about P500th)

 

 

Yung 1999 bar scandal, ito ba yung questioned moral character nung bar passer?

[rocco69]

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Sir Rocco and sa lahat ng Lawyers who may have answers to this:

 

Meron po kasi ako dating hinuhulugan na rowhouse sa bacoor, cavite then, nung mawalan ako ng trabaho, natigil yung pagbabayad ko.

 

Binabayaran ko siya noon sa Asiatrust bank. Bale, ang sistema, binayaran siya ng bangko sa developer tapos ako ngayon ang nagbabayad sa bangko. Mahigit po sa 2 years ko siyang binayaran sa bangko.

 

Lately, tinawagan ako ng Asiatrust regarding sa mga arears ko, and they are telling me na forfeited na raw ung property na binabayaran ko kasi nga hindi na ako updated sa pagbabayad.

 

Meron pa po ba akong habol sa mga naibayad ko na as far as Maceda Law is concern?

 

Baka pwede naman po ninyo akong mabigyan ng further information sa kung ano ang habol ko at sa kung ano pa ang pwede kong gawin kung may mahahabol pa ako.

 

Maraming salamat po sa lahat. Mabuhay kayo!

 

 

Dahil naghulog ka ng lampas dalawang taon, ayun sa batas, merong kang 60 na araw mula sa due date para magbayad, kung hindi, may karapatan na ang bangko na kanselahin ang bentahan. Sa panlasa ko, base sa kwento mo, lampas 60 araw na mula sa due date ay hindi ka pa nakabayad, kaya may karapatan ang bangko na kanselahin na ang kontrata.

 

Pero, ayun na rin sa batas, magkakabisa lang ang pagkakansela kung ang pagbibigay alam ng bangko sa iyo tungkol dito ay sa pamamagitan ng notaryadong dokumento, at kailangan din isoli sa iyo ang 50% ng naihulog mo. Habang hindi nila nagagawa ito, walang bisa ang pagkakansela ng bentahan. Kung ayaw mo nang maghabol sa lupa, puntahan mo ang Aisatrust at hingin ang 50% ng iyong naihulog. Kung hindi nila ibibigay, pwede kang lumapit sa abogado para magawa ang demand letter para maisoli sa iyo ang 50% ng naihulog mo.

 

Kung gusto mo pang habulin ang lupa, kausapin mo rin ang Asiatrust kung pwedeng marestructure ang loan mo. Otherwise, kakailanganin mo ring lumapit sa abugado.

[rocco69]

Yung 1999 bar scandal, ito ba yung questioned moral character nung bar passer?

 

Nope, this involved the failure of Fidel Purisima, the chairman of the bar examinations, to disclose that a nephew was taking the bar. There were further allegations that the nephew had access to the bar examination questions.

 

While, indeed, J. Purisima was merely removed as bar chairman and he forfeited half of his fee, feelings ran high at the Supreme Court at that time. The Supreme Court was probably low-key on the matter in order to defuse the matter with the public. Notably, the practice at the SC is that a retiring justice holds a retirement party, with all the remaining justices feting the outgoing one, and dignitaries from the different branches of govt., as well as from the private sector, being invited to the event. For J. Purisima, it was common knowledge at the SC that that he was advised that should he decide to hold a retirement party, none of the other justices would attend. He opted not to have one. In fact, it seems he was considered as persona non grata during his last days at the SC.

[mamangtindero]

Dahil naghulog ka ng lampas dalawang taon, ayun sa batas, merong kang 60 na araw mula sa due date para magbayad, kung hindi, may karapatan na ang bangko na kanselahin ang bentahan. Sa panlasa ko, base sa kwento mo, lampas 60 araw na mula sa due date ay hindi ka pa nakabayad, kaya may karapatan ang bangko na kanselahin na ang kontrata.

 

Pero, ayun na rin sa batas, magkakabisa lang ang pagkakansela kung ang pagbibigay alam ng bangko sa iyo tungkol dito ay sa pamamagitan ng notaryadong dokumento, at kailangan din isoli sa iyo ang 50% ng naihulog mo. Habang hindi nila nagagawa ito, walang bisa ang pagkakansela ng bentahan. Kung ayaw mo nang maghabol sa lupa, puntahan mo ang Aisatrust at hingin ang 50% ng iyong naihulog. Kung hindi nila ibibigay, pwede kang lumapit sa abogado para magawa ang demand letter para maisoli sa iyo ang 50% ng naihulog mo.

 

Kung gusto mo pang habulin ang lupa, kausapin mo rin ang Asiatrust kung pwedeng marestructure ang loan mo. Otherwise, kakailanganin mo ring lumapit sa abugado.

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Sir,

 

Maraming maraming salamat po sa reply. Malaking tulong sa'kin ito.

 

Biro mo, may chance pala talaga ako para makuha pa ung 50% ng lahat ng ibinayad ko.

 

Alam din naman ng bangko, Sir yung tungkol sa Maceda Law diba? Kasi iniisip ko baka mamaya pagpunta ko sa bangko e mapahiya ako. Pero hindi naman siguro.

 

Ulit, marami pong salamat. Naliwanagan ako.

[C111]

i was an insider during the 1999 bar scandal and the following bar scandal that followed, the 2003 bar scandal which involved the leaked mercantile law questions.

J purisima was given a private retirement ceremony with incumbents attending, in the en banc meeting room only (not the session hall where ceremonies are held). He was still given the traditional court souvenirs like the gavel, robe, book, pen, book of decisons, SC seal, nameplate, etc. However, no traditional dinner party where the retiring justice invites his family and friends was held.

His nephew is the son of his brother, retired Judge Amante Purisima. J Purisima denied knowledge that his nephew was taking the bar. The thing is, he should have known that his nephew was taking the bar, and his nephew should have told him, so as not to put his uncle in the dilemma which ultimately compromised him. No one believed his denial.