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[rocco69]

Magandang Araw! Nasama ang aking anak na 7 years old sa isang aksidente sa loob ng mall. Habang patakbo, papunta sa likod ko, ang aking anak, hindi sinasadyang nagkabanggaan sila ng isang food cart staff (na tumatakbo ng malibis). Pagkaharap ko, nakita ko ang anak kong nakatayo agad mula sa pagkakabagsak niya, habang ang staff ay nagmamadali din tumayo. Bilang ama, tinignan ko muna ang aking anak sa anumang injuries. sa awa ng Diyos, nagkaroon lang siya ng kaunting gasgas. Sunod kong tinignan ang nakabangga niya, nagkaroon ito ng cut sa kaliwang mata na nagresulta ng bleeding (dahil ito sa paghampas ng kanyang mukha sa flooring). Dinala kaagad siya sa first aid station ng mall at kinuha ko ang kanyang contact number para kamustahin siya from time-to-time. Ang tanong ko dito ay: (1) Mayroon ba kaming liability sa taong injured? (2) May participation ba ang mall management sa ganitong incident? (3)Nais kong magbigay tulong sa nasugatan, maari ba niya itong gamitin sa laban sa akin? Na maari niyang sabihin na "guilty" ako kaya ko ito ginagawa?

 

Maraming salamat sa tutugon.

(1) Mayroon ba kaming liability sa taong injured?

 

Ayon sa Article 221 ng Family Code:

 

Art. 221. Parents and other persons exercising parental authority shall be civilly liable for the injuries and damages caused by the acts or omissions of their unemancipated children living in their company and under their parental authority subject to the appropriate defenses provided by law.

 

Klaro. Magulang ang sasagot sa danyos na naidulot ng kanilang menor-de-edad na anak.

 

Ngunit, subalit, datapwat... ito ay kung ang menor-de-edad ang may kasalanan. Sa kuwento mo, maaaring masabi na walang kasalanan yung bata, at sa mall ay maraming tao, expected na mag-ingat ang mga naglalakad sa karamihan. Mas lalo na ang nabangga ay nasa wastong gulang na.

 

(2) May participation ba ang mall management sa ganitong incident?

 

Kung ang insidente ay hindi maiuugnay sa kapabayaan o kamalian sa panig ng mall management, hindi sila maisasama sa usapin. sa kwento mo, banggaan lang ng dalawang tao, di natin masasabi na kasama ang mall mgt. sa ganitong pangyayari.

 

(3)Nais kong magbigay tulong sa nasugatan, maari ba niya itong gamitin sa laban sa akin? Na maari niyang sabihin na "guilty" ako kaya ko ito ginagawa?

 

Ayon sa Section 27 ng Rule 130, Rules of Court:

 

Sec. 27. Offer of compromise not admissible. – In civil cases, an offer of compromise is not an admission of any liability, and is not admissible in evidence against the offeror.

In criminal cases, except those involving quasi-offenses (criminal negligence) or those allowed by law to be compromised, an offer of compromise by the accused may be received in evidence as an implied admission of guilt.

 

Ang importante, kung magbibigay ng tulong, ipagdiinan mo na ito ay HINDI PAG-AMIN NA MAY KASALANAN KAYO o NA UMAAMIN KAYO NG KAMALIAN. Pagmatigasan ninyo na ito ay tulong lamang para maayos ang gusot sa pagitan ng mga partido, HINDI NA UMAAMIN KAYO NA MAY OBLIGASYON KAYO SA KANILA. Ito ang Offer of Compromise na nasasakop ng Sec. 27

[izzecoh]

Maraming Salamat, Sir Rocco69! Mabuhay Kayo!

[brownbomber]

hello all mtc lawyers and affiliates,

 

So i just inherited some land from my grandparents. around 5 hectares worth so i know it's worth some money. when i went to survey the place, i was introduced to the caretaker that's been living on the land for the last 20+ years. Now that the land is being transferred to me, I would like to ask him to pack up his things and leave. He has been using the land for his own personal farming and has been paying a small amount to my grandparents at the beginning of each month. However, my relative have been telling me that i must either, 1. give him a small portion of the land or 2. pay him a large amount of money in order for him to leave. but i'm thinking is that he was using land that was not his in the first place to support himself and his family for all these years. i feel like that should be compensation enough. are there actual laws that require me to pay him or give him land? thanks all

[rocco69]

hello all mtc lawyers and affiliates,

 

So i just inherited some land from my grandparents. around 5 hectares worth so i know it's worth some money. when i went to survey the place, i was introduced to the caretaker that's been living on the land for the last 20+ years. Now that the land is being transferred to me, I would like to ask him to pack up his things and leave. He has been using the land for his own personal farming and has been paying a small amount to my grandparents at the beginning of each month. However, my relative have been telling me that i must either, 1. give him a small portion of the land or 2. pay him a large amount of money in order for him to leave. but i'm thinking is that he was using land that was not his in the first place to support himself and his family for all these years. i feel like that should be compensation enough. are there actual laws that require me to pay him or give him land? thanks all

1. First things first... how did you inherit the land? (unang gagawin ng caretaker, tatanungin - ano ang karapatan mo sa lupa?)

 

i. Kung sa pamamagitan ng will, ayon sa Art. 838 ng Civil Code, "[n]o will shall pass either real or personal property unless it is prove and allowed in accordance with the Rules of Court."

 

Ang ibig lang sabihin nito, bago magamit ang will na basehan ng pagmamana, kailangan aprubahan muna ito ng korte. Hangga't di ito dumadaan sa korte, di mo maaaring sabihin na namana mo na yung lupa. In other words, pwedeng pagmatigasan ng caretaker na wala kang karapatan na mag-astang may-ari.

 

ii. Kung walang will, kailangan meron kang extra-judicial settlement na pirmado ng lahat ng tagapagmana, kung saan nagkakasundo na yung lupa ang parte mo sa mana (ibig sabihin patay na ang magulang mo at tumatayo ka sa kanilang kapakanan).

 

iii. Kung walang will at buhay pa ang iyong magulang, ibig sabihin binibigay ng mga tagapagmana sa iyo ang lupa. Kailangan meron kang Deed of Donation, nakasulat, notaryado.

 

iv. Kung walang will, at walang kasunduan (extra-judicial settlement) sa mga tagapagmana, kailangan may Court Order ka na hawak kung saan ibinabahagi sa iyo ng hukuman yung lupa (resulta ng paghahabla for partition or for settlement of estate).

 

v. Kung buhay pa ang grandparents mo, hindi ito inheritance. You'd still need a notarized Deed of Donation.

 

ANDAMI PALANG IISIPIN ANO!

 

 

2. Assuming na ikaw na nga ang may-ari ng lupa, and that you have documentary evidence supporting your claim of ownership... ANG PROBLEMA MO land reform!

 

Ayon sa batas, ang agricultural tenant ay may security of tenure, in other words hindi basta-basta napapalayas ang nagsasaka sa lupa mo.

 

Para maging agricultural tenant, kailangang present ang sumusunod:

 

1) the parties are the landowner and the tenant or agricultural lessee;

2) the subject matter of the relationship is agricultural land;

3) there is consent between the parties to the relationship;

4) the purpose of the relationship is to bring about agricultural production;

5) there is personal cultivation on the part of the tenant or agricultural lessee; and

6) the harvest is shared between the landowner and the tenant or agricultural lessee.

 

Sa pagbabasa ng kuwento mo, lahat ng elements na ito ay present.

1) Your grandparents were the landowners, the caretaker is their tenant

2) the 5-hectare property appears to be agricultural land

3) your grandparents consented to the relationship, the caretaker having been there for the past 20+ years without protest on their part

4) one of the purposes why the tenant is there is for farming, as he has been farming the land

5) the caretaker has been personally cultivating the land

6) he pays a small amount monthly to your grandparents for the use of the land.

 

Kung tenant siya, di mo na siya mapapalayas unless there is a ground for his eviction (failure to comply with terms of contract, use for purposes other than that agreed upon, non-payment of rentals, damage to the land thru his fault, sublease of the land). At kailangan mong maghabla muna sa DARAB.

 

Ano ngayon ang option mo. Pwedeng i-waive ng tenant yung karapatan niya sa lupa. PAPAANO?

 

Bayaran mo siya, either by giving him a portion of the land in exchange for giving up his rights as a tenant, or by paying him a large enough sum of money that he agrees to give up his rights as a tenant.

 

In ending, THERE IS NO LAW REQUIRING you to pay or give up land. But if you want to get rid of your tenant, these are some of the usual ways to get him to agree to move.

[brownbomber]

1. First things first... how did you inherit the land? (unang gagawin ng caretaker, tatanungin - ano ang karapatan mo sa lupa?)

 

i. Kung sa pamamagitan ng will, ayon sa Art. 838 ng Civil Code, "[n]o will shall pass either real or personal property unless it is prove and allowed in accordance with the Rules of Court."

 

Ang ibig lang sabihin nito, bago magamit ang will na basehan ng pagmamana, kailangan aprubahan muna ito ng korte. Hangga't di ito dumadaan sa korte, di mo maaaring sabihin na namana mo na yung lupa. In other words, pwedeng pagmatigasan ng caretaker na wala kang karapatan na mag-astang may-ari.

 

ii. Kung walang will, kailangan meron kang extra-judicial settlement na pirmado ng lahat ng tagapagmana, kung saan nagkakasundo na yung lupa ang parte mo sa mana (ibig sabihin patay na ang magulang mo at tumatayo ka sa kanilang kapakanan).

 

iii. Kung walang will at buhay pa ang iyong magulang, ibig sabihin binibigay ng mga tagapagmana sa iyo ang lupa. Kailangan meron kang Deed of Donation, nakasulat, notaryado.

 

iv. Kung walang will, at walang kasunduan (extra-judicial settlement) sa mga tagapagmana, kailangan may Court Order ka na hawak kung saan ibinabahagi sa iyo ng hukuman yung lupa (resulta ng paghahabla for partition or for settlement of estate).

 

v. Kung buhay pa ang grandparents mo, hindi ito inheritance. You'd still need a notarized Deed of Donation.

 

ANDAMI PALANG IISIPIN ANO!

 

 

2. Assuming na ikaw na nga ang may-ari ng lupa, and that you have documentary evidence supporting your claim of ownership... ANG PROBLEMA MO land reform!

 

Ayon sa batas, ang agricultural tenant ay may security of tenure, in other words hindi basta-basta napapalayas ang nagsasaka sa lupa mo.

 

Para maging agricultural tenant, kailangang present ang sumusunod:

 

1) the parties are the landowner and the tenant or agricultural lessee;

2) the subject matter of the relationship is agricultural land;

3) there is consent between the parties to the relationship;

4) the purpose of the relationship is to bring about agricultural production;

5) there is personal cultivation on the part of the tenant or agricultural lessee; and

6) the harvest is shared between the landowner and the tenant or agricultural lessee.

 

Sa pagbabasa ng kuwento mo, lahat ng elements na ito ay present.

1) Your grandparents were the landowners, the caretaker is their tenant

2) the 5-hectare property appears to be agricultural land

3) your grandparents consented to the relationship, the caretaker having been there for the past 20+ years without protest on their part

4) one of the purposes why the tenant is there is for farming, as he has been farming the land

5) the caretaker has been personally cultivating the land

6) he pays a small amount monthly to your grandparents for the use of the land.

 

Kung tenant siya, di mo na siya mapapalayas unless there is a ground for his eviction (failure to comply with terms of contract, use for purposes other than that agreed upon, non-payment of rentals, damage to the land thru his fault, sublease of the land). At kailangan mong maghabla muna sa DARAB.

 

Ano ngayon ang option mo. Pwedeng i-waive ng tenant yung karapatan niya sa lupa. PAPAANO?

 

Bayaran mo siya, either by giving him a portion of the land in exchange for giving up his rights as a tenant, or by paying him a large enough sum of money that he agrees to give up his rights as a tenant.

 

In ending, THERE IS NO LAW REQUIRING you to pay or give up land. But if you want to get rid of your tenant, these are some of the usual ways to get him to agree to move

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. Was very well written and though out. I really appreciate it.

 

The land was given to me as a present after i graduated and all the titles were transferred to my name legally.

 

Now, since the land is now in my name, I would assume that any agreement that my grandparents and the caretaker had, written or unwritten, must be redone now that they are no longer the rightful owners.

 

Thus, #3 of the land reform no longer applies to the situation because I do not consent to the relationship.

 

Do my arguments make sense? Sorry from a medical background haha

[rocco69]

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. Was very well written and though out. I really appreciate it.

 

The land was given to me as a present after i graduated and all the titles were transferred to my name legally.

 

Now, since the land is now in my name, I would assume that any agreement that my grandparents and the caretaker had, written or unwritten, must be redone now that they are no longer the rightful owners.

 

Thus, #3 of the land reform no longer applies to the situation because I do not consent to the relationship.

 

Do my arguments make sense? Sorry from a medical background haha

Thus, #3 of the land reform no longer applies to the situation because I do not consent to the relationship.

 

 

Sorry, no dice. If that was the case, it would be very easy to eject tenants. Just transfer the land to somebody else who will claim that they no longer consent to the relationship.As a transferee, you are bound by whatever agreements your predecessor entered into with the tenant. Dapat, before they transferred the property, pinaalis na nila yung caretaker. That is the reason why buyers of agricultural land always insist that tenants be evicted/removed prior to their buying the property.

[brownbomber]

Thus, #3 of the land reform no longer applies to the situation because I do not consent to the relationship.

 

 

Sorry, no dice. If that was the case, it would be very easy to eject tenants. Just transfer the land to somebody else who will claim that they no longer consent to the relationship.As a transferee, you are bound by whatever agreements your predecessor entered into with the tenant. Dapat, before they transferred the property, pinaalis na nila yung caretaker. That is the reason why buyers of agricultural land always insist that tenants be evicted/removed prior to their buying the property.

Thank you very much for the info. I guess the easiest option is to just pay the tenant. He is asking for 200k php. Is that a fair price? Thank you sir!

[rocco69]

Hi may tanong lang po ako sa rent increase ng isang commercial property. ano po ba ang minimum percent na pwedeng itaas ang isang commercial property annually? may minimum and maximum increase ba ang isang commercial property or depende na yun sa owner ng property kung ilang percent ang itataas ng increase sa rent?

Pag commercial, no minimum or maximum. Bahala ang owner kung magkano ang gusto niya. Kung di kaya ng tenant, he can always refuse to lease. Basically, market forces will dictate rental prices.

[ilikechubby]

Hello... Good Day.

 

May inquiry lang po ako regarding sa lupa at bahay na kintatayuan namin.... bali yung lupa na kinatatayuan ng bahay namin is squater area then kung hindi ako nag kakamali ang nag mamay-ari is Government or NAWASA, at ang pag kaka-recall ko is nabili ng Father ko yung lupa ng By Rights lang...not sure kung kanino at kung ano po yung usapan nila... almost more than 20years na nakatayo ang bahay namin sa squater area na yun.... tapos yung father ko is hindi sumali sa asociation ng lugar (im not sure kung anong dahilan) cguro mga 5 years ago ang nakakaraan, may isang member ng asociation na nag ke-claim na sila raw ang may ari ng lupa or lote na kina tatayuan ng bahay namin at pinapaalis po kami kapag hindi daw po kami nag bayad sa kanila.....then last week lang ulet...may nag ke-claim na naman...same person po.... sa ngayon kasi yung bahay namin na yun is pinapaupahan namin...then pinapaalis po yung mga taong nangungupahan samin at sinabihan pa sila na huwag samin mag bayad ng upa ng bahay instead dun sa nag ke-claim ng bahay at lupa daw sila mag bayad at kapag hindi daw sila sumunod, pwersahan daw nilang i-pa-pad lock yung gate at bahay... since namayapa na po ang aking Father hindi ko na po matatanong pa ang background nung lupa na pinapaupahan namin ngayon..... ano po ba ang need ko gawin sa end ko para matigil yung ginagawa nung mga taong nag ke-claim ng bahay at lupa? ang pag kaka alam ko lang po kasi is, kapag yung lupa is goverment owned, government lang ang may rights na magpaalis samin.. maraming salamat po sa inyong mapapayo.

[Saitama88]

Hello... Good Day.

 

May inquiry lang po ako regarding sa lupa at bahay na kintatayuan namin.... bali yung lupa na kinatatayuan ng bahay namin is squater area then kung hindi ako nag kakamali ang nag mamay-ari is Government or NAWASA, at ang pag kaka-recall ko is nabili ng Father ko yung lupa ng By Rights lang...not sure kung kanino at kung ano po yung usapan nila... almost more than 20years na nakatayo ang bahay namin sa squater area na yun.... tapos yung father ko is hindi sumali sa asociation ng lugar (im not sure kung anong dahilan) cguro mga 5 years ago ang nakakaraan, may isang member ng asociation na nag ke-claim na sila raw ang may ari ng lupa or lote na kina tatayuan ng bahay namin at pinapaalis po kami kapag hindi daw po kami nag bayad sa kanila.....then last week lang ulet...may nag ke-claim na naman...same person po.... sa ngayon kasi yung bahay namin na yun is pinapaupahan namin...then pinapaalis po yung mga taong nangungupahan samin at sinabihan pa sila na huwag samin mag bayad ng upa ng bahay instead dun sa nag ke-claim ng bahay at lupa daw sila mag bayad at kapag hindi daw sila sumunod, pwersahan daw nilang i-pa-pad lock yung gate at bahay... since namayapa na po ang aking Father hindi ko na po matatanong pa ang background nung lupa na pinapaupahan namin ngayon..... ano po ba ang need ko gawin sa end ko para matigil yung ginagawa nung mga taong nag ke-claim ng bahay at lupa? ang pag kaka alam ko lang po kasi is, kapag yung lupa is goverment owned, government lang ang may rights na magpaalis samin.. maraming salamat po sa inyong mapapayo.

 

hello po. Hindi naman po ako abogado. Pero sa tingin ko wala naman din right ung nag papalayas sa inyo. Kasi in the first place squatter din sya. Kahit magkita pa kayo sa court walang patutunguhan yan kasi puro kayo illegal settlers. Sa tingin ko ung nag claclaim is nag seselos lang sya kasi pina pa-rent mo ung lupa. Sa pag kakaalam ko kasi ung mga "rights" suppose to be ina-alok po yan sa mga employees ng govt dpende po kung kanino lupa un. Halimbawa ung lupa ung may ari nun is NTC. Minsan kasi ina-alok yan sa mga NTC employees din. tapos Pag hindi na sya connected suppose to be aalis na kaso hindi ganyan ung ngyayari sa totoong buhay.

[ilikechubby]

hello po. Hindi naman po ako abogado. Pero sa tingin ko wala naman din right ung nag papalayas sa inyo. Kasi in the first place squatter din sya. Kahit magkita pa kayo sa court walang patutunguhan yan kasi puro kayo illegal settlers. Sa tingin ko ung nag claclaim is nag seselos lang sya kasi pina pa-rent mo ung lupa. Sa pag kakaalam ko kasi ung mga "rights" suppose to be ina-alok po yan sa mga employees ng govt dpende po kung kanino lupa un. Halimbawa ung lupa ung may ari nun is NTC. Minsan kasi ina-alok yan sa mga NTC employees din. tapos Pag hindi na sya connected suppose to be aalis na kaso hindi ganyan ung ngyayari sa totoong buhay.

Maraming Salamat Sir sa response..... yun nga rin po yung tingin ko eh.... na parang pinag iintresan nya yung lote at bahay namin ...... may any idea po kayo or suggestion na need ko gawin? ang worried ko lang kasi is, nagbitaw sya ng salita na ipa-padlock nya yung gate ng pwersahan kung hindi aalis yung nangungupahan sa bahay namin at hindi sa kanila ibibigay ang upa..

[Saitama88]

Maraming Salamat Sir sa response..... yun nga rin po yung tingin ko eh.... na parang pinag iintresan nya yung lote at bahay namin ...... may any idea po kayo or suggestion na need ko gawin? ang worried ko lang kasi is, nagbitaw sya ng salita na ipa-padlock nya yung gate ng pwersahan kung hindi aalis yung nangungupahan sa bahay namin at hindi sa kanila ibibigay ang upa..

Simple lang naman po. I. demand mo sa kanya ung mga papers nya na nag papatunay na sakanya ung lupa or rights na sya ung dapat na andun.. Pa blotter nyo rin po sa barangay and police para po may record kayo maam. Kasi kung hindi sya connected sa govt edi pareho lang po kayo ng estado. or baka mas advantage ka kung may written rights ka sa lupa.

[gobot]

Possession of the property is 3/4 ownership... kung ikaw ang naka pwesto malaki ang karapatan mo sa lupa na iyon.... at maaaring mas mangibabaw ang karapatan ng naka pwesto kesa sa may-ari... kung tuna na may karapatan ang tao na yan sa lupa ay idadaan nya yan sa legal na paraan...

 

as for you on the property... any action taken against you to forcibly leave the property is an act of aggression that may be a crime... grave coercion yan... you should report everything to the barangay or police.

[pinpoint015]

Pwede ba magpatulong here? Pissed off lang ako. Hahahaha. So here's the story.

 

I bought a Macbook Pro 2011 from OLX. The seller said that her husband forgot the admin password so I can only access the laptop thru another non-admin account. I searched for in the internet any solution to resetting the admin password, which seems easy. So I bought the unit. When I'm resetting the password na, the unit has a firmware password that the owner also forgot he set up and didn't mention to me. So I can't do anything with the unit, even change the screen timeout duration. I asked an Apple service center and they need to see the original receipt first before doing any repair for those kind of issues. I tried going to Greenhills to inquire about repairs but it will cost 5k.

 

I contacted the seller and offered 3 options: 1. Provide the original receipt of the unit, 2. Refund the 5k from the payment I made to her so that I can have this repaired, or, 3. I will return the unit and refund my payment. She said we had a deal that I know about the forgotten password. The thing is, the admin password is different from the firmware password (mac users knows this). So, technically, the firmware password is a hidden issue, right?

 

So my question is, is it right for me to demand the 5k refund or the total refund because of this issue? And is there a way, legally, to compel them to atleast refund me the 5k? Thank you

[Saitama88]

Pwede ba magpatulong here? Pissed off lang ako. Hahahaha. So here's the story.

 

I bought a Macbook Pro 2011 from OLX. The seller said that her husband forgot the admin password so I can only access the laptop thru another non-admin account. I searched for in the internet any solution to resetting the admin password, which seems easy. So I bought the unit. When I'm resetting the password na, the unit has a firmware password that the owner also forgot he set up and didn't mention to me. So I can't do anything with the unit, even change the screen timeout duration. I asked an Apple service center and they need to see the original receipt first before doing any repair for those kind of issues. I tried going to Greenhills to inquire about repairs but it will cost 5k.

 

I contacted the seller and offered 3 options: 1. Provide the original receipt of the unit, 2. Refund the 5k from the payment I made to her so that I can have this repaired, or, 3. I will return the unit and refund my payment. She said we had a deal that I know about the forgotten password. The thing is, the admin password is different from the firmware password (mac users knows this). So, technically, the firmware password is a hidden issue, right?

 

So my question is, is it right for me to demand the 5k refund or the total refund because of this issue? And is there a way, legally, to compel them to atleast refund me the 5k? Thank you

As to your concern, I don't think your can legally compel them to refund you the 5k since you dont have any written agreement before you purchased the item. It will be your words againts her words. Unless you have a screenshots or saved messages that the original seller never told you about the firmware password. But still the process will be very long if you proceed to legal action.

 

Did you test the laptop before buying it? I'm assuming you did a meet-up with the seller before buying. You should have tried resetting the password there on the spot before bring it home.