On a bus from Jordan to Israel, our Jordanian guide, Mueen, shared his preference for working as a religious guide, as he found faith tourism more meaningful than other forms of tourism. He also mentioned that he was fluent in both English and German, and this led to a conversation about the Crusades. As the […]
I drive two hours each way to work. While driving, I often listen to audible books. And because I had so much time on the road, I was able to finish books that I couldn’t finish when reading the paper copy. For instance, it took me 46 hours and 45 minutes to finish Haruki Murakami’s […]
PAMPLONA PLANTATION COMPANY VS TINGHIL, SABIHON, ET.AL G.R. NO. 159121, February 3, 2005 PANGANIBAN, J.: “To protect the rights of labor, two corporations with identical directors, management, office and payroll should be treated as one entity only. A suit by the employees against one corporation should be deemed as a suit against the other. Also […]
Excellent Quality Apparel, Inc. vs. Win Multi Rich Builders, Inc. G.R. No. 175048, February 10, 2009 TINGA, J.: FACTS: On 26 March 1996 Multi-Rich Builders (Multi-Rich) represented by Mr. Chua entered into a contract with Excellent Quality Apparel, Inc. (Excellent) represented by Mr. Ying, for the construction of a garment factory within the Cavite Philippine […]
If you are a student of Business Law or an entrepreneur thinking of establishing that dream business, knowing the legal implications of the different business models in the Philippines is an imperative. The four business models in the country are: corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, and cooperative. CORPORATION Corporation is an artificial being created by operation […]
Most couples prefer to get married in December, which is the second-most popular month after June. Since solemnizing weddings is a part of my duties as a judge, my office has received a number of queries and requests from couples who want to get married. Every time I solemnize a wedding, I make sure to […]
The New Civil Code classified defective contracts into four categories. 1. Rescissible Contracts. Rescissible contracts are those validly entered into by the contracting parties but may be rescinded by a court of law for equitable reasons such as when it resulted in financial harm to one of the contracting parties or to a third party […]
The elements of contract may fall under the following categories: I. Essential Elements 1. Consent. Consent refers to the meeting of the minds between the contracting parties or their conformity to all the terms and conditons of the contract which is freely given. Legal capacity is presupposed by consent. One cannot give concent unless he […]
A contract is a meeting of the minds between two or more parties, whereby one party binds himself with respect to the other, or where one party binds himself with respect to the other, or where both parties bind themselves reciprocally, in favor of one another, to fulfill a prestation to give, to do, or […]
I was only recently introduced to the game of golf. Golf did not interest me when I was younger because I could not afford it. It was instilled in my young mind that golf is only for the wealthy, and I had no right to even consider playing it. I thought I wasn’t allowed to […]
Theodorick K. Ayungo or TKA as he is called in the legal circle, dreamt of becoming a lawyer and ultimately a judge since he was a kid. His dream was realized when he was appointed as the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija. Before his appointment in the bench, he served as an Associate Prosecutor in the City of Cabanatuan.
Send an email and you will receive our newsletters.