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by Jose C. Sison - March 31, 2023 - 12:00am

Is a marriage, void from the beginning, a valid defense in the prosecution for bigamy even without a judicial declaration of absolute nullity of either the first or second marriages of the accused?

Legal capacity and legal personality

by Jose C. Sison - March 24, 2023 - 12:00am

Can a foreigner file a suit in the Philippines?

Technical error

by Jose C. Sison - March 17, 2023 - 12:00am

This is a case about a foreign divorce obtained by the husband, who is a foreigner married to a Filipina.

Ineffective conversion

by Jose C. Sison - March 10, 2023 - 12:00am

This is another case of bigamy involving a married person who converted to Islam and married again. The issue raised here is whether he and his second wife are liable for the crime of bigamy. T

Insufficient evidence

by Jose C. Sison - March 3, 2023 - 12:00am

This case is about the reconstitution of a lost or destroyed Torrens Title.

Dominant role

by Jose C. Sison - February 24, 2023 - 12:00am

This is a case involving Republic Act 9262 or the Violence against Women and Children Act founded on substantial distinctions between men and women, particularly the unequal power relationship between them, where...

Residency, not citizenship

by Jose C. Sison - February 17, 2023 - 12:00am

Persons may die with or without a last will and testament (will).

Intertwining issues

by Jose C. Sison - February 10, 2023 - 12:00am

This is an ejectment case where the issue is the prior physical possession of the property or possession de facto, and not the issue of ownership thereof.

Misapprehension of facts

by Jose C. Sison - February 3, 2023 - 12:00am

This is a case about a property which was sold and encumbered twice to different persons.

No intent to do wrong

by Jose C. Sison - January 27, 2023 - 12:00am

This case is about moral damages, a form of compensation for the “physical suffering, mental anguish, fright, serious anxiety besmirched reputation, wounded feelings, moral shock, social humiliation and similar...

A privilege burdened with conditions

by Jose C. Sison - January 20, 2023 - 12:00am

This is a disbarment case filed by the girlfriend of a lawyer whom we shall name Tessie. She had known Atty. Reyes during their college days and later on reconnected through social media.

Trafficking in persons

by Jose C. Sison - January 13, 2023 - 12:00am

This is a case of violation of RA 9205 as amended by RA 10364, more particularly simulating of the birth of a child for the purpose of selling the child, and soliciting a child and acquiring custody of said child...

Prior physical possession

by Jose C. Sison - January 6, 2023 - 12:00am

This is another case of forcible entry involving a parcel of land. When is there forcible entry? What are the elements to prove a forcible entry case? This is answered in this case of Rolly against Cristy.

Memories of New Year celebrations

by Jose C. Sison - December 30, 2022 - 12:00am

Our generation grew up associating New Year with firecrackers. As the silent night of Christmas fades away in the wink of an eye, the kids in our block almost immediately group together, again exchanging tales of...

Making Christmas merry and bright

by Jose C. Sison - December 23, 2022 - 12:00am

Christmas is gift-giving time in celebration of the birthday of Jesus who gave us His own life as a gift.

Qualified trafficking in persons

by Jose C. Sison - December 16, 2022 - 12:00am

This is about qualified trafficking in person under Republic Act 9208 as amended by RA 10364.

Tipping the scales of justice in favor of labor

by Jose C. Sison - December 9, 2022 - 12:00am

What is the test to determine whether there is an employer and employee relationship?

Ineffective pardon

by Jose C. Sison - December 2, 2022 - 12:00am

Most cases of infidelity seem to involve the philandering husband, who is always depicted as the villain in a conjugal setup in contrast to a martyred wife who endures all sufferings in silence.

Multiple marriages

by Jose C. Sison - November 25, 2022 - 12:00am

One of the safeguards protecting the sanctity of marriage found in our laws is the provision that no judgment annulling a marriage shall be based upon a stipulation of facts or by confession of judgment (Art. 88,...

Wrong father

by Jose C. Sison - November 18, 2022 - 12:00am

Since absolute divorce is not allowed under existing laws, the only way that the marriage bond can be dissolved is by the death of one of the spouses.

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