Selling Leased Co-Owned Property: Article 493, Buyer Options and Tenant Rights
Can you sell leased co-owned property? Understand Article 493, buyer options, tenant rights, partition and lawful ways to end a five- or ten-year lease.
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What Does a Barangay Do? Services, Officials and Limits in the Philippines
What barangay officials and tanods can do, which services residents can expect, when police or courts must help, and how to request service or raise a complaint.
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Need Free Legal Help in the Philippines? Where to Go and What to Do.
Where to seek free legal help in the Philippines, what to prepare, PAO eligibility, verified contacts, costs, limits and 10 practical FAQs.
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How Much Does the Surviving Spouse Inherit in the Philippines?
A surviving spouse first keeps half of the community or conjugal property, then inherits from the deceased’s half. Shares for every family situation, with and without a will.
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Car Hit Your Motorcycle but Won’t Pay? Owner Liability and Where to File
Who may be liable when a car hits a motorcycle, promises payment and disappears? Understand evidence, owner liability, police, LTO, insurance and the correct civil remedy.
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Injured as a Passenger? Common Carrier Liability in the Philippines
Hurt on a bus, jeepney, taxi or ferry? Common carriers are presumed at fault for passenger injuries and must prove extraordinary diligence. Defenses, damages, deadlines and the steps to claim.
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Fraud in Contracts: Dolo Causante vs Dolo Incidente
Causal fraud (dolo causante) lets you annul a Philippine contract; incidental fraud (dolo incidente) only gives damages. The test, proof, four-year deadline and next steps.
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Legitime Calculator: Compulsory Heirs’ Shares in the Philippines
Free legitime calculator for Philippine estates: enter the net estate and the surviving heirs to see each compulsory heir’s minimum share, the legal basis under the Civil Code and Family Code, and the free portion.
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Supreme Court Voids 2024 and 2025 Budgets: What Happens in 2026?
The Supreme Court ruled against 2024 and 2025 budget increases and specific 2026 provisions. See the Constitution, operative-fact doctrine, public-funds remedies, and what changes now.
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Noisy Neighbor or Karaoke: Nuisance Remedies in the Philippines
When a neighbor’s karaoke, parties or machines become a legal nuisance in the Philippines, why self-help is risky, and the step-by-step path from a written request and barangay conciliation to a civil case for abatement and damages.
