Note: In A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC dated 9 September 2008, the Supreme Court en banc approved “The Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases,” scheduled to take effect on 1 October 2008 for the pilot courts designated to apply the procedure for small claims cases following its publication in two newspapers of general circulation. Read the [...]
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Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases (A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC; full text)
Published by October 2nd, 2008 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 2 CommentsFull text of House Bill No. 5043 (Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008)
Published by September 22nd, 2008 in Family and Property Law and Obiter/News. 24 Comments(Knowing the details of the proposed law is important in having a healthy debate on the issue. Here’s the full text of House Bill No. 5043, which is in substitution to HB Nos. 17, 812, 2753 and 3970, introduced during the first regular session of the 14th Congress by Honorables Edcel C. Lagman, Janettte L. [...]
Reproductive Health Bill: Fact Sheet and Explanatory Note
Published by September 16th, 2008 in Family and Property Law and Obiter/News. 26 Comments(Note: This is the Fact Sheet from the Committee on Health on House Bill No. 5043 [full text], in substitution to HB Nos. 17, 812, 2753 & 3970. Introduced by Reps. Edcel C. Lagman, Janette L. Garin, Narciso D.Santiago III, Mark Llandro Mendoza, Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel, Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona. The full text of the [...]
(Full text of the State of the Nation Address, popularly known as the SONA, delivered by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 28 July 2008. The SONA is given by the President before a joint session of both houses of Congress, pursuant to Article VII, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution, which reads: “The President shall address [...]
Supreme Court promotes mediation and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
Published by July 2nd, 2008 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 0 CommentsAs the Philippine judiciary continues to battle with hundreds of thousands of cases pending before it, the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the Justice Reform Initiatives Support (JURIS) Project promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms to help de-clog the court dockets.
(Contrary to any impression that you may have about the title, the body of this article is related to law. Many of our readers may not be able to relate to the post, but considering that there are those who face — and will face — the same predicament, this post deserves a space here. [...]
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Primer on the Tax Amnesty Act of 2007 (RA 9480)
Published by April 17th, 2008 in Corporate and Investments, Obiter/News and Tax and Estate Law. 0 CommentsWhat is Republic Act No. 9480? It is a law, referred to as the “Tax Amnesty Act of 2007” passed by Congress granting amnesty to all unpaid internal revenue taxes imposed by the national government for the taxable year 2005 and prior years. Until when can taxpayers avail of the benefits of this law? The [...]
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