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	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG): A Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On 17 November 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 758 (full text), providing for a Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG) that would allow foreign investors to stay indefinitely in the Philippines under certain requirements. Here’s a primer on the SVEG:
What is the rationale for the SVEG?
It is founded on public interest, particularly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Status of Parcels of Land in Boracay</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/legal-status-of-lands-in-boracay/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/legal-status-of-lands-in-boracay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elections and Constitutional Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Family and Property Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re planning to purchase or deal with land located in Boracay, you may want to check on two things: (1) whether the parcel of land belongs to the portion already declared as agricultural, as this is the only portion which may be alienated or disposed of; and (2) if it is classified as agricultural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cooperatives in the Philippines: An Introduction</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/cooperatives-in-the-philippines-an-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/cooperatives-in-the-philippines-an-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A cooperative is a duly registered association of persons with a common bond of interest, who have voluntarily joined together to achieve a lawful common social or economic end, making equitable to contribution to the capital required and accepting a fair share of the risks and benefits of the undertaking in accordance with universally accepted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primer on the President&#8217;s power to grant Pardon</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/primer-on-the-presidents-power-to-grant-pardon/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/primer-on-the-presidents-power-to-grant-pardon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is pardon?
Pardon is &#8220;an act of grace, proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of the laws, which exempts the individual, on whom it is bestowed, from the punishment the law inflicts for a crime he has committed. It is the private, though official act of the executive magistrate, delivered to the individual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Q&#038;A on the Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/basic-qa-on-the-rule-of-procedure-for-small-claims-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/basic-qa-on-the-rule-of-procedure-for-small-claims-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Litigation and Labor Law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obiter/News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court approved, through A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC dated 9 September 2008, the proposed “The Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases” (see full text). Here&#8217;s the basic primer or discussion on the new procedure. 
What is the scope and applicabilty of the Rule?
It covers cases at the MTC where the value of the claim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Bar Exam Questions and Proposed Answers</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/2008-bar-exam-questions-and-proposed-answers/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/2008-bar-exam-questions-and-proposed-answers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bar Exams &amp; Bar Matters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those interested, the questions and proposed answers for the 2008 bar exams (Political Law, Labor Law, Civil Law, Taxation, Mercantile Law, Criminal Law, Remedial Law and Legal Ethics) are posted at phBar.org. Thank you.
Copyright &#169; 2008 Philippine e-Legal Forum. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases (A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC; full text)</title>
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		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/rule-of-procedure-for-small-claims-cases-am-no-08-8-7-sc-full-text/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: In A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC dated 9 September 2008, the Supreme Court en banc approved &#8220;The Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases,&#8221; 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. Here&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primer on the Recall Process</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/primer-on-the-recall-process/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/primer-on-the-recall-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard about the recent gathering of signatures to initiate the recall process against Pampanga Governor Eddie &#8220;Ed&#8221; Panlilio. Let&#8217;s discuss the concept and process of recall.
Who may exercise the power of recall? The power of recall for loss of confidence shall be exercised by the registered voters of a local government unit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can someone remarry even without going to court due to absence or separation?</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/can-someone-remarry-even-without-going-to-court-due-to-absence-or-separation/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/can-someone-remarry-even-without-going-to-court-due-to-absence-or-separation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Annulment and Legal Separation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Could someone automatically remarry after being separated, or when the other spouse had been &#8220;absent&#8221;, for several years? There are a number of questions along this line that were posted in the Forum. While there&#8217;s already an initial discussion on this, the question keeps cropping up, so let&#8217;s put this issue to rest once and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full text of House Bill No. 5043 (Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008)</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/full-text-of-house-bill-no-5043-reproductive-health-and-population-development-act-of-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/full-text-of-house-bill-no-5043-reproductive-health-and-population-development-act-of-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Family and Property Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Knowing the details of the proposed law is important in having a healthy debate on the issue. Here&#8217;s the full text of House Bill No. 5043, which is in substitution to HB Nos. 17, 812, 2753 &#38; 3970, introduced during the first regular session of the 14th Congress by Honorables Edcel C. Lagman, Janettte L. [...]]]></description>
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