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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Petitions assailing House Resolution No. 1109 dismissed by SC</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/petitions-assailing-house-resolution-no-1109-dismissed-by-sc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elections and Constitutional Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court recently dismissed petitions to nullify House Resolution No. 1109, entitled &#8220;A Resolution Calling upon the Members of Congress to Convene for the Purpose of Considering Proposals to Amend or Revise the Constitution, Upon a Three-fourths Vote of All the Members of Congress&#8221;.
(By way of background, House Resolution No. 1109 itself states that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ownership of Philippine Land by Foreigners</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/ownership-of-philippine-land-by-foreigners/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/ownership-of-philippine-land-by-foreigners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate and Investments]]></category>

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

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		<description><![CDATA[Aliens, as a general rule, are not allowed to own real property in the Philippines. By &#8220;aliens&#8221;, we don&#8217;t mean creatures from outer space, but persons who are citizens of other countries. By &#8220;general rule&#8221;, we mean that there are certain exceptions, and two of such exceptions are discussed below.
The prohibition on foreigners owning Philippine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate: Basic Discussion</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/extrajudicial-settlement-of-estate-basic-discussion/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/extrajudicial-settlement-of-estate-basic-discussion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Family and Property Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When a person dies intestate (which means he left no will) the competent court shall appoint a qualified administrator for the estate. The same rule applies even if the person dies testate (which means that he left a will) if the will failed to name an executor in his will, or if the named executor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judicial Recognition of a Foreign Divorce Decree</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/judicial-recognition-of-a-foreign-divorce-decree/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/judicial-recognition-of-a-foreign-divorce-decree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Annulment and Legal Separation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Divorce is not allowed in the Philippines and divorce secured anywhere by a Filipino is not recognized in this jurisdiction. In certain instances, however, a divorce validly secured abroad by a non-Filipino may be recognized here in the Philippines.
The foreign divorce decree must be judicially recognized in the Philippines. We have initial discussions about this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Resolution 1109 (re: Constitutional Amendment or Revision)</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/house-resolution-1109-re-constitutional-amendment-or-revision/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/house-resolution-1109-re-constitutional-amendment-or-revision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Elections and Constitutional Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(The House of Representatives recently issued a resolution asking that members of Congress &#8212; which, in a bicameral set-up, is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives &#8212; convene to consider amendments or revisions of the Constitution. A stated purpose is to highlight a justiciable controversy, to allow the Supreme Court to decide, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (R.A. 8491)</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/flag-and-heraldic-code-of-the-philippines-ra-8491/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/flag-and-heraldic-code-of-the-philippines-ra-8491/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 01:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Obiter/News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Not a few are asking what&#8217;s the fuss about Martin Nievera&#8217;s out-of-the-regular singing of the Philippine National Anthem during the Manny &#8220;Pacman&#8221; Pacquaio and Ricky &#8220;Hitman&#8221; Hatton boxing match in Las Vegas, USA last May 2, 2009 [May 3 in the Philippines]. Many may have heard about the allegation that Nievera&#8217;s rendition violated a law. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obstruction of Justice (PD 1829): Basic Discussion</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/obstruction-of-justice-pd-1829-basic-discussion/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/obstruction-of-justice-pd-1829-basic-discussion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is &#8220;Obstruction of Justice&#8221;?
The term is used to refer to the acts punished under Presidential Decree No. 1829 (&#8221;Penalizing Obstruction of Apprehension and Prosecution of Criminal Offenders&#8221;). Full text here.
What is the stated purpose of PD 1829?
As stated in the law, its purpose is to discourage public indifference or apathy towards the apprehension and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Decree No. 1829: Penalizing Obstruction of Apprehension of Criminal Offenders</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/presidential-decree-no-1829-penalizing-obstruction-of-apprehension-of-criminal-offenders/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/presidential-decree-no-1829-penalizing-obstruction-of-apprehension-of-criminal-offenders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: Also refer to Obstruction of Justice (PD 1829): Basic Discussion. Full text below.)
Presidential Decree No. 1829
PENALIZING OBSTRUCTION OF APPREHENSION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
Whereas, crime and violence continue to proliferate despite the sustained vigorous efforts of the government to effectively contain them;
Whereas, to discourage public indifference or apathy towards the apprehension and prosecution of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Bar Exam Results: 1,310 New (soon-to-be) Lawyers</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/2008-bar-exam-results-1310-new-soon-to-be-lawyers/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/2008-bar-exam-results-1310-new-soon-to-be-lawyers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bar Exams &amp; Bar Matters]]></category>

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		<title>Primer on the Minimum Wage Tax Exemption</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/primer-on-the-minimum-wage-tax-exemption/</link>
		<comments>http://jlp-law.com/blog/primer-on-the-minimum-wage-tax-exemption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tax and Estate Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of the year when we are again required to pay taxes and file our income tax returns. Some, however, are exempt from paying income tax. Minimum wage earners are not required to pay income taxes. Here&#8217;s a primer of the new law.
What is Republic Act No. 9504?
This law, which was approved on [...]]]></description>
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