What is the “Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998″?
It is Republic Act No. 8484, which is an act regulating the issuance and use of access devices and prohibiting the fraudulent acts committed relative thereto, among others. By enacting this legislation, the State recognizes the recent advances in technology and the widespread use of access devices [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Credit Cards and Access Devices Regulation: Explained
Published by October 26th, 2007 in Banking. 0 CommentsJLP Law is in need of another Associate. Please send your resume, with cover letter and transcript of grades, to this address or through email.
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Rule on DNA Evidence (A.M. No. 06-11-5-SC; full text)
Published by October 21st, 2007 in Family and Property Law, Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 0 Comments(The use of DNA in cases gained popularity in recent years. It is used not only in criminal cases, but also in paternity disputes. This month, the Supreme Court issued the Rule on DNA Evidence, through A.M. No. 06-11-5-SC, 2 October 2007. The full text of the Rule on DNA Evidence is reproduced below.)
Conjugal Partnership of Gains: Property Relations in Marriage
Published by October 11th, 2007 in Family and Property Law. 6 CommentsWe previously noted that we are breaking down the discussion on the property relations of the spouses during marriage, as follows: (1) Prenuptial agreements and introduction to property relations between husband and wife; (2) The system of absolute community; (3) Conjugal partnership of gains; (4) Complete separation of property; (5) Donations by reason of marriage; [...]
October 12 is a Regular Holiday (Eidl’l Fitr - Feast Of Ramadhan)
Published by October 9th, 2007 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 0 CommentsIt’s another long weekend. This coming Friday is a regular national holiday. The President, through the Executive Secretary, issued Proclamation No. 1397, declaring Friday, 12 October 2007, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eidl’l Fitr (Feast Of Ramadhan). The full text of Proclamation No. 1397 is reproduced below (also here, including [...]
Senate Bill 1210: Penalizing the failure to report acts of hazing
Published by October 8th, 2007 in Criminal Law. 0 CommentsSenator Miriam Defensor Santiago filed a bill to amend the Anti-Hazing Law, seeking to penalize the failure to report acts of hazing. The amendment contained in Senate Bill No. 1210 proposes to incorporate a new subsection in Republic Act No. 8049, Article 4-A, to read as follows:
The Truth in Lending Act explained
Published by October 8th, 2007 in Banking and Corporate and Investments. 0 CommentsWhat is the “Truth in Lending Act”?
It is Republic Act No. 3765, which is an act requiring the disclosure of finance charges in connection with the extention of credit.
What is the policy behind the Truth in Lending Act?
The declared policy behind the law is to protect the people from lack of awareness of the true [...]
People vs. Claudio Teehankee, Jr. (Case Digest)
Published by October 4th, 2007 in Criminal Law and Digests. 1 Comment(This is a digest of People vs. Claudio Teehankee, Jr., G.R. Nos. 111206-08, 6 October 1995)
The facts:
In 1991, Jussi Olavi Leino was taking Maureen Hultman to her home at Campanilla Street, Dasmarinas Village, Makati. Roland John Chapman went with them. When they entered the village, Maureen asked Leino to stop about a block away from [...]
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