Share Just dropping by to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (despite the economic crisis) and a prosperous New Year (again, despite the economic crisis). If it’s any consolation, Malacanang issued Proclamation No. 1695 , declaring January 2, 2009 as an additional non-working holiday for 2009 . That means we have a VERY long vacation from [...]
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Basic Q&A on the Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases
Published by October 2nd, 2008 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 2 CommentsShare 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’s the basic primer or discussion on the new procedure.
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. 1 CommentShare 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 [...]
Full 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. 9 CommentsShare (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 & 3970, introduced during the first regular session of the 14th Congress by Honorables Edcel C. Lagman, Janettte [...]
Reproductive Health Bill: Fact Sheet and Explanatory Note
Published by September 16th, 2008 in Family and Property Law and Obiter/News. 23 CommentsShare (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 [...]
Share (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 [...]
Supreme Court promotes mediation and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
Published by July 2nd, 2008 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 0 CommentsShare As 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.
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