Divorce is a controversial topic, except that it’s often discussed with hushed voices. Many are just waiting for the right opportunity to end their respective marriages, and the reasons are diverse — physical abuse (against the spouse and/or the children), sexual infidelity, irreconcilable differences and conflicting personalities, gross irresponsibility, loss (and transfer) of affection, among [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Tax Amnesty Available until May 2008
The last day to avail of tax amnesty is 5 May 2008. Now, before you get excited because you may happen to have failed to file your income tax return by 15 April 2008, this tax amnesty refers to all national internal revenue taxes for the taxable year 2005 and prior years that have remained [...]
Tracking the Solo Flight of Solo Parents
In the course of our work, particularly labor and HR-related functions, we’ve come to observe an increasing number of solo parents. Of course, solo parents have always been there all along, but the enactment of a law (Republic Act No. 8972, also known as the Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000) placed the spotlight on [...]
Libel for Bloggers: Liability Arising from Blog Comments
Note: Comments and trackbacks are closed because this article will be transferred to the Internet Advocates Philippines.)
We see the explosion of e-groups, blogs, message boards and other fora wherein people share facts, views and opinions in cyberspace. If we consider the huge amount of content written by and about almost everyone in the internet, it [...]
Internet Sources and Legal Blogs in Court Decisions
Law blogs, referred to as “blawgs” by some, are being cited in court decisions in the U.S. (to the cyber-challenged, the term “blog” is a contraction of the words “web log”). As reflected in a collection of court cases that cite legal blogs, there are 32 citations of legal blogs from 27 different cases in [...]
All Rice!
“All rise!“As this phrase echoes through the four walls of the court, everyone is expected to stand up. Lawyers are trained in law school to stand up whenever the professor comes in. The act of standing up becomes automatic, a habit, even without anyone shouting: “All rise!”
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