Archive for October, 2009

Is Eid’l Adha a Regular National Holiday?

The month of November contains 3 national holidays, with 2 long weekends. The first long weekend is All Saints’ Day in November 1 and the additional special non-working holiday in November 2 declared by the President under Proclamation 1699. That’s from October 31 to November 2 (Saturday to Monday). The second long weekend is from [...]

Can former President Joseph Estrada run as President in 2010?

Former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, popularly known as “Erap”, recently announced that he is running for President in the 2010 National Elections. This should be a good topic for discussion. Here’s what we all know:

Bar Examinees of 2009: Congratulations and God Bless

Time flies so fast. It seems there was never enough time to study and prepare for 4 grueling Sundays. Same thing even if there was an extension of one week, due to Ondoy. There was certainly no enough time to finish answering all the questions, especially with the unbearableĀ  number of questions in the 2009 [...]

Heroism and Frustration during Typhoon Ondoy

(This email is currently being forwarded around the email circuit. It speaks of heroism amidst the flood caused by Typhoon Ondoy, and the government’s Please let us know if you’re the author so we could make the proper attribution.)
Yesterday, at the height of the floods, my sister’s husband Rey whose family lives at Provident Village [...]

Questions and Answers: Annulment in the Philippines (Part 4)

Part 4 of the continuing installment of discussions on annulment or declaration of nullity. Before posting a question, please be mindful of our limitations and kindly search the related articles in this site. Otherwise, please be patient and wait for future discussions that may be related to your query.
Are the grounds mentioned in Civil Code [...]