Deed of donation executed, but owner still wants the payment of rent
Dear PAO, The owner of a lot donated a portion of his property to me. He executed a deed of donation, which led us to build a structure on it. This document required us to refrain from building a fighting cock cage on the property within 10 years and that doing so would immediately revoke […]
How Airline Pilots Are Incentivized to Hide Their Mental Illness
The Supreme Court’s decision last year to overturn the 1984 Chevron doctrine may also have an effect on medical certifications. Until that ruling, the F.A.A. had essentially been the final authority on aviation-related issues; ambiguities related to medical certification were resolved by deferring to the agency. But the new ruling means that judges can, in […]
Intimacy does not justify intrusion in a spouse’s privacy
Dear PAO, I married Mark out of love. Aside from his good looks and stable job, he also possesses all the traits which a woman can dream of in a man. Our marriage went smoothly for several months, but he began to be resentful whenever he saw me conversing with a male person. He even […]
In the Land of the Jaguars
I was prepared to wait, to soak up the magical morning light as our small motorboat traveled up the Rio São Lourenço in the Pantanal, Brazil’s vast wetlands. A tangle of lianas, acuri palms and strangler figs pressed close along the riverbank. I stared into the forest, scanning for movement, for shadows, for a jaguar. […]
Keeping in good faith in payment of loan
Dear PAO, I obtained multiple loans from a lending institution. The loans have different due dates or maturities. I already started paying my first loan and have been religiously complying with my obligations. Last month, I was lucky that I accumulated extra income from my personal transactions, so I went to the creditor in order […]
How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip
Questions linger over what this year’s layoffs and ranger protests at the National Park Service will mean for travelers, who made a record 331 million visits to park properties last year. Adding to the confusion is the federal court ruling on Thursday that the firings were done unlawfully and agencies must rehire their cut workers. […]
Work-related injury sustained by a seafarer
Dear PAO, I have a brother who is currently working as a seafarer. He was repatriated last month due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which he sustained while playing on board the vessel during a company-sanctioned sports tournament. The injury required surgery and several physical therapy rehabilitation sessions. My brother tried to file for […]
How Did Covid Change Travel? Readers Had a Lot to Say.
The ups and downs of the last five years have had a huge impact on how we fly, where we go and whether we travel at all. We asked readers to share their stories. Source link
Falsifying indigency for Malasakit Centers is a crime
Dear PAO, I know a person who falsified his indigency status to avail the services of the government for free medical bills through the Malasakit Center in our locality. I am just curious, who are qualified as beneficiaries of Malasakit Centers and what is the consequence of falsifying one’s indigency to avail of government benefits? […]
30 Hours in a Hurricane, on a Race With No Course
Finally, we stopped to debate our options. We could either keep hunting randomly, hoping we were close, or return to our last known point, the parking lot by the condos. After a humbling march back, we used our compasses to draw a line on the map from the asphalt to the checkpoint, fixed the orienting […]