Taxable income of a non-resident Filipino citizen

Dear PAO, My aunt, Shiela, has been a Filipino immigrant living in the United States of America for over 10 years. She is now retired and receives a monthly pension of $2,000. Occasionally, she returns to the Philippines for short stays. Using her pension, she purchased three condominium units in Quezon City, which she is […]

Islamophobia cannot justify noncompliance with Republic Act 9165

Dear PAO, My father, who is the breadwinner of the family, was arrested by the police for allegedly selling dangerous drugs. After the arrest, he was immediately brought to the barangay hall for the marking and inventory of the seized drugs. According to the police, it cannot be done at the place of arrest because […]

An employee is allowed to leave company premises during meal breaks

Dear PAO, My uncle works as a company doctor in a manufacturing company, with his shift running from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., including a regular meal break from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. His residence is just a three-minute drive away from his workplace. Last Tuesday, he left the clinic around noon to have […]

Recovery of large amount of dangerous drugs

Dear PAO, Can police officers dispense with the requirement of insulating witnesses considering that large quantities of dangerous drugs were recovered from the scene of the crime? Busa Dear Busa, In People v. Lung Wai Tang, GR 238517, Nov. 27, 2019, penned by Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda, the Supreme Court held that where the quantity […]

Prescription cannot work against an heir deprived of his lawful share

Dear PAO, My father married Tina five years after my mother’s demise. Last year, I discovered that in 2006, my father and his son with Tina executed an extrajudicial settlement dividing the properties acquired during my father’s marriage to my mother. I asked my father to give me my inheritance, warning him I would file […]