Acts of price manipulation | The Manila Times
Dear PAO, I walk around my village every day for exercise, and I started to notice that there is one store that sells goods at a higher price compared to the other stores. After a while, I realized that the store had increased all of their prices by more than 20 percent in a month! […]
Exploring Lanzarote, a Growing LGBTQ Destination in the Canary Islands
“Lanzarote is a place of secrets and mysteries,” the Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar once said of the place he used as a backdrop for his 2009 film “Broken Embraces.” “After I set foot on the island, the tensions I bring from Madrid disappear, as if this land had healing qualities.” Mr. Almodóvar’s words, in a […]
Reason why collection of debt contracted by spouses cannot be brought against surviving spouse
Dear PAO, Jun and Claire borrowed P3 million from me last year in order to finance the improvement of their house. Unfortunately, Jun met his untimely demise last month. I tried to collect the debt from Claire, but she gave me so many excuses. I am contemplating suing her to recover my money, but someone […]
On Pride Weekend, the Stonewall Visitor Center Opens
Good morning. It’s Friday. Today, and on Fridays through the summer, we’ll focus on things to do in New York over the weekend. Diana Rodriguez, the chief executive of Pride Live, which runs the new Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, pointed to an old-fashioned jukebox. “Go ahead, give it a whirl,” she said. I dropped […]
Void ab initio marriage may be raised as defense by the accused in bigamy
Dear PAO, I married Adela sometime in 1998 without getting a marriage license. We separated after two months because of irreconcilable differences. Believing that my first marriage was void, I married Adora in 2008. Adela discovered my second marriage and threatened me that if I did not turn over to her the possession of the […]
What the Impressionist Painter Camille Pissarro Saw in London
In the early 1870s, an émigré painter watched from a railway footbridge as a steam engine left a station on London’s suburban fringe. His name was Camille Pissarro and he was developing a style of plein-air painting that would soon be called “Impressionism.” Pissarro and a fellow émigré, Claude Monet, only stayed in London for […]
Contract of guaranty does not automatically fall under obligations that redound to benefit of family
Dear PAO, During our marriage, my husband acted as a guarantor for Dindo’s debt. After the untimely death of my husband last month, the creditor, unable to collect from Dindo, told me that he would file his claim in the settlement of the estate of my husband. According to the creditor, it is presumed that […]
Boeing Sanctioned by NTSB Over Disclosures on 737 Max Investigation
Boeing drew fresh criticism from a federal regulator on Thursday over disclosures about the continuing investigation into a harrowing January flight during which one of the company’s 737 Max planes lost a panel, exposing passengers to howling winds at an altitude of about 16,000 feet. Addressing reporters at a company factory in Renton, Wash., Elizabeth […]
Finder in theft is not limited to actual finder but includes finder in law
Dear PAO, My cousin found a bundle of money and showed it to me. We cannot ascertain the real owner of the money, so I convinced my cousin that we keep it and divide it equally between us. Two days have elapsed, and we already spent the money when we received information that our neighbor […]
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Users Hit by Service Outage in Europe
Many travelers from the United States lost a crucial tool to check maps, make reservations, use ride-hailing apps and more because of a cellular data outage that began affecting users of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon on Wednesday. The affected travelers, mostly in Europe, posted on social media, seeking answers about what caused the outage and […]