Reckless driving of a motor vlogger

Dear PAO, My friend is a vlogger who frequently posts videos of himself riding motor bikes at fast speeds on national roads to feature different motor bikes and accessories. One day, he received a letter from the Land Transportation Office about a complaint filed against him for reckless driving after several videos showed him riding […]

Delta Flight Loses Emergency Slide After Takeoff From J.F.K.

A Boeing 767 plane flown by Delta Air Lines lost an emergency slide on Friday, prompting it to return to New York not long after taking off, officials said. The flight, Delta Air Lines 520, had left Kennedy International Airport in New York and was headed to Los Angeles when its crew discovered an issue […]

Delayed marking of drug evidence may absolve accused

Dear PAO, My daughter’s friend, E, is being accused of selling illegal drugs. She has no witnesses to testify for her except herself because she was alone when the arrest happened. To be honest, everyone who knows E thinks she is innocent and that the supposed drugs are just planted evidence. What is also very […]

A Local’s Guide to Antwerp, Belgium

T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you might already have on your wish list, sharing tips from frequent visitors and locals alike. Sign up here to find us in your inbox once a month, and to receive our weekly T List newsletter. Have a question? You can always reach us at tlist@nytimes.com. In […]

Seller cannot sell what he does not own

Dear PAO, I inherited a certain land in the province, however, the title of the property is still in the name of my father (single and deceased) and is not yet transferred to me. I heard that my uncle, or the lone sibling of my father, executed a document claiming that he had inherited the […]

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Is the Place to Go for Inventive Pastries and Fresh Bread

Next month, Nick Ozemba and Felicia Hung, the co-founders of the Brooklyn-based design studio In Common With, plan to open Quarters, a shop housed in a 19th-century TriBeCa loft. The 8,000-square-foot space is laid out like a well-appointed home: Guests enter through the library and can wander the great room, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, bar […]

One may be fined for refusal to accept a Philippine identification card

Dear PAO, I only have a Philippine Identification Card (PhilID) as a valid government-issued ID card. I was asked for another ID when I presented this, as the PhilID does not bear my signature. Is PhilID not sufficient? Glenda Dear Glenda, Please be informed of the following pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) 11055, otherwise […]

Help! Megabus Canceled My Trip But Won’t Refund the Booking Fee.

Dear Tripped Up, On Oct. 3, 2022, I reserved a seat in a Megabus coach for the busy Sunday after Thanksgiving to return to Boston after visiting family in Philadelphia. With a $3.99 booking fee, the total came to $53.98. On Oct. 26, I received an email from Megabus canceling the trip “due to a […]

Liability of hotel management due to negligence

Dear PAO, Last weekend, my family and I stayed in a hotel. While we were sleeping, somebody entered our room, pointed a gun at me, took my laptop and wallet, and hurriedly left the room. I immediately called hotel security and was informed that they issued a keycard to someone who claimed to be my […]

Was Shakespeare Really Born in This Stratford-upon-Avon House?

Sometime in the late 18th century, a sign appeared outside a shambly butcher’s hut in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon: “The Immortal Shakspeare was born in this house,” it announced, using a then common spelling of his name. Devotees began making pilgrimages — dropping to their knees, weeping, singing odes: “Untouched and sacred be thy […]