When the lessor refuses to make necessary repairs
Dear PAO, I have been leasing a house for almost a year now. I informed the owner that the drainage in the kitchen sink is not working. The clogged drainage causes puddles of water to form whenever we use it. We also need to put a large pail below the sink to catch the leaking […]
What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven, Conn.
The 75-foot-long brontosaurus at the newly reopened Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, Conn., is the same dinosaur that the natural history museum has had on display since 1931. Yet it looks different. A fresh pose. New front ribs. The head is repositioned at a more inquisitive angle. The museum’s four-year renovation not only refreshed […]
Pet Policies for Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines and Other Domestic Carriers
Flying with a pet can be expensive and confusing, with fees, weight limits, carrier size rules and the need to make sure there’s no loud barking (or meowing) on board. Recently, American Airlines relaxed its pet policy to allow passengers to bring a carry-on bag in addition to a pet in a carrier, and more […]
Safe haven provider
Dear PAO, I am still not ready to be a mother to my newborn, and no one in my family knew that I gave birth. This is the reason I was constrained to give away my then 10-day-old baby to a licensed child-caring agency that is near my residence. It was never my intention to […]
How a Violin Maker’s Dreams Came True in Cremona, Italy
Art of Craft is a series about craftspeople whose work rises to the level of art. When Ayoung An was 8, her parents bought her a violin. She slept with the instrument on the pillow next to her every night. Two years later, a shop selling musical instruments opened in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, her hometown, […]
Conservation breeding | The Manila Times
Dear PAO, I have been an animal lover for so long, and I have found a new love for watching documentaries regarding wildlife. I am just curious if we have a law regarding the breeding of threatened species of animals. Soka Dear Soka, Please be informed of Section 26 of Republic Act (RA) 9147, otherwise […]
The Challenge of Hiking Up Mount Whitney in California
In 2022, I scaled Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York State, with my son. That weekend, ecstatic, we looked for another adventure. Some Google searching revealed that Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48, was not out of reach for amateurs like us. I proclaimed that he and I, along with […]
Immutability rule inapplicable to void judgments
Dear PAO, My husband and I filed a petition for adoption in favor of a child whom we have treated as our real child since birth. The court granted our petition. Unfortunately, after the decision became final, my husband’s children from his first marriage filed a motion for reconsideration, arguing that the decision was void […]
Where You Can See the Next Total Solar Eclipse, in 2026
Are you still a little giddy from the magical moments of totality during Monday’s solar eclipse? Or did clouds swoop in to block your view? Maybe you just couldn’t make it to the path of totality this time. No matter what, the question now is “Where and when will it happen again?” “People who have […]
Liability for solemnizing illegal marriages
Dear PAO, I have an estranged husband. A common friend of ours told me that he remarried again. I also discovered that the one who solemnized his second marriage was our pastor. That same pastor knew his prior marriage to me because he solemnized our marriage, but he still solemnized my husband’s second marriage to […]