Are earnings of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) subject to tax?

Dear PAO, My mother is currently an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), who works as a nurse in Vietnam. Because of her work, she was able to send us to school. She was also able to purchase two (2) condominium units which she rents out for additional income. In this regard, I would like to inquire […]

Concealment of homosexuality is ground for annulment

Dear PAO, My husband and I met through social media and became a couple after a year. Our relationship was long-distance, as he worked in the United States while I remained in the Philippines. Throughout our time together, he was emotionally distant and avoided physical intimacy, which he attributed to being from a conservative family. […]

Salaries and wages of anyone may be garnished

Dear PAO, I am a construction worker and my brother is a public official. Tino is collecting a certain amount of money from us. He said that he will initiate the appropriate civil case against us and will ask for the garnishment of our salaries to satisfy the amount due. My brother told me not […]