Restrictions imposed by the homeowners’ association are legally binding
Dear PAO, I am an owner of a piece of land inside a subdivision. The property has been up for sale for more than ten years. There were interested buyers at first, but when they visited the property, they questioned the limitation on the number of floors allowed for construction and the ban on vehicles […]
Real ID Requirement Finally Comes to U.S. Airports
The signs inside Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport told the story on Wednesday morning: “Real ID, Enhanced, Passport” with an arrow pointing to the right, and “All Others” with an arrow pointing to the left. After years of warnings and postponements, “all others” are no longer enough to make it past airport security checkpoints. Travelers […]
Where to Hike and Eat on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu
Hawaii’s Oahu island is the kind of place where it seems you never meet a visitor who’s been there just once. People visit, then they visit again. Pretty soon Oahu has baked itself into your travel routines. In the process, those of us who end up loving it — a big number, considering total air […]
How the U.S. State Department’s Travel Advisory System Works
Level 1, labeled Exercise Normal Precautions, means the destination is generally considered safe. Travelers should still be careful, just as they would at home, because there’s always some risk when traveling abroad. As of May, countries such as Canada, Grenada, Zambia and Fiji were in this group. Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution, considers the country […]
2 United Airlines Jets Clip Wings at San Francisco Airport
A United Airlines Boeing 777 jet clipped the wingtip of another United plane while it was pushing back from the gate early Tuesday morning at San Francisco International Airport, prompting the cancellation of two trans-Pacific flights that had been carrying more than 500 passengers between them, officials said. No one was injured during the mishap, […]
Buyer in good faith only applies to registered land
Dear PAO,I am not familiar with the history of the land which my parents are claiming from Kumags. The latter allegedly said that he owns the land because he bought the same from Mark. Kumags presented a deed of sale of unregistered land to prove the transaction. My father told Kumags that Mark cannot sell […]
Where to Hike and Eat on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu.
Hawaii’s Oahu island is the kind of place where it seems you never meet a visitor who’s been there just once. People visit, then they visit again. Pretty soon Oahu has baked itself into your travel routines. In the process, those of us who end up loving it — a big number, considering total air […]
How the State Department’s Travel Advisory System Works
Level 1, labeled Exercise Normal Precautions, means the destination is generally considered safe. Travelers should still be careful, just as they would at home, because there’s always some risk when traveling abroad. As of May, countries such as Canada, Grenada, Zambia and Fiji were in this group. Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution, considers the country […]
Newark Airport Delays Continue Amid Second Week of Chaos
Air traffic controllers temporarily lost communication with planes at Newark Liberty International Airport last week, according to the workers’ union, a revelation that came as travel disruptions there extended into a second week. Galen Munroe, a spokesman for the union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said that on April 28, controllers in a Philadelphia […]
The Ridjo Doctrine, a legal principle formulated for the protection of the consuming public
Dear PAO, I have been renting out my condominium unit since 2018. Since then, I have not been in the possession of the said unit, and my lessee has been using it as a 24/7 fitness center. To my surprise, I received a letter from the electric company demanding a total amount of P800,000 representing […]