Minimum retirement benefits when there’s no collective bargaining agreement
Dear PAO, I am 62 years old and I have worked for the same employer for the last 32 years. When I submitted my resignation letter last week, my employer informed me that I will not be receiving any retirement benefits because the company does not have an official retirement policy. Additionally, my contract does […]
No senior citizen discount for travel tax
Dear PAO, My family traveled to Japan during the Holy Week. I was with my husband, our three-year-old daughter, and my parents, who are both senior citizens. Before our boarding passes were issued, the airline staff instructed me to pay the travel tax at a separate counter. I was shocked to learn that the total […]
A legitimated child cannot be relegated to illegitimate
Dear PAO, My daughter was born before my marriage to my wife, but she was legitimated as a consequence of our marriage. Unfortunately, as the years passed, we experienced a steep decline in our emotional connection. In one of our daily regular tiffs, she disclosed her intent to nullify our marriage. I also […]
Illegally dismissed probationary employees entitled to back wages from time compensation is withheld to actual reinstatement, or until finality of court’s decision
Dear PAO, I was a probationary employee in a call center company. On my 5th month, the Human Resource Manager (HRM) called me to her office and informed me that I will not be regularized and that my employment will be terminated. I was shocked as I was never late, and my evaluations during my […]
Management prerogative in transferring employees
Dear PAO, Five (5) years ago, I was assigned as a sales agent in Mandaluyong City. I was one of the top-performing sales agents in our company. However, just recently, my supervisor told me that there is a high possibility that I will be transferred to Calauan, Laguna, because the sales performance in that particular […]
Exceptions to a 30-day notice for resignation
Dear PAO, I am currently working for X Company and I am planning to resign. I wanted to have my employment terminated immediately, but my co-worker insists that I should give a 30-day notice in advance to my employer because it is required by our company for the smooth turnover of work and to avoid […]
Family homes, when exempt from execution
Dear PAO, Last year, I obtained a favorable judgment in an illegal dismissal case that I filed against my former employer. The monetary award amounted to One Million Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (P1,300,000). However, by the time the writ of execution was issued and the sheriff had begun enforcing the same, my former employer had […]
Waiver of right against double jeopardy
Dear PAO, I have a friend who was charged with two counts of rape. He was acquitted of the first charge, but was convicted of the second. He appealed the case, but to our surprise, the High Court found him guilty of two counts of rape. Don’t we have a law which prohibits double jeopardy? […]
Ownership of a chain saw requires registration
Dear PAO, I am planning to buy a chain saw because I want to develop the land that I bought years ago, which is surrounded by many trees. I want to know if there are any legal requirements for owning a chain saw. Adrian Dear Adrian, We have a law regarding the regulation of ownership, […]
A joint will is prohibited
Dear PAO, During our marriage, my husband and I were not able to conceive a child. Fortunately, we still had the opportunity to experience parenthood with our niece. Since we are getting older, we are planning to execute a joint will instituting our niece and one of my nephews as our heirs. Can we execute […]