Price guide should be followed
Dear PAO, In our province, there is a mini-market whose prices of basic goods are over and beyond the suggested retail price of the products. In my calculation, the goods are overpriced by about 50 percent, more than the set retail price. Is what the store owner is doing legal? Louise Dear Louise, Please be […]
Termination of registration as a solo parent
Dear PAO, My friend, K, is a registered solo parent because she and the father of her child were never married, and the child is under her care and custody. Recently, a social worker visited her to conduct some sort of inspection. It seems that K’s neighbor reported that the child has been receiving support […]
Courts can hear issue on possession of public land
Dear PAO, I have been in possession of a certain land, and my application for a patent is pending before the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. My problem started when I was on vacation in Manila. A certain Dino immediately occupied my land and introduced improvements therein. I demanded from him that he remove […]
Maternity leave for the private sector
Dear PAO, I am expecting my first child in a few months. As someone who is working in the private sector, what are the conditions for availing of the maternity benefit? Martha Dear Martha, Please be informed of Section 5 of Republic Act 11210, otherwise known as the “105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law,” which states […]
Safety measures for hazardous operations
Dear PAO, I want to start a business, and one of my concerns is the safety of everyone who will either be working inside or outside of our premises. May I know what are considered hazardous operations/processes where fire safety measures are required? Lon Dear Lon, Please be informed of Section 3 of Republic Act […]
Death pending appeal of the accused
Dear PAO, My uncle was convicted for the crime of acts of lasciviousness by the court, but he was able to timely file an appeal. During the pendency of his appeal, my uncle suddenly died from a heart attack. What are the implications of his death to the liabilities that may be imposed against him […]
Dismissal without due process | The Manila Times
Dear PAO, My co-employees and I were removed from our work at a construction contracting firm after we had filed a labor case against it. We only wanted our labor standard benefits, so we filed a case for underpayment of wages and overtime pay. However, no Notice to Explain or Notice of Termination was ever […]
Length of service in crimes involving moral turpitude
Dear PAO, My daughter has been a stellar public employee. She has worked for the government for twenty (20) long years and has always been an outstanding employee. Unfortunately, she got married to an individual who happens to be married to another woman. A criminal case was filed against her for Bigamy and she, together […]
Sale of property without the consent of a co-heir
Dear PAO, My parents were married in the year 1980, and my mother died in 2019. I found out that a year after my mother died, my father sold one of their properties, which they acquired in 1998, without my consent. I am their only child, and when I confronted my father about the sale, […]
Collation of donation and procedure to determine legitime
Dear PAO, My parents donated a 300-square-meter lot to me. I have already developed and introduced improvements to the lot. Three years after my parents’ demise, my two siblings relayed to me their intention to partition the 1-hectare farm land which forms part of the estate of our parents. I relayed to them that I […]