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 […]
Online sexual harassment | The Manila Times
Dear PAO, I was in a 12-year relationship that ended based on our mutual decision. The initial months post-breakup were peaceful. But around six months later, my ex-partner began sending persistent messages expressing love and longing. Despite my requests to stop, the communication escalated to explicit videos containing sexual contents and requests for video calls. […]
Entitlement of new employee to 13th month pay
Dear PAO, This year, I recently got my first job as a finance analyst at a company in Quezon City. As the holiday season draws near, one of the topics of discussion among my workmates is the 13th month pay. I wonder if I am already entitled to it even if I only joined the […]
Electric vehicles exempted from number coding scheme
Dear PAO,I am living far from my workplace and because of this, I am thinking of buying a car. I confided this problem to my parents who are also car enthusiasts and they advised me to get an electric vehicle. They told me that it will be a good choice since I can use it […]
The Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act
Dear PAO, I have a friend who started an online business wherein she “offers” Filipina brides to foreign nationals. The process is that she will upload the profiles of these women, and if they are chosen by the foreign nationals, my friend will personally introduce them to each other for a fee. Is my friend […]
Failure to sign pre-trial agreement
Dear PAO, What is the possible effect if the pre-trial agreement was not signed by the accused? My nephew’s friend is facing a criminal case. According to my nephew, his friend had no participation in the crime he was being accused of. So, during the pre-trial conference, he did not sign the agreement as it […]
Rights of delivery riders | The Manila Times
Dear PAO, I am currently working as a rider for a digital platform. I just want to know about the rights of delivery riders. Billy Dear Billy, Please be informed of Labor Advisory 14, Series of 2021, which states that: Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters […]