Complainant in a concubinage case
Dear PAO, Since August 2023, my granddaughter’s husband has been cold to her. She did not entertain then the possibility of him having a mistress because, I guess, she was in denial. However, a co-worker of her husband confirmed to her that her husband has a relationship with a woman who also works in their […]
Balikbayan’s privileges | The Manila Times
Dear PAO, I was born and raised in the Philippines and lived there for 23 years before I settled in Canada in the year 2013. Just early this year, I became a Canadian citizen. I haven’t seen and been with my family and friends for a decade. So, I decided to go home to the […]
Requiring a visitor of a subdivision to surrender driver’s license
Dear PAO,Last month, I visited my friend who lives in a subdivision. Upon entering the subdivision gate, the security guard on duty asked for my driver’s license. I showed my license but refused to surrender it because of a similar incident in the past where my driver’s license was given to a different person. It […]
Notice of auction/warrant of levy should be sent to delinquent owner
Dear PAO, My aunt bought a parcel of land, and a corresponding transfer certificate of title was issued to her. For unexplained reasons, the tax declaration of the land in the name of the previous owner was never canceled. She failed to pay the real property tax, and she divulged to me that the notice […]
Delinquent member in a homeowner’s association
Dear PAO, I am the homeowner of a house and lot in a subdivision located in the province. But since I am working in Metro Manila, I only go home there every weekend. Unfortunately, last week when I went home, I was informed by one of the officers of the homeowner’s association that my wife […]
Deprivation of support | The Manila Times
Dear PAO, My former live-in partner is complaining that I am depriving my non-marital child of support because I failed to grant her demand for an increase in financial support. I explained to her that I cannot grant the increase because my salary is just enough for me to survive. She allegedly had information that […]
Validity of marriage regardless of the purpose
Dear Pao, A few years ago, I got married in the Philippines to an American citizen whom I met on a dating app to facilitate my work abroad. But upon coming to the US, I met another person who really made me fall in love. Can I contest my previous marriage as invalid because I […]
Consent of the trafficked victim is not a defense
Dear PAO, My wife got involved in some shady transactions where she acted as “bugaw” or pimp for some minors in our city. While I know that this seems deplorable, these minors were actually the ones prodding her to look for clients so that they could get some income. In return, she was promised a […]
Corpus delicti of the crime
Dear PAO, My son, together with his friends, went on a drinking spree in a bar and got involved in an altercation with another group. A few hours after he returned home, the police arrested him for an alleged stabbing incident at the place where they were drinking. Apparently, one of the persons involved in […]
Psychological illness is not an element for emotional abuse
Dear PAO, My relationship with my husband turned topsy-turvy when I found out about his extramarital affairs with different women. The first time I caught him was just two months after our marriage. He ended his affair with that woman, but after several months, he was again involved with another one. This cycle kept on […]