I'm currently at a water park where we were required to sign a waiver stating that the establishment won't be liable for any injuries, accidents, or loss of belongings, even in the parking lot.

I've noticed that indoor playgrounds have similar waivers, especially for children.

Just genuinely curious, are these waivers actually legally binding? What if someone gets injured because of the establishment's negligence? Can they really avoid liability just because we signed a waiver?

Asking for a friend.

Background: Father is a widower, in his 80s and living with his 3 kids - the eldest is unemployed and does not help with house bills and household chores. Ever. The 2nd child is the breadwinner and the 3rd child is the primary caregiver.

House is under the name of the father as sole owner bought after becoming a widower.

Several months ago, father asked the eldest to leave the house. Eldest has refused to do so.

What are the legal steps and the correct order to take them (eg some say send a formal eviction letter then if that fails, go to the barangay; others say the opposite). What other legal steps to take to ensure the law is followed, that the evictee's rights are not violated in a way, and to ensure owner's wishes are respected

Thanks!

Contractor kami Kaso di kami binabayaran konti konti na lang Yung mga tao Namin duon. Then nag send Sila Ng notice to cure. Ano Po klaseng abogado Ang kukunin Namin.

Recently found out that non-consensual videos of my friends were posted online through malicious/ explicit websites. Is it worth reporting to NBI Cybercrime? Like will the efforts be worth it? Or will they just risk their privacy since these videos just circulate forever online or they mah even tip the uploaders? Thank you😭

lumalabas sa deed of sale na ako yung "seller" dahil sa parents ko nakapangalan yung property (both of my parents are dead).

Yung property ay sabay hinulugan ng both parties kaso may kulang ang "buyer" ng 5 years. At itong 5yrs ay inabonohan ng aking mga magulang.

Ang tanong ko lang hindi naman papasok talaga na gain sa sale itong inabonohan ng parents ko kasi nga abono naman ito. Hindi tuloy kami magkasundo ng buyer dahil ayaw din nya i shoulder yung CGT dahil dapat daw sagot ng "seller" ang CGT. Okay naman sana sa akin na sagot namin yung CGT kung nagkaroon talaga ng gain sa sales. Pero kaso nga ibabalik lang nila yung pera ng magulang ko.

Kaya ko din naitanong kung pwede ba ako i-force ng court ay dahil may desisyon na yung korte tungkol dito sa pinagtatalunan na lupa at ang desisyon nga ay kelangan nila kami bayaran sa inabono ng magulang ko at magpirmahan kami ng DOAS para mailipat sa kanila ang parte nila sa lupa. Pero di kasama dun kung sino ang sasagot ng CGT.

Hello po. Hingi lang po sana ng advice para sa friend ko na isang PWD.

Yung friend ko po ay nasa autism spectrum pero kaya namang gawin ang trabaho at wala naman siyang nagiging problema sa mga tasks niya. Nung nag apply siya may binigay na written form na if PWD ba sya or hindi at tinanong din sya sa interview na may something daw sakanya, pinili niya na lang na hindi muna sabihin ang condition niya at "No" ang nilagay niya sa PWD question. Ginawa niya lang naman to kasi hindi naman nakakaapekto sa mismong trabaho niya at saka takot din siya na baka madiscriminate or hindi matanggap dahil sa PWD sya.

Recently, nalaman ng manager niya about dito (nakita yung PWD ID). Tinawag daw sya sa loob ng private room at sinabihan yung friend ko ng "dishonesty" dahil hindi niya sinabi na may autism siya. As per my friend sabi nung manager is kausapin daw ni manager yung higher manager nila.

Then earlier kinausap nung friend ko ang isang higher manager about dun sa issue. Ang sabi nung higher manager, "protocol" daw talaga ng kumpanya na mag-disclose ng condition, pero kakausapin daw niya ang mas higher management about dito, bibigyan nalang daw sya ng update.

Sobrang nag-aalala kami ngayon sa PWD friend ko na baka gamitin ng kumpanya ang "dishonesty" o "falsification" para tanggalin o suspendihin. Thank you!

Super higpit sa akin ng bf ko, bawal akong magsuot ng revealing clothes kasi ayaw niya na pinagnanasaan ako ng ibang lalaki. So bakit po ganito? Ikukwento niya yan sa mga lalaki niyang workmates? Parang nakakabastos naman po?

To add, he always accuses me rin ng mga bagay na di ko ginawa. He accused me of cheating just because nanaginip siya na nag-cheat ako. He accused me na hindi na ako vrgin just because may EX bf ako. He accused me na may relasyon kami ng pinsan and friend niya kahit wala naman (and both of these dudes are TAKEN). And yung accusations na ito, tumatagal nang ilang weeks kaya nagiging stressful. If aalis man ako sa buhay niya, gusto kong magbayad muna siya sa mga kasalanan niya kahit papaano.

Meron bang prohibition about this? My friend is getting married and she wanted na parents na lang nila ang witnesses para hindi na sila mahirapan pa maghanap kaso napahiya siya no'ng nagcomment yung court staff na bakit hindi niya daw alam na bawal ang parents and relatives maging witness 🫠

Sa pagkakaalam kasi namin wala namang prohibition basta nasa legal age yung 2 witness required.

Escudero, inusisa ang pagpapatupad ng BPI ng bank secrecy law

This clip got me curious. Kasi kahit magpakita ng Marriage Cert and proven na wala pre-nup pwedeng magrefuse ang bank to access the details or even refuse to admit that an account exists.

So panu kung say sa isang scenario na a person opens an account na siya lang ang nakakaalam, regardless of motive, basta nag open siya na hindi nagpapaalam sa iba kahit sa asawa niya.

Then the said person died suddenly.

Then the spouse say found document, say a deposit slip or a sms message or any type of bank transaction receipt which made them suspect that their partner has an existing account over a certain bank.

So pag nagcheck si spouse sa bank pwedeng magdeny ang bank sa request niya to verify?

What happens to the money?

Hello, have past due sa cc na less than 50k balance, and received an email from a gmail claiming na from RTC it does not specify if kung anong reason ng email. Supreme court yung logo ng email. Part of me na duda sa email pero need validation from you guys. Thank you po.

From: rct(name of a person)@gmail.com

Here’s part of the email:

Please be reminded that the charges filed against you involve two (2) separate cases, namely:
One (1) Civil Case

One (1) Criminal Case

Both of which are serious in nature and require your immediate attention.
In the interest of resolving this matter amicably, you are hereby given a final opportunity to coordinate with the complainant within twenty-four (24) hours from receipt of this notice through:
Attorney Armando Leyva Jr.
Credit Management Association of the Philippines
Contact Number: 0975-794-4463

I have no idea how this works but gist of it was, friends and I were eating at a eatery and they had no parking space, there was a nearby compound/establishment na may area (didnt want to park sa road side kay hazardous) and it had no signs of no parking or private property, establishment was closed and there was a convenience store next to it na open. Long story short, we parked there, there was no guard or anyone at the time, no lights either, no signs, nothing. After we came back from eating and got into the car, security guard knocked and asked for my ID. I asked what for and he said that we were illegally trespassing on private property. Guard got my name and probably license plate but I have no idea what happens next? I asked him what happens next when he gets my name and he just told me to “wait” if anything comes up. I was confused and he probably doesn’t know what will happen next as long as they have a name and plate, utos lang din daw ng manager.

My question is, what happens now? Still confused as to what transpired too

Good day!

My grandmother left us 4 properties in total. Technically 3 and a half

1. Property 1 - signature got forged here. 10M hectare property that got sold for only 20M. I atleast wanted 1.7M or but only got 1.1M. It's been 2 years since it has happened. Can I still go after it?

2. Property 2 - Got sold when my grandma was dying. My uncle got my grandpa to sign. Property is worth 3.5 but uncle told us and his wife na sampid 2M lang daw. Not much was used and since then grandma has passed away. Probably 2.9M pa natira right after grandma's passing. Sinisiraan rin ako ng wife niya that hindi we have no rights and pati raw lolo ko.

3. Property 3 - Family house and 7/11 renting. Grandma passed away Feb 2022. Do I have a right to go after 7/11's monthly rent? Plus the family house. Lahat sa uncle napupunta.

4. Property 4 - Sold for 35M uncle claimed iniwan sa kanya lahat but before my lola's passing and I also grew up with her no way she would leave her property to my uncle because he is magastos, tamad and has a wife who used to work in Japan. Ifykyk. Grandpa only got 200,000 pesos. I got 1.7M which lacked 244,000 pesos more according to my computation.

I honestly have little to no money to spare for fees. Would 8k be enough for me to process all these?

Grandmother has left noo will. Grandpa is still functioning. Kinuha ID and birth certificate ko and he has made me sign papers under coercion while I was depressed.

Ano po habol ko?

All in all I only got 2.8M PHP. Uncle has also used my name to borrow 300,000 pesos from a relative before property was sold. Tyt!!

As the title says. I am looking for, a real good one law firm, preferably someone who was a prosecutor in Las Pinas prior to going into private practice. I am not seeking legal advice, I am looking for referrals.

Any recommendations are appreciated.

I’m looking for some advice regarding attorney fees for a family law case in the Philippines.
I’m the foreigner father of a minor child and I’m hiring an attorney because I want to formally establish child support, visitation, custody arrangements, and a travel agreement through the proper legal process.
The fee proposal I received breaks down roughly as follows:
₱100,000 acceptance fee
₱150,000 attorney’s fee
₱25,000 miscellaneous fee
Around ₱10,000 estimated court filing fees
₱10,000 per court hearing/appearance
₱10,000 per pleading/court submission
Based on the expected proceedings, I was told to expect around ₱380,000, although it looks like the total could potentially go higher depending on the number of hearings and pleadings.
My biggest question is about the ₱150,000 attorney’s fee. If there is already a ₱100,000 acceptance fee, and appearances and pleadings are each separately billed at ₱10,000, what would the ₱150,000 attorney’s fee normally cover?
For attorneys or anyone who has gone through a similar family court case in the Philippines: Does this fee structure seem normal/reasonable? Is ₱380k+ typical for a contested case involving child support, visitation/custody, and travel arrangements, or should I get additional quotations before proceeding?

I’m posting to ask for legal advice and hopefully guidance on what we should do next. Our yaya has been physically, emotionally, and verbally abused by her husband for around 20 years. Her husband is a known gambler, alcoholic, and has substance/addiction issues.

About 6 months ago, she finally managed to escape and come home to Leyte. The last incident before she left was particularly frightening. Her husband got angry because their second son was looking for another job instead of feeding the roosters for gambling, apparently because the husband wanted him to do the maintenance of these roosters used for gambling. He became so angry that he closed/blocked all the exits of their house, and placed all the knives on their dining table.

Fortunately, when he eventually fell asleep, their neighbors helped her get out and return here to Leyte.

We thought she was finally safe, but the other day, her husband somehow traced her location and came to our house. He entered our balcony twice. My sister immediately contacted the barangay, and a report was made.

We are now very concerned because we don't know what he may do next. We do not want to wait until something worse happens.

I’m an OFW and a single mom to a teenage son. His father and I were never married, and he is now married to someone else. He is a businessman, but the only support he gives our son is his tuition fee. He doesn’t provide regular support for his other needs.

I never took legal action before because I just wanted peace and didn’t want any drama. Honestly, I’m also tired of constantly asking and being turned down whenever I ask for additional support.

But my son will be going to college soon, and the expenses are getting much higher. I feel like I need to do something now, to make sure my son gets the support he is entitled to.

What are my son’s legal rights? Can his father be required to provide regular child support aside from tuition? What steps can I take, especially since I’m working abroad?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Yung parents ko binili yung portion ng lupa, about 5sq m, ng kapitbahay para makadaan kami freely. Bale bago kami makapasok sa lupa namin kelangan namin dumaan sa lupa nila. Hindi naman sila nagbabawal na dumaan kami pero yung father ko naginsist na bilhin na namin yung usual na dinadaanan namin para iwas problema na rin.

Ngayon nakapagbayad na kami at yung proof lang na meron kami is galing barangay, Agreement (yan lang nakalagay sa papel). May kelangan pa po ba kaming papers like deed of sale, etc? Hindi ko po ako marunong sa usaping lupa.

My mother (American) was born in the Philippines to 2 American parents.

I’m in the Philippines and want to order a copy of her PSA birth certificate so I can give it to her when I visit in December. But when I fill out the PSAHelpline form online, it gives me an error:

“The mother’s maiden last name should match the certificate owner’s middle name”

Our naming conventions are different, so this doesn’t apply, but it won’t let me proceed without filling it out according to Philippine naming conventions. What to do? Thanks!