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  • OBLIGATION TO PAY INTEREST  

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. Interest is of two major kinds – conventional interest and compensatory interest (LARA’S GIFTS v. Read more

  • DISTRIBUTION OF CONJUGAL PROPERTIES

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. You are employed and at the same time you are running a business.  Read more

  • PERSONAL EQUITY AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNT  (PERA)

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. Let us welcome 2025 by sharing this article on how one may further Read more

  • ESTATE PLANNING

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. Some of my previous articles deal with the following subjects. You may read Read more

  • FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE TAX ON INCOME THEREFROM  

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. Other than in real estate, one may also invest his hard-earned money in Read more

  • WHEN IS EARLY RETIREMENT PAY NON-TAXABLE?

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. This article is best appreciated when read in relation to my article, MINIMUM Read more

  • THE PRIVILEGE TO PASS OVER ANOTHER’S PROPERTY

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. In one of my visits to my hometown, my brother and my cousin-in-law Read more

  • TAXES AND FEES ON THE SALE AND OTHER DISPOSITIONS OF REAL PROPERTIES

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. This article is a must-read in relation to my previous article, BASIC GUIDE Read more

  • RECOVERY OF PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF REAL PROPERTY 

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. My friend travelled by sea from Manila all the way to Cagayan de Read more

  • BASIC GUIDE WHEN BUYING REAL PROPERTY

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. The real estate sector seems to have bounced-back after the pandemic. Several residential Read more