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Credit to Author: Persida Acosta| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:41:42 +0000

Dear PAO, When I was 22, I married my long-time boyfriend Lito. We happily lived together for 10 fruitful years. Regrettably, on our 11th year together, he started to become unreasonably jealous of every man around me. But what forced me to get out of our marriage was when he started hitting me. I became […]

Credit to Author: Persida Acosta| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:19:41 +0000

Dear PAO, My family is in the process of starting our own outsourcing company. We have already finalized the compensation packages of our 350 employees and we are planning to start our operations early next year. But we forgot to incorporate any medical and dental services for our employees. Is there any law, which provides […]

Credit to Author: Persida Acosta| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 17:34:39 +0000

Dear PAO, I bought a plane ticket to Palawan sometime in September 2019 in anticipation of taking a vacation during the November holidays. But upon arrival in the airport, I noticed that the return flight schedule was different from what I indicated to the ticketing agent. Instead, the return flight was scheduled two days late […]

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:56:49 +0000

dear pao persida acosta Dear PAO, My best friend for 15 years discussed with me her intention of putting up a business. Unfortunately, she didn’t have enough capital to start her business. Hence, she solicited some money from me. Being the good friend I was and due to our long-standing friendship, I acceded and gave […]

Credit to Author: PERSIDA ACOSTA| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:39:29 +0000

Dear PAO, I want to question the 24-percent interest rate applied to my obligations with a company that supplied my inventory since 2000, for being excessive. I felt like I…READ

Credit to Author: PERSIDA ACOSTA| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:30:55 +0000

Dear PAO, We executed an extrajudicial settlement of my late father’s estate that included the real and personal properties he left upon his demise. The register of deeds is requiring…READ

Credit to Author: PERSIDA ACOSTA| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:45:39 +0000

Dear PAO, I have a foreigner boyfriend who is a fisheries professional. Can he be allowed to practice his profession in the Philippines? Tanya Dear Tanya, The law that addresses…READ

Credit to Author: PERSIDA ACOSTA| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:44:00 +0000

Dear PAO, I married my husband on Feb. 14, 2010. I found out two weeks ago that my marriage with my husband was void from the very beginning, as we…READ

Credit to Author: PERSIDA ACOSTA| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:08:45 +0000

Dear PAO, I am a minister of a church. During the illness of one of my church brothers, I was called by his wife to administer a final spiritual aid…READ

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:05:42 +0000

PAO, I just want to know if there is an existing amnesty on the payment of estate taxes as my father died 10 years ago, but his estate remains unsettled….READ