Lately, a survey of international businessmen again voted the Philippines as one of the more corrupt and graft-ridden countries in the world. I have often wondered why that is so. Historically, they say that the padrino system of Philippine politics…
LEGAL BRIEF by Atty. Susan V. Perez. INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION One of the significant changes in immigration law was the incorporation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption or the Hague Adoption Convention…
LEGAL BRIEF by Atty Susan V. Perez, svplaw@aol.com | SAN DIEGO, 10/30/09 -- I’ve been receiving a lot of inquiries whether legal permanent residents or greencard holders can sponsor their spouses to live or stay in the United States. Most…
An earlier blog discussed the need for a definitive list of lawyers and attorneys in the Philippines. That was just a week ago and we contented ourselves with a list of the recent members of the Philippine Bar. To immediately…
There was one judge in Quezon City who used to require lawyers and attorneys appearing before him to show their Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) identification Cards. This, I thought , was a very good practice because too often…
I do not know if this blog is the proper place or the opportunity to say something about the holiness of marriage and whether annulment or divorce is antithetical to this concept. After all, a lawyer’s blog is expected to…
After spending almost four months in the United States , I planed to Manila while the final rites on the late President Corazon Aquino were being held at the Manila Cathedral. She was the guest speaker at my graduation from…
An interesting situationer was posed to me by a colleague: What if annulment were denied , can the petitioner at a later time refile for annulment on the ground of a change in the situation of the parties, as when…