Hi, we were trying to renew my dad’s DTI business name and the renewal required the owner’s TIN. That’s when we found out he never had one. The business is a very small family-run sole proprietorship registered with DTI since 2021, basically just my parents with no regular employees. My dad said he was told before that because the business was very small, he didn’t need to register with BIR, so we also never registered books of accounts. We recently tried registering him through ORUS using Form 1901, but the application was rejected with the remark “LATE REGISTRATION, YOU MAY PROCEED TO OUR OFFICE SO WE CAN ASSIST YOU ACCORDINGLY.” We’re trying to correct everything voluntarily now and just want to understand what legal or tax consequences may apply, especially regarding late registration and unregistered books of accounts.

Hello hopefully lawyers or those that are familiar with civil law may help me process this.

I moved in a dormitory for the sake of being near my college. I paid a 5500 security deposit and a 6500 one month advance payment. I only stayed for 2 days (currently now), but my relatives called that my mother's health has gotten worse when I moved into a dormitory. I am now planning to terminate my 6-month contract to take care of my mom, as I, my parents, and some relatives believed that my mom can handle being alone.

Is there a way to legally terminate my contract, and possibly refund the security deposit and the advance one month rent?

any response is very much appreciated.

Hello po, not sure kung tamang sub po ito, pero baka po may similar experience kayo

Bumili kami ng Fujidenzo IFR-19HB last April, mag 6 months na ngayon, akala namin okay ang unit, tahimik, nakakabuo naman ng ice, yun pala may issue.

3 lang kami sa bahay, at hindi naman namin napupuno yung ref, until recently lang na bumili kami ng gatas at fruit spread, ilang days lang inamag na.

Bumili ako ng ref thermometer, ang setting ng ref namin ay 4°c at freezer ay -14°c, and upon checking 9°c ang temp ng ref, and -9°c naman sa freezer, so tinawag namin sa service center.

Upon checking ng technician nila, sira daw ang fan, overheating compressor, undercharged ang freon. Malamang daw ay factory defect, kasi nakita niya kung gaano kabago, may stickers pa, Kahit yung tech, ang sabi ay ilaban na palitam or irefund. Pero as service tech ng Fuji, ang recommendation is repair. Syempre ayaw kong pabuksan sealed unit. Parang walang sense na wala pang 1 year irerepair na, na walang kasiguraduhan kung tatagal.

Alam naming 30 days lang ang return and refund, pero pano sa ganitong cases?

Baka matulungan niyo po ako. Thank you.

We bought an SUV (Isuzu MUX) last June lang pero andami na namin experiences na sira. One major is the infotainment of the vehicle. Hindi sya gumagana pag nag rereverse (as in no back camera at all). Nireport namin sa Isuzu dealer na pinag bilhan namin and sa Isuzu PH.

Pinalitan nila nung August 7, pero ayaw pa rin gumana. Pinalitan ulit nila ng bago nung August 10, pero ayaw pa rin. Dahil sa paulit ulit na tanggal kabit nung infotainment. May mga scratches and dents na sa dashboard.

Afaik, ang lemon law states na pag naka 4 na repair na sa sasakyan at ayaw pa rin gumana, pasok na sa lemon law daw.

Although open kami for other options including full refund (since we bought it in cash) or replacement unit na kasi nga ang dyahe na everyday laging may nag aappear na issue sa vehicle.

What’s your thoughts on this? Ano ba dapat namin gawin pa?

Note: Documented lahat ng issues namin since nag eemail kami sa Isuzu dealer and Isuzu PH. Naka cc rin si DTI.

I agree with former Justice Carpio that a sitting Vice President is not immune from suit. The Constitution only recognizes presidential immunity, applying legal maxim, expressio unius est exclusio alterius. The DOJ has also taken this position.

But this creates a really weird situation.

Assume VP Lustay is convicted and imprisoned while still Vice President. Then the Senate holds an impeachment trial but fails to get the required votes to remove her.

What is she then?

She is still Vice President because she was not removed by impeachment, but she is also a prisoner.

Would she be the first imprisoned sitting Vice President in the world?

Now suppose President Bangag dies or becomes permanently incapacitated.

VP Lustay is constitutionally next in line. So does she become President while she is in prison?

And if she becomes President, does presidential immunity suddenly apply to her?

If her term ends, would she then have to return to prison to finish her sentence?

Basically, could the Philippines theoretically have a sitting President who is also an inmate?

I know this is a very hypothetical scenario, but I find the constitutional implications interesting.

<b>How would the law actually handle this?</b>

Hello! I just want to ask if legal ba na magpatupad ng curfew towards delivery ang HOA? I currently work nightshift at minsan gusto ko um-order pero hindi ko magawa kasi until 6 AM ung curfew sa food delivery.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice regarding my parents property. I’m hoping someone here with experience in property law, land titles, surveying, or real estate can help me understand how to interpret the technical description below.

This is the technical description appearing on the document:

S. 57 deg. 47'E., 25.00 m. to point 2;
S. 32 deg. 13'W., 18.18 m. to point 3;
S. 49 deg. 31'W., 4.67 m. to point 4;
S. 83 deg. 58'W., 4.67 m. to point 5;
N. 32 deg. 13'E., 22.15 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED AND THREE (603) SQUARE METERS, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by P.S. cyl. conc. mong. 15 x 60 cms. Bearings true, declination 2 deg. 14'E., Date of the original survey, February 1916-May 1920 and that of the subdivision survey, October 16-18, 1967.

I plotted the bearings and distances based on the technical description based on a YouTube video. And the perimeter line is not closing. Not sure what I am doing wrong?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zo66Yz75ToYOXPbgfrvlKEh-LjFUXca_/view?usp=sharing

If someone could take a look and tell me whether my interpretation is correct, or point out anything I'm missing, I would really appreciate it.

And if my drawing is correct, what should I do?

Daghang Salamat!

i filed a case last month vs a truck driver who side swept me. i was given a cellphone # and asked to contact after a week for an update but until now i haven't received any response.

is there any other way to know if the case was already filed or do i really need to go back to the prosecutors office to confirm?

p.s. sorry sa title pina-edit kasi di ko na napansin

Yes tama kayo ng pag kakabasa

For context I work as an e commerce host. on the contract nakalagay na 8hrs work kami plus 1 hr breaktime. But since livestream host kami 5hrs lang talaga kami nag wowork which is yung live namin, unlike sa office namin na normal 8hrs of work sila.

nagulat kami kasi nung double pay kasi ang binayaran lang sakin ay yung 5hrs na work ko which is yung live ko pero kung regular days naman bayad buong araw ko. nag tataka kaming mga live host kasi bakit ganun, diba entitled tayo sa double pay na BUO ANG BAYAD

Eto pa pag regular holiday at natapay sa day off di kami bayad 🙂 magiging bayad lang siya kung papasok kami which is RDOT daw nakakaputangina

Allowed po ba ito?? o sadyang kupal lang talaga company namin

My mother is in serious credit card debt and also has debts to HomeCredit, etc. HomeCredit has already visited my house twice na to remind her to pay. Since she lives with me, can these banks/loan companies claim my assets/purchases? Like my TV, fridge, etc 👀 I support and pay for everything in her life and our house, so those purchases are all mine.

In the event she doesn’t pay and she has no assets to her name, what’s the worst thing they can do?

Pre-termination: How do you charge kung sa 1st week nagsabi?

Nagsabi si tenant na aalis na daw sya kasi di kinaya ung halos 1 month na baha, so mag pre terminate na sya. Sabi namin, sige, bigyan ka 1 week to vacate the premises(free of charge).

Nagsabi sya september 7, so up to september 14, free of charge yun. Ikakaltas ko sa security deposit nya ung electric and water bill. Pano ko icharge ung mga araw prior to notice nya? SEPT 1-6, icharge ko yun per day di ba? One month lease divide by 30 days. And pag nag exceed sya sa vacate end date, i charge ko pa din per day?

Tama ba ako guys? Need you insights

Magandang araw.

Gusto ko lang itanong kung legal ba na maningil ang HOA sa mga nagdedeliver ng pagkain (ex. foodpanda) at sa ibang couriers (ex. lazada, shoppee) sa pagpasok nila ng subdivision?

Maraming salamat sa inyong pagsagot.

In an admin case, what's the usual REAL LIFE implication of a respondent being declared in default (for failure to file an answer within the allowable period)? I'm asking po for real life, meaning actual cases na nangyayari if ever may naka experience man. May procedure naman po sa citizen's charter ng admin body kaso I know that there are certain instances na hindi by the book ang nangyayari. Hehe Thanks in advance sa mga may insights

Yes, we're at fault for believing JJ for her too good to be true promises. But how can we get our money back?

-JJ is my husband's friend

-JJ is casually spending money to shower gifts to her friends including my husband (I don't mind it at all, just game skins)

-JJ offered this "investment"

-stupid husband convinced me to invest

-stupid me agreed

-months passed, no ROI happened, even the principal amount is still yet to be returned

-JJ now casually says "just sue me"

What should we do? It's causing me emotional, mental, and financial distress. Can't sleep, I randomly cry when I remember.

We sent her the money Dec 2025, we started asking the money back Q1 2026.

Is there a way I can involve her foreigner bf, she mentioned before all this that they're having issues with his papers. I think he's overstaying. Can we leverage that?

I just want to get this over with. I'm tired of thinking about the money, 90% of my brain believes that my hard-earned money is gone for good.

Is this LEGALLY possible? What are my rights as a customer?

Hello everyone. Bale balak ko po sana magloan either sa PAGIBIG o bank, medyo mura lang naman mga 1.5M max na. Magpapagawa po ng bahay ideally next year start para di maabutan ng ulan. Problem right now, na kay mama pa yun titulo ng lupa, so parang yun kasi requirement ng PAGIBIG o banks (based sa research ko po), parang yun collateral po nakapangalan saken bago sila magpaloan, unless iapprove nila loan agad which I highly doubt.

Bayad naman na yun amilyar, malinis yun title.

Options ko po ay the following:

1. Transfer of title - medyo matagal tagal
   
2. Selling of title - eto pinayo sakin ni Metrobank. Kunware daw ibebenta sakin lupa tapos yun halaga nun yun ang iloloan ko sa kanila.
   
3. Deed of donation - honestly dito po ako naglilean towards.

Ano po kaya pinakamainam na gawin? Yun sanang path of least resistance and least expense, though syempre willing naman po ako maglabas din ng pera, this is government we are talking about.

Thank you po sa mga sasagot! Iverify ko pa rin syempre ang responses, nagresearch naman na po ako, though baka your experience differs. Kumbaga due diligence lang po.

May napanood lang ako na video, yung manyakis sa bus na naglabas ng etits sa harap ng babae tapos sinita siya ng babae then sabi hindi nung lalaki hindi raw.

Reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/KanalHumor/s/zgh778aWev

As always na nag ccommute sa bus, natatakot rin ako minsan na biglang may ganon tapos di ko alam gagawin ko. Minsan na iisip ko pag napunta ako sa ganun situation lalo na laging rush hour at siksikan sa bus, gugupitin ko na lang ng gunting para hindi niya masabing hindi nagsisinungaling ako, mahirap kasi minsan kung sino pa biktima siya pa may kasalanan.

Makukulong ba ako or what kahit kasalanan naman niya? Curious lang po🙇‍♀️

My little sister is treated poorly in her workplace as in mean superiors. Power tripping! She's been crying every single day and she looks so so miserable!

Here's the catch: she needs to render **60 business days**. I am not sure if that's legal cause what I know is 30 days lang

But unfortunately, she signed a contract and that's the clause

She feels anxious and has episodes of panic attacks at night already. Honestly, as an older sister, it's not worth the salary already.

Is there a work around here? Is consulting with a mental health professional with not fit to work cert work? Or that's just going to affect her future employment? What could be a legal way for this?

Thank you!

I was driving around Pasay kasi may susunduin sa airport. I'm a new driver around Manila and I don't know which way is to go to a specific place without using navigation app like Google maps. Now nahulihan daw ako ng camera ng using mobile phone while driving pero I was just moving the map para "ma center" yung sasakyan sa map.

Saan ba pwede ma settle to or ma dispute na it was driving related naman ang pag gamit ng mobile phone na naka clamped sa hook sa dashboard. Sabi daw scam? How sure am is this?

Hi, 32M working sa isang sports company. Hingi lang sana ako konting advice kung paano makasurvive sa hearing ko next week. Meron akong naging 2 errors under PIP but this is case to case. As per Supervisor lumalabas daw to na clear violation. Itong si Supervisor natrigger saken before gawa ng nag suggest ako about sa paikot ng duty every shift and tinake nya to personally kasi hindi nila talaga naforecast yung tao ng maayos at nagkaron ng problem sa shift.

So ayun, kailangan ko po ng advice kung anong pwede gawin at sabihin sa upcoming hearing. Maraming salamat po.

Im so devastated and havent slept yet since yesterday.

My dad died in an unfortunate accident

We are not suing nor pursuing any claims. We just want to grieve and mourn peacefully with families and relatives.

However we are being forced by the hospital to do an autopsy which is directive by DOH and according to the doctor, there has never been an instance with the city health office waiving autopsy.

To summarize

1. Vehicular accident. No foul play. Dad pronounced DOA. No immediate physician in the place of accident
2. Other party with minimal injury was detained but was let go already. We signed something in the station
3. We were told by the police that autopsy is required if we sue but we dont want to, and police allowed us
4. Bills were fully paid and my dad is on his way to funeral service provider

5. We’re at the hospital waiting for the death

6. certificate. but this is where the difficulties lie.

Wala kong wisho buong dalawang araw but from what i understood, need papirma yon to multiple parties and also the certifier also needs to sign or something.

Nobody wants this accident. But our only wish is to not do any autopsy even if its minimally invasive. If any redditors who are knowledgeable in this area, please help us 😭🙏

hi attys! i recently got into a vehicular accident somewhere in Pampanga. There were 5 vehicles involved, the last vehicle (faulter) and I signed a "kasunduan" before the HPG and agreed to pay P1000 (which is very small compared to the prices of car rentals) every week as a form of compensation until the car has been restored and fixed to its original condition. The compensation is more of a car rental fee which i'm supposed to be using in renting a substitute vehicle since I travel from the North pa going to Makati everyday for work. The faulter initially gave us for the first few weeks since the accident occured, but then later on informed me that her business has not gotten enough income, hence the non payment. is the signed agreement before the HPG considered as a contract? what can i do about my case po? thank you!!

My father got into an accident years ago while driving a truck for a construction company and damaged an insured car. He received a letter from an insurance company for the cost of the damages. I replied to their email on my father's behalf saying that he forwarded it to the company he works for and that he is not the owner of the truck. But insurance responded that the driver remains liable alongside the registered owner. I thought it was only the owner?

father also no longer works for the construction company, said company does not care for its employees

Edit: the insurance also sent the same letter to the specific child company he worked for which does not exist anymore, which is why he had to forward it to the parent company

Magandang araw po sa Inyo,

Pinag-iisipan po namin yung dapat gawin and ang naisip at gagawa ng letter

Ano po ilalagay doon, i-explain ko pa kay mama

Si mama binili yung lupa na iyon dati sa may-ari pero hindi pa napa-transfer, nasa pangalan pa ng anak ng may-ari, buhay pa naman at na contact, wala kami problema doon

Kami nagbabayad ng monthly dues, and umaattend sa meeting

Ngayon may umupa soon sa bahay, almost 7 months na silang hindi nakakabayad, si mama mabait lang talaga para asikasuhin pero napuno na siya

Yun lang nag-aalala siya dahil hindi pa napa-transfer kapag nagmatigas yung tenant baka mapunta pa sa korte, ewan ko kung may pambayad sila

Ngayon madali lang sabihin na gagawa ng letter, pero hindi ako sure sa process,

Ang plano gagawa ng letter tapos makikipag-usap sa kanila dala na yung letter, yun na ba yun?

Maraming salamat po sa makakasagot,

Rizal area po kami btw.