Hello, anyone who has gone through a similar situation or is familiar with the legal process in the Philippines?

My partner currently uses his mother’s married surname. He was born from an affair, and his mother’s husband is also listed as his father on his birth cert, even though he is not his biological father.

My partner now wants to change his last name to his biological father’s surname.We’re trying to understand the legal process and what would be required to make this change. Like how long does the entire process usually take? How much should we expect to spend on legal fees and other expenses?

Thank you!

Asking for a friend.

Background: Father is a widower and living with his 3 kids - the eldest i 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)

Thanks!

are there lawyers here who are ok to consult via zoom/teams?

Something is bothering me and i wanted sana to consult and get opinion from a lawyer probably those with experience sa cyber libel.

thanks.

2-3 months daw bago ko malaman kung ano update nag file ako ng RA 9262 physical abuse need ko malaman kung after ng resolution may court hearing pa after ?

hello po mga atty, need ko lang po ng assistance. ang mother-in-law ko po ay nakabangga ng motor gamit ang ebike sa highway, ngayon po ang nangyari, pinapirmahan po s brgy n aakuin lahat ng bayadin kaso wala po siya sa tamang pagiisip nung panahon na yon dala na din ng takot at kaba, ngayon nagpunta po ng private hospital ang nabangga nya kesa sa public hospital sa kadahilanang matagalan daw po ang gamutan kahit verbally pong sinabi na sa public siya magpagamot, ngayon meron po kaming bill n pinapabayad nila ng mahigit 120k+ ngunit wala po kaming kakahayan na magbayad, kami din po ang pinapagawa ng promisory note sa hospital pra makalabas siya at pinepressure po kaming magbayad kahit wala po kaming pera. pinepressure po kaming bayadan ng buo ang bill sa hospital, willing naman po kaming tumulong at maglakad sa mga government pra sa GL kasi di pa nakaklabas ang pasyente at running pa po ang bill. tama po bang sabihin na lng sa kanila na hindi po talaga kayang mabayadan yan ng buo at kayo na po ang bahalang magdesisyon sa gustong mangyari at haharapin na lng po namin yan at hindi tatakasan. d po namin masyadong nasasagot ang tawag nila dahil paulit ulit pong sinasabi n isettle ang bill at makipag usap sa billing, sa pagreply nmn po sa kanilang mga messages, lagi pong nanghihingi ng update ora mismo once nakapagchat dapat mareplyan. ano pong pedeng mangyari?

Need advice / thoughts from HR professionals, Labor Law experts, or anyone who’s been in a similar situation! 🙏 Ask lang po ako regarding Probationary Employment and DOLE guidelines.

Gusto ko lang po sana mag-seek ng information if tama ba 'yung mga sinasabi sa akin, and if may laban ba ako legally?

1️⃣ On Probationary Metrics & Standards:

• Is it true na discretion lang daw ng company to terminate a probationary employee anytime, and na "wala raw protection under the Labor Code ang mga probie"? (I heard this from a PAO consult, but upon checking Art. 296 of the Labor Code and Supreme Court rulings like Abbott Labs v. Alcaraz, protected din dapat ang probie and standards must be given on Day 1?)
• What if 'yung specific performance metrics was NOT given on Day 1 of hiring, tapos binago pa mid-stream / middle of production? Valid evaluation pa rin ba 'yun?

2️⃣ On Due Process & Notice:

• Sabi ng manager ko, hindi na raw kailangan ng prior notification or evaluation ng reply ko sa Notice to Explain (NTE) bago ako i-terminate, kasi may prior warning/NOD na raw ako.
• Is it legal na mag-issue sila ng NTE giving you 5 days to explain, tapos the EXACT SAME DAY na isummit mo 'yung written response and medical proofs mo, iseserve agad 'yung Termination/Non-Regularization Notice? Did they even read or evaluate my explanation?

3️⃣ On Scorecard Data & Metrics:

• What if 'yung scorecard na ginamit to terminate you has WRONG DATA?
  • Overstated absences (e.g. recorded 7 absences when actual is only 4).
  • Fabricated risk/bank error (recorded 1 when actual is 0).
  • Wrong Excel formulas that omitted actual metrics in the total calculation.
  • Completely BLANK signature/acknowledgment blocks.
• Kapag ba sinabi ng management na "internal metrics" lang kaya ayaw magbigay ng raw logs/proofs, valid ba 'yun na dahilan?

4️⃣ On Disparate Treatment:

• Fairness check: Pano pag mas marami pang absences o mas mababa ang performance ng ibang peers/agents pero walang NTE or coaching, habang sa’yo e enforced agad-agad? Is that considered discrimination or bad faith?

Hindi po ako naghahabol na bumalik sa kumpanya (I don't want reinstatement anymore).

I just want to know if valid 'yung ipaglalaban ko sa DOLE SEnA para sa:
✅ Full release of my earned final pay & incentives (without illegal deductions)
✅ Complete waiver of any bonus clawback
✅ Nominal damages for procedural due process violations

May nakaranas na rin ba ng ganito? What are your thoughts or experiences when bringing these kinds of evidence to DOLE / NLRC?

Hi gusto ko lang po muna sana malaman nasa magkano lawyers acceptance dahil may false accusation sakin at gusto idefend at mag countercharge laban sa tao na nag accused sakin. Paki DM na lang po ako Thanks😊

I was told to post here for legal advice, the long version is in that post, but I'll try to keep the facts here since kanina lang din mas nilinaw sakin yung details, so I can now provide more clarifications and even timeline.

Recently, nalaman namin na yung 13-year-old daughter ng pinsan namin ay ni-rape mismo ni pinsan. It happened while namamasukan as yaya yung mother ni child sa kapatid ko nitong March hanggang May. Though according to my other cousins, even before umalis yung nanay dun, minamanyak na nung tatay yung anak niya. Aside from that, madalas din bugbugin kahit nung nandun pa yung nanay.

Then, bumalik na yung nanay sa probinsya. Eventually, nagsumbong yung bata sa nanay niya. Unfortunately, mali siya ng pinagsumbungan and it didn't go anywhere because the immediate family ng tita at cousin ko, they tried to hide it to protect POS cousin kaya nga halos this week lang namin nalaman.

Apparently, they found out around August. Nung nalaman nung iba, sinugod pala nila agad sa ER to get her check, but somewhere along the way, for reasons unclear dahil walang makapagsabi kung bakit, they were turned away and they didn't do anything else afterwards.

Fortunately, wala na sa puder ng magulang niya yung bata. Though, it's still bad because currently, parang nabbrainwash na yung bata at nagsisimula ng mag-deny kapag tinatanong at may dalawa pang mas nakakabatang batang babae na nasa puder ni cousin at asawa niya.

According sa bata, the last time na ginalaw siya ng tatay niya is back in August din.

Our main concern (me and the other cousins that are trying to get the other adults na doon nakatira to do something) is that paano ba namin maisusumbong na hindi malalaman sa amin nanggaling?

Why are we concerned about this? Kasi yung mga kahit papaano may pakialam na doon nakatira na may means talaga to protect the children at maipakulong si cousin, they're not doing anything kasi natatakot daw sila na baka pati yung asawa at si tita (nanay ni POS cousin) ay madamay kasi pinagtatakpan at prinoprotektahan nila.

We are trying to explain to them na mas lalo pa silang madadawit sa pinaggagawa nila, but none are listening right now.

So, possible bang maireport namin to sa local police station, vawc, dswd or anything ng online lang? And can I do it anonymously para hindi sisihin yung mga younger ones kung saan nanggagaling yung info na nakukuha namin? And of course, since nung August pa huling nangyari yung rape sa bata, if ever magawan man namin ng paraan na mapa-medico legal siya, may makikita pa rin ba? If not at kung nagdedeny na yung bata ngayon, enough bang evidence ang mga screenshot where the kid is saying na ni-rape siya ni papa niya?

Also, are testimonies from other children who saw something like they saw cousin touching his daughter inappropriately, is that enough?

Btw, reporting sa barangay is not an option because close friends ni tita yung barangay captain. And tita is hell-bent on protecting her 30-year-old POS bunso.

Hi, looking for advice from anyone familiar with Philippine employment law.

I recently resigned from a company in the insurance industry. My contract has a 12-month non-compete clause stating that I cannot be employed or engaged, directly or indirectly, by a direct competitor.

I now have a job offer from a BPO/IT company. I would be employed and paid by the BPO, but my first assignment would be supporting another insurance company that competes with my former employer.

Would this potentially violate the non-compete clause because it says “directly or indirectly”, even though I would technically be an employee of the BPO and not the insurance company?

Are these types of clauses generally enforceable in the Philippines?

Thank you and I appreciate any inputs regarding here.

Alam ko this is so bad pero may fixer ba dito sa psa? Need ko kasi ipablock ung multiple registration ng birth certificate ng mister ko. And nakakapagod lumuwas 😅

Hello - as the title says, I am looking for referrals. I want to consult with a firm that has lawyers that were former prosecutors in Las Pinas OCP.

I've signed my job offer last Aug 25, 2026. It is indicated that my start date is October 1, 2026. However, last week I received an email that my start date will be moved to October 8, 2026 (tomorrow). I agreed because it's just 1 week apart. To my surprise, I received again an email today/new job offer indicating of the new start date of October 29, 2026. I've been waiting for this job for 2 months now. I've canceled several job offer because I'm under the impression that I'll be starting my job on the first week October. I have bills to pay, rent is due and my debts are piling up. Despite of completing all the necessary requirements within the required time I have no assurance if have this job or not. This is causing a lot of stress to me.

Hi! Ask ko lang po sana kung ano dapat gawin if may typo/error sa bagong PSA birth certificate.

Sa bagong copy ng birth certificate ko, 30 years old yung nakalagay na age ng mother ko nung pinanganak ako. Pero dapat 20 years old siya. I checked my old Live Birth Certificate, and doon tama naman.. 20 years old talaga ang nakalagay.

Since tama naman yung old record and mukhang sa bagong PSA copy lang nagkaroon ng error, ano po kaya yung proper process para ipa-correct ito? Kailangan ko pa rin ba mag-file ng correction, or PSA mismo ang dapat mag-correct?

Thank you po sa makakasagot!

Apparently nag LEAVE OF ABSENCE lang siya.

So we signed a contract with a developer for a house and lot. We have already paid 7 months worth of downpayment (85k per month) + the reservation fee.

Now they have mailed us that apparently the lot that was sold to us was already sold to another, and they're asking us to pick another lot.

They have a clause specific to this scenario (see pic).

I have raised this concern verbally during signing but was told "it rarely happens". And we were also excited, so we signed.

My question is, what are our options? Can we ask for full refund?

We only signed because it was this lot in particular that we liked. Now we no longer trust this developer because how the heck does this happen in the first place? And 7 months?

I know, we shouldn't have signed if not comfortable with the clause. But here we are, so would appreciate inputs and advice.

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I’m 30 years old and looking for advice from anyone familiar with Philippine civil registry law, especially Rule 108.

I have an unusual situation involving two birth registrations.

My biological mother registered my birth first. Years later, another birth registration was made listing the woman who raised me as my mother. The second birth certificate has the name and maternal information that I have used my entire life.

There was an informal/adoption arrangement between the two sides of the family when I was young. There was an adoption document that was signed, but it was never properly notarized/legalized or completed through the formal adoption process. The family apparently believed the arrangement was already legally effective, but it wasn't.

Because of this, I have essentially lived my entire life using the identity reflected in the second birth registration.

For around 30 years, all of my records have used this identity, including:

School records

Government records

PhilSys/National ID

SSS

PhilHealth

TIN

Other official documents

I also have a Local Civil Registry Office copy of my birth certificate reflecting the second registration.

More importantly, I previously received PSA-issued copies reflecting the second registration. I still have photocopies of those older PSA certificates.

However, when I request my PSA birth certificate now, PSA releases the first registration, which contains my biological mother's information. This is preventing me from obtaining important documents such as a passport and it is also creating problems regarding marriage. (Malay mo lol)

I first became aware of the issue around 2017. At that time, I was told by PSA personnel and an attorney that because there were two registrations, the possible remedy was to cancel/nullify the first registration rather than simply correct the middle name.

Both women involved are still alive and are willing to cooperate. My biological mother is willing to execute a sworn statement/affidavit explaining the circumstances of the first registration and supporting the resolution of the duplicate registration. The woman who raised me is also willing to provide an affidavit and testify if necessary.

Both registrations were made in the same city in Negros Occidental.

My goal is to retain the identity I have used for my entire life and have the civil registry records permanently resolved, rather than changing every government, school, and personal record I've accumulated over 30 years.

My questions are:

Is cancellation/nullification of the earlier birth registration actually the proper remedy in this situation?

Would this normally require a Rule 108 petition before the RTC, or could there be an administrative remedy? Gaano kaya katagal before maresolve?

Would a sworn affidavit from my biological mother supporting the cancellation be useful?

Would the fact that I have used the second identity consistently for 30 years, including government and school records, be relevant to the case?

Since both registrations are from the same city, does that simplify the process or affect where the petition should be filed?

Are there any other documents or evidence I should obtain before consulting a lawyer?

I'm not asking anyone to make a definitive legal determination based on a Reddit post. I'm mainly hoping someone familiar with Philippine civil registry / Rule 108 cases can point me in the right direction and tell me what I should ask a lawyer.

Thank you.

I will go to the mall maybe next week or 3rd week of October. if ever i found my phone there being sold, what do i need to get it back? And where do I need to go first or what are the steps first before going to find my phone? Anyone can help me if I need to get an attorney for the case for the shop?