Supreme Court: Online ‘Sweetheart’ Guilty of Rape and Qualified Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation of Minor

Posted on August 31, 2025August 29, 2025 by rizzlemay

The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of a 68-year-old foreigner for rape and qualified trafficking after inviting and meeting with a minor for sex. In the case of People of the Philippines v. Willem Johannes Peek (G.R. No. 256452, February 25, 2025), the SC held that Peek forced the victim to engage in sexual acts in exchange for money and and under threat of uploading her nude photos online if she refused.

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Legal Periods

Posted on August 30, 2025August 29, 2025 by rizzlemay

Section 31 of the Administrative Code, being a specific provision pertaining to administrative cases, is an exception to Article 13 of the Civil Code, which has been intended for general application in the interpretation of the laws.

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The Concept of Expromision and Delegacion

Posted on August 29, 2025August 28, 2025 by rizzlemay

Article 1291 of the New Civil Code provides that obligations may be modified by: (1) Changing their object or principal conditions; (2) Substituting the person of the debtor; (3) Subrogating a third person in the rights of the creditor.

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Grave Coercion, Light Coercion, and Other Similar Coercions

Posted on August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 by rizzlemay

The elements of the crimes of grave coercion, light coercion, and other similar coercions and their corresponding penalties are provided in Articles 286, 287, and 288 of the Revised Penal Code.

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Equal Pay for Equal Work

Posted on August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 by rizzlemay

The doctrine of equal pay for equal work admits exceptions where employers may set different salaries based on reasonable factors such as seniority, experience, or skill, provided they act in good faith and justify the differentiation.

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Dation in Payment v. Consignation

Posted on August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 by rizzlemay

Under the New Civil Code, Dation in Payment is a special form of payment whereby property is alienated to the creditor in satisfaction of a debt in money. Consignation, on the hand, shall be made by depositing the things due at the disposal of judicial authority, before whom the tender of payment shall be proved, in a proper case, and the announcement of the consignation in other cases.

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Persons Who Cannot Give Consent to a Contract

Posted on August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 by rizzlemay

Persons who cannot give consent to a contract may be divided into two categories:
-Persons with absolute incapacity to enter into contracts; and
-Persons with relative incapacity to enter into contracts.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Two-Year Prescriptive Period for Refund of Wrong VAT Payment

Posted on August 24, 2025August 22, 2025 by rizzlemay

In Melco Resorts v. CIR (G.R. No. 271261, April 2, 2025), the Supreme Court ruled that the two-year period starts from the date the taxpayer actually paid the VAT to the BIR, not from the date the supplier remitted it.

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National Heroes Day

Posted on August 23, 2025August 22, 2025 by rizzlemay

Photo from Unsplash | Jim Stapleton The following post does not create a lawyer-client relationship between Alburo Alburo and Associates Law Offices (or any of its lawyers) and the reader. It is still best for you to engage the services of a lawyer or you may directly contact and consult Alburo Alburo and Associates Law Read more about National Heroes Day[…]

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Hiding One’s Homosexuality is a Ground for Annulment

Posted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by rizzlemay

In the case of Salva-Roldan v. Roldan, G.R. No. 268109, March 3, 2024, the Supreme Court held that hiding one’s homosexuality from a spouse can be considered fraud and may be used as a ground to annul a marriage.

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