Article 223, paragraph 3, of the Labor Code mandates the employer to promptly reinstate the dismissed employee, either by actual reinstatement under the conditions prevailing before the dismissal, or through his or her inclusion in the payroll.
Article 915 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines states that a compulsory heir may, in consequence of disinheritance, be deprived of his legitime, for causes expressly stated by law. However, this disinheritance can be effected only through a will wherein the legal cause therefore shall be specified. (Article 916 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines)
As for the sufficient causes to disinherit an heir, the same depends on whether the compulsory heir is a child, a spouse, or the parent of the testator.
Succession is a mode of acquisition by virtue of which the property, rights and obligations to the extent of the value of the inheritance of a person are transmitted through his death to another or others either by his will or by operation of law. (Article 774 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines)
Republic Act No. 11930 protects children from online sexual abuse and exploitation. This law recognizes the vulnerability of children and mandates special protections, including penalties and prevention programs. One of this special protection is the inclusion of extra-territorial jurisdiction under the law that allows the Philippines to prosecute certain offenses even when committed outside the country.
Article 843 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines provides that the testator shall designate the heir by his name and surname, and when there are two persons having the same names, he shall indicate some circumstance by which the instituted heir may be known. Even though the testator may have omitted the name of the heir, should he designate him in such a manner that there can be no doubt as to who has been instituted, the institution shall be valid.
Every employee shall be paid a night shift differential of not less than ten percent (10%) of his regular wage for each hour of work performed between ten o’clock in the evening and six o’clock in the morning. (Article 86 of the Labor Code, as amended)
Factual findings of the NLRC are accorded great respect, but the Court of Appeals is not precluded from reviewing evidence alleged to be arbitrarily considered or otherwise disregarded by the former.
The Supreme Court sends a strong message that child pornography, among other forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, presents an acute danger worldwide if facilitated through the internet. The sexually explicit images and videos of innocent children circulating online is a mode of re-victimization that traps them in a cycle of extreme, permanent, and continuing emotional and psychological torture that they will deeply suffer until their adult years. (People of the Philippines v. YYY, G.R. No. 262941. February 20, 2024)
Article 75 of the Family Code provides that the future spouses may, in the marriage settlements, agree upon the regime of absolute community, conjugal partnership of gains, complete separation of property, or any other regime. In the absence of a marriage settlement, or when the regime agreed upon is void, the system of absolute community of property as established in this Code shall govern.
Under Article 774 of the Civil Code, succession is a mode of acquisition by virtue of which the property, rights and obligations to the extent of the value of the inheritance of a person are transmitted through his death to another or others either by his will or by operation of law.
