Facilities refer to items of expense necessary for the existence and subsistence of the employee and his/her family so that, by express provision of law, they form part of the wage and when furnished by the employer are deductible therefrom.

Where it is necessary to issue a new certificate of title pursuant to any involuntary instrument which divests the title of the registered owner against his consent or where a voluntary instrument cannot be registered by reason of the refusal or failure of the holder to surrender the owner’s duplicate certificate of title, the party in interest may file a petition in court to compel surrender of the same to the Register of Deeds.

The right to a patent belongs to the inventor, his heirs, or his assigns. When two (2) or more persons have jointly made an invention, the right to a patent shall belong to them jointly (Sec. 28, Intellectual Prty Code).

The Secretary of Labor and Employment shall have visitorial powers which include the following:

-Access to employer’s records;
-Access to employer’s premises;
-Right to copy employer’s records;
-Right to question any employee;
-Right to investigate regarding violations of labor laws.

By virtue of Proclamation No. 264, 26th day of June of every year is declared as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking of Drugs, under the auspices of the Dangerous Drugs Board.

Before an owner of a subdivision or condominium project may sell, he or she is required to secure a license to sell. Presidential Decree No. 957 or the Subdivision And Condominium Buyers’ Protective Decree is instructive.

In order to distinguish a voting trust agreement from proxies, it must pass three criteria or tests, namely: (1) that the voting rights of the stock are separated from the other attributes of ownership; (2) that the voting rights granted are intended to be irrevocable for a definite period of time; and (3) that the principal purpose of the grant of voting rights is to acquire voting control of the corporation.

Supreme Court ruled that when the attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and other similar activities are related to the performance of the duties of the employee, the time spent for such is considered as working time

The cram down effect provides that the court may approve a rehabilitation plan over the opposition of creditors, holding a majority of the total liabilities of the debtor if, in its judgment, the rehabilitation of the debtor is feasible and the opposition of the creditors is manifestly unreasonable.

No erasure, alteration, or amendment, shall be made upon the registration book after the entry of a certificate of title or of a memorandum thereon except by order of the proper Regional Trial Court. (Sec. 108, PD 1529)