Q. I own approximately 3-4 hectares of farmland in Bamban, Tarlac. I would like to seek advice on transferring ownership of this land to my children. We are all residing here in Canada and are all Canadian citizens. (no one holds Philippine passports anymore). What would be the necessary steps we’d need to take in order to make… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Rogelio “Rogie” Wong. I just wish to get your opinion if any of the following below are grounds to void a marriage. Irregular information found in the marriage certificate is as follows: 1. Date of marriage was wrong. What was written was 2 weeks later that the actual date of ceremony. 2. Time of marriage… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. I read your column on dual citizenship and land ownership recently. Sir, I want to ask if a person born in foreign country who was recognized as Filipino citizen (dual) can acquire real estate property in the Philippines. This person is a family friend. He was born in Germany by a German father and Filipina… Read More »
Q. Hello po Atty. R. Wong. My husband has illegitimate children and carrying my husband’s surname. From what I gathered, under Republic Act No. 9255, illegitimate child can only carry the father’s name with signed consent or notarized document. Given that there is no marriage between the children’s father and mother, “and” there is no proof of consent… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty. I was just browsing the internet and came across your website. I have a question regarding my daughter. She’s 8 years old. She was born here in Canada but I left her in the Philippines in 2007 . She hasn’t been back to Canada since then. How do I apply for her dual citizenship since… Read More »
Q. Atty , Magandang araw po! Nabasa ko po ang column ninyo sa Batas Pinoy sa internet. Gusto ko po sanang isangguni sa inyo ang matagal ko ng problema ako po si Rodel , nagtatrabaho sa Jeddah bilang salesman. May una po akong asawa at kasal po kami, sa hindi po inaasahang pangyayari nagkahiwalay po kami at 8… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty Wong, my family are now Canadian Citizens since November 2010. And we are planning to go home to the Philippines this year to: (1) discuss with our respective Parents on the judicial partitions to inherit some of their properties along with our other siblings based in the Philippines (2) buy some lands in the Philippines… Read More »
Q. Before I left the Philippines for Canada, I purchased a residential lot in my province. About a month ago, I received a disturbing news from my brother that someone has constructed a house on my lot by mistake. The house was almost finished when my brother discovered it. The builder all along thought that the land in… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty.Rogie Wong, my husband’s marriage in 1977 was not annulled. They have 2 children. We start to live together in 1995 and in 1989 we got married. Obviously, our marriage is considered null and void from the beginning due to subsisting existing marriage of my partner-spouse. We have one child. However, the relatives of my husband/partner… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty. Wong I have a question regarding a property of my deceased father in Manila. My father died in 2000 and still has his name in the land title of the property. How can I and my older brother transfer the land title from our deceased father to us? Points to consider: • Both parents are… Read More »