Category Archives: Legal

TRANSFER OF NAME : LAND TITLE

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 »

Pag gamit ng Family Name

Q. Greetings and good day! Magtatanong lang po ako regarding sa aking situation. May asawa po ako pero hiwalay kami since 2009. Ngayon po may kinakasama akong boyfriend at buntis po ako. Ano po ba ang maging katayuan ng aking anak doon sa kanyang ama sa kanyang birth certificate? Paano po kung hindi kilalanin ng boyfriend ko na… Read More »

HUSBAND TO MARRY SOMEONE

Q.Good day. I just want to get some advice regarding my failed marriage. I had a civil marriage last February 1998 . My relationship with my wife lasted only for a year. She went back to the Philippines with my son sometime in 1999 . Since then I did not have any contact with them. I did all… Read More »

LEGALITY OF MARRIAGE

Q. Hi Sir, caregiver po ako dito sa Canada. Widow po ako since 1994. Bago po ako pumunta dito ng 2006 ay may pinakasalan po ako, hiwalay siya sa asawa niya ng mga 20 years na. Kinasal kami na single ang nilagay niya. Pero nakarehistro pa rin ang kasal niya sa una at yung sa akin sa munisipyo.… Read More »

Property under the name of the deceased Husband

Q. Hello Attorney, I am a foreign worker who moved to Alberta, Canada last June 2012. I wanted to consult you about the townhouse property of my late husband. This property was purchased through a developer through the PAG-IBIG housing fund. Since my husband was left in the Philippines, all the paper works were done by him and… Read More »

Inter-country adoption

Q. Hello there. I am in need of information about adoption. I don’t know where to begin. My husband and I would like to adopt a relative of mine who is in the Philippines. I am still a Philippines citizen and my husband is a US citizen. We reside in the US. What steps do we need to… Read More »

Follow Up Issues about Agrarian Reform

Q. Good day Attorney, hope you’re doing well. I am seeking an advice regarding the rights of the tenants for an agricultural land. Our parents have cultivated an agricultural land for over 30 years. When my father died in 1986, my mother continued taking care of the farm without the owner registering their consent or objection. Now our… Read More »

Remedy if property is wrongfully titled

Q. Hi Rogie, I have an inquiry about the validity of a Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) of land situated in the Philippines. There is this Mother who has 2 children The mother (unemployed) and her Son (who was working abroad temporary but now is unemployed) have signed an extra judicial settlement of real property with waiver of… Read More »

Property Ownership and Disposition

Q. Dear Atty. Rogie Wong , I have been reading your article in Balita regarding properties in the Philippines. I decided to seek your advice so I will be able to do the necessary steps needed regarding our property in Bulacan. We have a parcel of land which has been divided among the four of us. Each of… Read More »

Property Ownership: Before and after Marriage

Q. I have been in Canada for over three(3) years . I want to sponsor my husband and two children who are still in the Philippines to join me here in Canada. I have a complicated family life affecting the properties of my husband from his previous relations with another woman as well as my properties too. We… Read More »