Q. Few years after my mother died, my father passed away in the Philippines. He left four (5) parcels of land in Caloocan City. There are five of us siblings who will inherit from the property. I am the eldest. My other four siblings as well as my step-mother assert that we should divided the estate equally and… Read More »
Q. Hi Attorney, I want to ask you about my family’s right over a tenanted agricultural land back home. My father was a farmer. He passed away in 1986 and since then our eldest brother took his place and did the work at the farm until now. My father was a tenant farmer. My mother is still alive.… Read More »
Q. Hi Wong , I’ve been reading your advices in the Balita together with our fellow kababayans. Naglakas loob po akong sumulat sa inyo dahil sa aking problema. I don’t know kung saan ako hihingi ng advice since I don’t have any relative here in Canada. I don’t know kung ano ang itatawag ninyo sa akin because my… Read More »
Q. Magandang araw po,minsan po nabasa ko ang artikulo nyo sa newspaper kaya nalaman ko po e-mail add nyo .May gusto lang po sana ako itanong . Balak po kasi naming mag asawa na mag ampon ng bata sa Pilipinas siya po ay ipapanganak palang sa Marso. Ang asawa ko po ay nasa Pilipinas kapapasa ko palang ang… Read More »
Q. Greetings Atty Wong! We bought parcels of real estate property consisting of two lots in a subdivision in Batangas on installment basis and have fully paid the agreed purchase price. Full payment was contested by the Real Estate Developer but at the end, the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board (HLRUB) issued a decision in our favor. The… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Wong, kumusta na po. Palagi po akong nagbabasa ng column ninyo at kaya naglakas loob akong sumulat sa inyo sa problema ko. Isa po akong disgrasyadang ina. Pinaampon ko po ang aking anak noong 6 years old na siya. Isang kaibigan ang umampon at ang kasulatan lang namin ay isang papel na pinirmahan namin na… Read More »
Citizenship and Immigration Canada defines live-in caregivers as “individuals who are qualified to provide care for children, elderly persons or persons with disabilities in private homes without supervision. Live-in caregivers must live in the private home where they work in Canada”. The requirements to be met by any foreign national intending to work in Canada as a live-in… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Wong. Magandang araw po. Lagi ko po binabasa ang batas pinoy corner nyo sa Balita newspapers. Gusto po sanang humingi ng payo sa inyo kung ano pong nararapat gawin. Tungkol po sa kapatid ko na si Ming at ang asawa nya na si Manny. Kinasal po sila noong September 1999 sa church at registered po… Read More »
Q. I was separated from my ex- husband year 2003 due of physical abuse. I initiated annulment proceedings in the Philippines, However due to some technicalities the annulment did not prosper as I was compelled by circumstances to enter into an amicable settlement with my ex-husband. In 2007 I came to Canada as immigrant and after a while… Read More »
If portion of a house is used as a work space, could the expenses incurred in the maintenance and upkeep of that portion be deductible from the business income generated? There are tax consequences in using one’s home or a portion of it for business. One of these relates to deductions that may be made from the income… Read More »