When the family home becomes a belated excuse
Following the death of the family patriarch, the surviving heirs executed an extrajudicial settlement waiving their rights over the family property in favor of…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
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Following the death of the family patriarch, the surviving heirs executed an extrajudicial settlement waiving their rights over the family property in favor of…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
Psychological incapacity is not measured by labels, diagnoses, or the mechanical presence of psychiatric reports.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read
In one way or another, all of us had been blessed last year. Some blessings were obvious; others came disguised as difficulties.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read
The decision underscores that bank secrecy is not an impenetrable shield against lawful investigation. Rather, it coexists with the State’s duty to protect the…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
While Christmas is a Christian celebration, the State’s role remains one of accommodation rather than endorsement.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read
Christmas offers a reminder to the legal profession that technical correctness should not eclipse justice.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read
The Revised Corporation Code expressly allows a corporation whose corporate existence has been legally terminated to continue as a body corporate for a period…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
Justice Hernando’s position is direct and uncompromising. Unprogrammed appropriations, he argues, are unconstitutional in any form.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
When government sweeps these funds into the Treasury, the State disrupts the delicate social contract between the citizen and the health system.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read
What remedies exist for those who stand firm, face the process, yet suffer injustice along the way?
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read