One of the things we often do for our clients is get an apostille for a document, sometimes as part of a case and sometimes just specifically to get that apostilled or authenticated document for the client.We do this for Philippin...
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12 Philippine Free Legal Advice Groups
This is a list of free legal advice organizations in the Philippines which I hope provides everyone better access the courts. I provide a starting point but it is advisable to call or go to the organizations to clarify actual req...
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Is paying for medical expenses after an accident an admission of guilt?
An offer to pay or the payment of medical, hospital or other expenses occasioned by an injury is not admissible in evidence as proof of civil or criminal liability for the injury...
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Circumstantial evidence
Cases can be decided on circumstantial rather than direct evidence, but there are particular requirements for the former to be relied on...
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Hearsay Evidence and the rule on Affidavits
Evidence, whether oral or documentary, is only hearsay if its probative value is not based on the personal knowledge of the witness but on the knowledge of another person who is not on the witness stand...
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Foreign citizens and the Bill of Rights in the Philippine Constitution
Are aliens in the Philippines entitled to the protections of Article III, the Bill of Rights under the 1987 Constitution?...
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