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Abandonment vs Illegal Dismissal: Proving Intent to Abandon Employment
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies the two requisites for valid dismissal due to abandonment, emphasizing employer's burden of proof.
Proving Employee Abandonment: Key Lessons from a Philippine Supreme Court Ruling
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies what employers must prove to establish employee abandonment—and why mere absence is not enough.
Truth AND Timeliness IN Justice Why Accurate Court Reporting Matters
The Supreme Court rules on abandonment of employment and why factual accuracy in court records is vital to justice.
Walking the Tightrope: How Unjustified Absences Can Lead to Legal Dismissal in the Philippines
Understand when prolonged absences become abandonment of work and justify legal dismissal under Philippine labor law.
Illegal Dismissal: Employer's Burden of Proof and the Defense of Abandonment
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that employers bear the burden of proof in illegal dismissal cases, and abandonment cannot be presumed from mere absence.
Reimbursement Rights for Conjugal Improvements: Who Pays After the Property Is Sold
A widow sought reimbursement for conjugal improvements from the buyers of her late husband's property. The Supreme Court explains why the claim must be directed against the estate, not the purchasers.
Conjugal Partnership and Surety Agreements: When a Spouse's Guaranty Does Not Bind the Family
When a husband signs a surety agreement for a third party, the conjugal partnership is not automatically liable. Here's why.
Dishonesty in Public Service: Consequences of Misconduct and Abandonment of Duty
The Supreme Court affirms that the Ombudsman can impose penalties directly, and that dishonesty by accountable officers warrants dismissal from service.
Abandonment of Work: Proving Intent to Sever Employment in Philippine Labor Law
Explaining when absence becomes abandonment under Philippine law, using the Supreme Court's ruling in Aliten v. U-Need Lumber.
Beyond Absence Proving Intent IN Abandonment Cases Under Philippine Labor LAW
Abandonment VS Illegal Dismissal Clarifying AN Employees Right TO JOB Security
Illegal Dismissal in the Philippines: Understanding Abandonment and the Employer's Burden of Proof
Learn how Philippine courts decide illegal dismissal cases involving abandonment, and why employers must prove just cause and observe due process.
Illegal Dismissal: Abandonment Defense Fails, Backwages Still Due
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on illegal dismissal, abandonment defense, and the right to full backwages even when separation pay is awarded.
Illegal Dismissal Burden of Proof: Employer Must Substantiate Abandonment Claims
In Velasco v. NLRC, the Supreme Court clarified that employers bear the burden of proving abandonment in illegal dismissal cases, and that separation pay does not replace backwages.
Automatic Review of Death Penalty Cases Cannot Be Waived by Appeal Abandonment
The Supreme Court rules the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing an automatic death penalty review due to the accused's failure to file a brief.
Office Misconduct and Civil Service Suspension: Understanding Employee Accountability in the Philippines
Learn how the Supreme Court disciplines lawyers for misconduct, negligence, and client abandonment, and what this means for workplace accountability.
Illegal Dismissal vs Abandonment: What Philippine Employees Must Know
Understand the difference between illegal dismissal and abandonment of work in the Philippines, and learn what employers must prove.
Conjugal Property Rights: Wife's Timely Action Required to Contest Husband's Sale
A wife who fails to contest her husband's unauthorized sale of conjugal property within ten years may lose her right to invalidate the transaction.
Upholding Attorney Accountability Negligence AND Breach OF Professional Duty 2
A lawyer who files an erroneous appeal and abandons a client's case violates Canon 18 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, risking suspension.
Psychological Incapacity: Abandonment and Infidelity Alone Insufficient for Marriage Nullity
The Supreme Court clarifies that abandonment, infidelity, and even bigamy do not automatically prove psychological incapacity under Article 36 of the Family Code.
Abandonment and Res Judicata in Agrarian Disputes: Tenant Rights and Land Ownership
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies abandonment, res judicata, and procedural rules in agrarian disputes between tenants and landowners.
Voidable Contracts When a Husband's Consent Is Crucial in Conjugal Property Sales
When a wife sells conjugal property without her husband's consent, the sale is voidable—but only if he acts to annul it in time.
Attorney Accountability Understanding Lawyer Neglect of Duty in the Philippines
A Philippine Supreme Court ruling on lawyer neglect of duty, abandonment of clients, and the ethical obligations of attorneys.
Counsel’s Negligence Reopens Criminal Appeals for Fair Representation
When a lawyer abandons a client’s appeal, the Supreme Court may reopen the case to protect the accused’s right to counsel.