Legal Insights

Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.

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Foreign Spouses Can File for Marriage Nullity in the Philippines: The Ambrose Ruling

Foreign spouses married in the Philippines have legal standing to file for nullity of marriage, as clarified by the Supreme Court in Ambrose v. Suque-Ambrose.

Proving Foreign Law in Philippine Courts: Divorce, Property Rights, and the Keppel Case

Philippine courts don't take judicial notice of foreign laws. Learn the proof requirements from the Supreme Court's Keppel ruling on divorce and property.

Protecting Victims: How Family Can Petition for Protection Orders Under the Anti-VAWC Law

The Supreme Court clarifies that a victim's family can file for protection orders under the Anti-VAWC Law, even after a criminal complaint is dismissed.