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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Expropriation and Just Compensation: Protecting Property Rights in Road Widening Projects

Learn how Philippine law protects property owners in expropriation cases, ensuring just compensation for land taken for road widening projects.

Indispensable Parties Protecting Lienholder Rights IN Property Disputes

When the government takes private land for public use, it must pay just compensation—even if the owner once reserved the lot for road widening.