Recently, the Fine Brothers (Fine Bros., Entertainment), well-known YouTubers, announced that they are going to license “react” videos. These “react” videos capture the reactions of people on certain issues, aspects of the society, products, actually anything under the sun. You can watch their announcement here. (Update: The Fine Bros. removed […]
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We have seen the MCQ come and go. Prior to that, we have seen memorandum writing and opinion writing too in the 2011 bar exams. These innovations were supposedly introduced in order to increase the bar exams passing rate. Interestingly though, and perhaps even ironically, even though the 2011 bar exams […]
Every law student may have heard about at least one law professor telling them a story about how he or she had to break up with a boyfriend (or a girlfriend) during the time when he or she were to take the bar exams. The obvious reason is that they want to place their […]
When I finished high school, I never imagined myself becoming a lawyer. I came from a simple family. My father was a taxi driver and my mother was a waitress. There were no lawyers in our family and we have no lawyer relatives at all. I still remember when we […]
Under Rule 14 of the Rules of Court, service of summons is to be in writing and served personally to the defendant. And by “personally” the rule means it should be served physically. There must be an actual paper notice sent to the defendant. Just recently, I came across an […]
Or should there be a 2015 Bar exams at all? I know it’s kind of early to tell but since a lot of universities are adjusting the start of their school year from the traditional June-March academic year to August-May, I think the 2015 bar exams should also be adjusted. […]
Below are links to the landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court in determining the liability of a school for the tortious act committed by its employees and students. As far as the tortious acts of students are concerned, the school is only subsidiarily liable. The controlling case is the […]
K A S U N D U A N Ang kasunduang ito ay ginawa at nilagdaan ng dalawang panig ngayong ika- ______ ng __________, taong 2013, dito sa _______________________, Baguio City, nina Gng. Juana Dela Cruz (GNG. Dela Cruz), biyuda, may sapat na gulang, Filipino, at naninirahan sa _____________________________________, – […]
What is the Judicial Affidavit Rule? The Judicial Affidavit Rule (A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC), promulgated on September 4, 2012 and made effective on January 1, 2013, is a procedural innovation which has the ultimate aim of decongesting court dockets by replacing the direct testimony of parties and witnesses in court with […]
The legal profession is one of the noblest in the world. It is indeed one of the pillars of the modern world. Without lawyers, we may not have a comprehensive system of international laws, interstate relations, civil rights, labor rights, commerce, law enforcement, and other important aspects of the society. […]
The Philippines was once under the colonial rule of the United States by virtue of the Commonwealth. After the Commonwealth, the Philippines was on its own but the American influence lived on. In the legal system, American influence is evident on how American jurisprudence has helped enrich the Philippine legal […]
Law school requires a hell lot of time and effort. As much as possible, once enrolled, one should devote all his or her time in studying law. But not all of us were blessed enough to have folks who can afford to send us to law school. I am studying […]
Digesting cases is a must in the college of law, this is actually regardless if it is being required by your professor or not. Once cases are assigned, a law student must observe due diligence and read these cases. For freshmen law students, you may be wondering how to make […]
So, you may have been writing a case digest for, say Criminal Law, when after writing a few sentences you review what you wrote and came across a line similar to this: “The fiscal then submitted three informations against the three accused.” If you are using Microsoft Word, you may […]
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