Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) About How To Travel, Retire, Work or Start a Business and Live in the Philippines
Here’s a recent comment I just received here at PhilFAQS where we try to have all the answers about moving to the Philippines, Living in the Philippines, Getting Married in the Philippines and the perpetual one, How Much Does it Cost to Live in the Philippines. We do our best but there are some questions that just don’t have an answer. At least, not yet. Remember this site is written by a lay person. The following are my personal readings, interpretations and opinions … [Read more...]
Can My Fiancée and I Marry If We Are Both Still Married? Recently I received a comment/question which was very, very interesting. I decided to answer it here on the “Main Blog” because I think there are so many issues and answers here that many more folks than the original commenter are going to be interested. It came (allegedly) from a reader named milang. First of all, Milang, I want to thank you for sending this in. I appreciate it. And thanks for the kind words too, … [Read more...]
Here’s an interesting and downright poignant issue a reader wants help with. But despite the US and Canadian connections it is no different that about 300 or 400 hundred other similar queries I have had heard. And the answers are all this article (and the related articles, if you can dig them out). But I'll amplify/restate a few things to try to make things more clear. Piece by piece: I have one for you .... My girlfriend was married in the Philippines over 8 years ago. later … [Read more...]
This question comes up so often it may seem boring to some. Yet the comments and questions I receive indicates it is still a big issue that a great many people have no concept of ... they are totally uneducated in this department. Short answers are: Yes, it does matter that she is married and yes, adultery is a crime in the Philippines. Oh, and, no, under the law of the Philippines and the US, it is NOT legal to get married if you are already married. Since one of … [Read more...]
Today I have a special treat. I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome a new author here at PhilFAQS, a lady I have known for some years now and whom I respect greatly. Although for personal reasons, her name will be withheld … she will go by the pen name, Atorni, this person is a gradate of a very prestigious law school here in the Philippines, and she comes to us with more than 10 years real, ‘hands on’ (or should that be ‘mind on’ experience) as a practicing … [Read more...]
I recently received this comment. Here’s my answer, although it wasn’t speedy enough for the likes of the commenter/question answerer. Really folks, I’m dancing as fast as I can here, and it’s pretty darn disheartening to mainly receive comments about my spelling, grammar and especially the speed at which I attempt to answer legal questions regarding messes you have gotten yourself into … in this case the commenter has had about 9 months to think about the “pickle” he’s in, … [Read more...]
Here is a principle upon which I live. You, each and every reader, are free to live by your own principle, conscience and belief. Just do me a big favor and don’t ask me if “it’s all right”. that is up to you, or, as we sometimes say here in the Philippines, “Bahala ka”. “Laws are mutually accepted rules by which, together, we maintain a free society. Liberty itself is built on a foundation of law. That foundation provides an orderly process for … [Read more...]
From time to time I find I really need to repost information I have already published. I know this is probably boring to some people but I often see readers doing what may prove to be very dangerous things … and not many of these folks do much backup reading to verify that some of their impressions are valid or to even find out if they are stepping off into the abyss to commit a crime in the Philippines without even considering the dangerous position they have put themselves into. In … [Read more...]
Isn’t it always great when you get a note from a reader telling you that you got things wrong? Well actually, even though I’m known for having a thin skin (onion skin as we call it here in the Philippines), I certainly do want to know when I have screwed up and got something wrong. But, on the other hand, it sometimes ruffles my feathers a bit when it turns out I really am not wrong. Here are just a few quotes from ‘real’ lawyers, much more qualified to speak on legal issues in the … [Read more...]
Here is yet another case that tugs at my heartstrings. It came in as a comment, but this lady asks way too many important things to have them buried in the comments section, so I have decided to make a full article out of this and offer what advice I can. Please remember: I am not a lawyer and what follows is my personal opinion only. Please do not take it as legal advice. If you are sick, you need a doctor, if you are in a legal bind you need an attorney. Act accordingly. Also, this … [Read more...]
Here’s a comment I received regarding one woman’s journey on the road of life. I get a lot of similar queries like this and I have decided to answer more of them here in the “main blog” instead of having them buried in the comments section. First, a disclaimer: I am not an attorney. This is not legal advice in any way. Please consult the properly professionals before you act on any of my words, which are, just one man’s personal opinion. Also I would like to add a request … [Read more...]
