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Passive Income for Beginners

I. What is Passive Income? Passive income is money coming in with little to no work. According to Investopedia, there are three main categories of income: (1) Active; (2) Passive; (3) Portfolio

Essay on Law School Entrance

What would you consider as the top three Christian values that the Filipinos have shown during this crisis?  Crises reveal character. If there’s a notable event that comes out of the furnace

Republic v. Matias-Dagdag

Facts On September 7, 1975, Erlinda Matias married Avelino Parangan Dagdag. A week after the wedding, Avelino started leaving his family without explanation. He would disappear for months, and suddenly reappear for a

Norberto Vitangcol vs. People

G.R. No. 207406, Jan. 13, 2016 Lesson: “Marriage License cannot be found” issued by Civil Registrar is not sufficient to invalidate the first marriage and exculpate Vitangcol from the crime of Bigamy.

People vs. Mendoza Digest

Full text Lesson: A bigamous marriage need no judicial decree of nullity. Facts Arturo Mendoza was sentenced by the CFI guilty of bigamy and sentencing him 6 months and 1 day to 6

Republic vs CA and Castro Digest

Topic: Absence of marriage license a ground to annul the marriage Facts Angelina Castro sought for a judicial declaration of nullity of her marriage with Edwin Cardenas on the ground that no

Falcis vs. Civil Registrar General

Facts Atty Jesus Falcis is an openly-gay lawyer who prayed that Articles 1 and 2 of the Family Code be declared null and void on the ground that it violates the right