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Compendium on Customs Seizure & Forfeiture Proceedings
The COMPENDIUM ON CUSTOMS SEIZURE & FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS is a reference intended for all those who aspire to fully grasp and understand pertinent provisions of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA); Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as amended; An Act Creating the Court of Tax Appeals, as amended; the Revised Rules of the Court of Tax Appeals; Customs Administrative Orders (CAOs); Customs Memorandum Orders (CMOs); and allied laws, rules and regulations, including Supreme Court and Court of Tax Appeals’ pronouncements and rulings, on customs seizure and forfeiture proceedings and appeals processes. It is a must-have for fellow public servants, stakeholders, professionals and students who aim to increase their proficiency on the subject.
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Compendium on Customs Abandonment Proceedings
The COMPENDIUM ON CUSTOMS ABANDONMENT PROCEEDINGS is a reference intended for all those who aspire to fully grasp and understand pertinent provisions of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA); Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as amended; An Act Creating the Court of Tax Appeals; Customs Administrative Orders (CAOs); Customs Memorandum Orders (CMOs); and allied laws, rules and regulations, including Supreme Court’ pronouncements and rulings, on customs abandonment proceedings and appeals. It is a must-have for fellow public servants, stakeholders, professionals, and students who aim to increase their proficiency on the subject.
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Reviewer for Customs Broker Licensure Examination
This reviewer consists of test questions that could help students and future customs brokers achieve mastery of the CMTA, a major component of the board exams. A labor of love, this book was written by the authors as customs brokers committed to help prepare examinees for the licensure examination.
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Principles and Remedies in the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
It took me a month to revise and update my unpublished book entitled, “THE LAW ON CUSTOMS SEARCH, SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE”, used exclusively by my students in Lyceum of the Philippines University as an instructional material. I tried my best and my worst to perfect the said masterpiece but I did not succeed.
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Jottings and Jurisprudence in Civil Law (Succession)
Since its first edition in 1998, this book has been updated every four years: in 2002, 2006, and 2010. This quadrennial cycle was broken in 2014, when, owing to heavy teaching loads which the author imprudently took on, a fifth edition failed to appear.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 5) Sales
Art. 1458, By the contract of sale one of the contracting parties obligates himself to transfer the ownership of and to deliver a determinate thing, and the other to pay therefor a price certain in money or tis equivalent.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 4) Obligations and Contracts
Concept and Kinds of Prescription – Under the common law, the word “prescription” is generally used with reference to the acquisition of a right by the lapse of time. It is said, for example, under the common law, that one may acquire a right to real property or to an easement by prescription. On the other hand, the word “limitation,” as applied to actions under the common law, has reference to the time within which an action must be brought after the right of action has accrued. Under the Civil Code, the word “prescription” is used to cover both these ideas.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 3) Succession
Basis of Law of Succession – By succession, the transmissible property, rights and obligations of a person pass, upon his death, to his heirs and other successors mortis causa. There has been some conflict among writers as to the basis of the law on succession.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 2) Property
Property is an economic concept, meaning a mass of things or objects useful to human activity and which are necessary to life, for which reason they may in one way or another be organized and distributed, but always for the use of man.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 1) Persons
Since the effectivity of the new Civil Code, there has been persistent clamor among members of the bench and the bar, among professors and students, for a work that would explain the provisions of the Code, particularly those which were borrowed from other countries. The present work seeks to answer this need.
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Torts and Damages (Annotated)
To update this Book on Torts and Damages, the author has decided to put up a revised edition to include important decisions of the Supreme Court rendered after its maiden publication in 2004. The decisions included cover the year 2005 up to 2009 which have amplified subsisting jurisprudence.
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The Family Code of the Philippines Annotated
This Book would not have been a reality without the kind and valuable assistance of chosen personnel in the author’s Law Office specifically in the herculean task of preparing the Manuscript and the proofreading of lay outs. The author for all these is deeply indebted to Ms. Dolores S. Lacuata, Ms. Angelina L. Baptista and Ms. Marilou Y. Pineda for their months of continuous work.
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Obligations and Contracts
This revised edition will be of great help to practicing lawyers, magistrates and students of law. Important decisions of the Supreme Court for the last nine (9) years have been studiously considered and are now annotated parts of this Book.
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Legal Ethics (Annotated)
The book which is written in simple style, will prove rewarding and profitable to students of law, researchers, lawyers, prosecutors and judges because the field of Legal and Judicial Ethics has been comprehensively covered.
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Judicial Ethics (Annotated)
This Book used to be the second part of “Legal and Judicial Ethics” of the author which was first published in 1993, revised in 1995 and again in 1999. It is one of the recipients of the Centenary Book Awards on June 8, 2001 given by the Supreme Court on the occasion of its Centennial Celebrations.
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Persons and Family Relations
In this book entitled “Family Code of the Philippines Annotated,” Prof. Pineda presents a comprehensive and systematic annotation on the provisions of the Code.
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Sales and Other Special Contracts
With this revision, again, it is my fervent wish that it shall continue to be a meaningful guide to all readers who may find the need for it in solving some legal problems regarding sales and relevant subjects.
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Law on Property
The revision of this book printed in 1999 is necessitated by the intervening decisions of the Supreme Court within the span of 10 years. These decisions have clarified , modified and amplified existing jurisprudence.
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Succession and Prescription
This revision, hopefully, will be of great help to law researchers, law students, and bar reviewees without having to mention law professors, judges and magistrates.
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Partnership, Agency and Trusts
The author wrote this book to keep students, lawyers and judges abreast of the law and jurisprudence on the consolidated subjects. He has included recent decisions of the Supreme Court interpreting certain provisions of the law and amplifying some existing precedents.
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Credit Transactions and Quasi Contracts
This book entitled “Credit Transactions” is an annotation of Articles 1933 to 2141 of the New Civil Code, which Code became effective on August 30, 1950.
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Agrarian Reform Law: Bastion of Social Justice
This humble work is a product of months of meticulous research and in-depth analysis by the Author of the various extant social legislations that pervade our statute books, among which are an assortment of agrarian reform laws.
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Guidebook on Legal Research and Thesis Writing
This book is a valuable addition to the needed instructional resources for legal education, specially on the topic of legal research and thesis writing where there is a dearth of available published materials.
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The Laws on Land Titles and Deeds: Revisited and Updated
This book, “The Laws on Land Titles and Deeds: Revisited and Updated”, will navigate you on the specific provisions of land laws regarding the modes of land disposition, land registration system, the title or the instrument itself, the institutions involved in land administration, the requirements and the processes. Atty. Alvin T. Claridades has put extensively in details the substantive provisions to guide law students, legal practitioners, and the public in general.
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Environmental and Natural Resources Laws
This humble work is not merely a textbook. It is offered as a vade mecum, a companion guidebook for all the guardians and protectors of the environment.
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Constitutional Law 1
The Constitution which is at the very core of our nation’s existence as an independent democratic republic has doubtlessly made dents on every Filipino’s life, ether through provisions championing our rights or those that chasten and chastise us for trampling upon our fellowmen’s rights.
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Basic Succession Law
This book provides, among others, an overview of the general concepts of succession, the pertinent legal provisions on testate and intestate succession, wills in general, testamentary capacity and intent, allowance and disallowance of wills, the legitime, grounds for disinheritance, hereditary rights of legitimate and illegitimate children, and partition and distribution of the estate.
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Special Rules and Proceedings
- SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS – RULES 72 TO 109 OF THE RULES OF COURT
- REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11642 OR THE “DOMESTIC ADMINISTRATIVE ADOPTION AND ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE ACT”
- RULE ON GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS – A.M. NO. 03-02-05-SC
- RULE ON CUSTODY OF MINORS AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN RELATION TO CUSTODY OF MINORS – A.M. NO. 03-04-04-SC
- RULE ON THE WRIT OF AMPARO – A.M. NO. 07-9-12-SC
- RULE ON THE WRIT OF HABEAS DATA – A.M. NO. 08-1-16-SC
- REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9048 OR THE CLERICAL ERROR LAW, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10172
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Constitutional Law 2
Constitution Law is the core of Political Law, dealing as it does with the very essence of sovereignty which is articulated through the vivid words of a State’s fundamental law: the Constitution.
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Mga Pormularyong Legal sa Wikang Filipino
Inasam ng may-akda na makasulat ng isang aklat na naglalaman mga pormularyong legal sa ating sariling wika na magagamit sa mga pangkaraniwang sinumpaang salaysay, kasulatan, at kasunduan, gayundin and mga pormularyong hudisyal na kadalasang ginagamit sa mga kaso sa hukuman.
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The Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Building Code of the Philippines Annotated
This book on The Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Building Code, Annotated – a compendium of major laws, rules, and regulations on building and housing design standards – is therefore a most welcome endeavor to further educate and guide our engineers, architects, urban planners, developers, and, more importantly, the local government units, on existing construction parameters and standards which are complemented by the accompanying referral codes such as Batas Pambansa Blg. 220 and the Revised Rules and Standards for Economic & Socialized Housing Projects, and Presidential Decree No. 957 or the Subdivision and Condominium Buyer’s Protective Decree and its Revised IRR both of which are under the regulatory jurisdiction of this Department.
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Laws on Easement, Road Right-of-Way & Building Setback
This work is but a modest attempt at expounding the meaning of the term easement — sometimes called servitude — and all of its types, in a way that is all-encompassing and easy to comprehend. That easement is simply a right to use and/or enter into the real property of another without possessing the same will be the starting point of fully understanding what the term is all about.
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Transportation Law and its Nuances
Transportation law is the area of law dealing with the carriage of passengers and goods from one point to another usually for compensation.
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Compendium of Election Laws and Related Jurisprudence
This humble work is admittedly a modest attempt at untangling the Gordian knot, so to speak, that shackles what would ideally be a wholistic appreciation of Philippine election laws and rules, by delving into the evolution of Philippine election statutes, commencing from the olden days when we as a people first donned our right of suffrage and leading to the present time when we have swung into the modern age of automated and digitized electoral processes. Such measured and methodical exploration is complemented by the author’s in-depth study of extant special procedural rules and prevailing case laws that have permeated our evolving electoral legal system.
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Property and Land Law (Books One and Two)
Property-related cases and issues litter every nook and cranny of our society and a good number of them end up languishing in the dustbin of our administrative agencies and judicial tribunals.
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Q&A on Homeowners’ Association, Federation, and Confederation
Since the publication in 2016 of the book “Q & A on Housing and Land Use for Subdivision & Condominium Buyers and Real Estate Practitioners,” there have been persistent clamors from various stakeholders, such as subdivision residents and community leaders, for the author to write another book, this time on the subject of homeownership and homeowners’ association, the latter term being more popularly known and referred to as the “HOA”.
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Q&A on Housing and Land Use for Subdivision & Condominium Buyers and Real Estate Practitioners
This book entitled “Q & A ON HOUSING AND LAND USE FOR SUBDIVISION & CONDOMINIUM BUYERS AND REAL ESTATE PRACTITIONERS” by Atty. Alvin T. Claridades is one piece of work worth commending and recommending if only for its attempt to “laymanize” and simplify the provisions of the various laws and regulations pertaining to housing and land use to the end that they are easily understood by its end-users.
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Real Estate and Homeownership: Laws, Rules and Regulations
Real Estate and Homeownership: Laws, Rules and Regulations
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The Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines
Now a profession under the Professional Regulation Commission and under a Real Estate Service Board, the provisions of the new law under Republic Act No. 9646 for real estate brokers, real estate appraisers, real estate consultants, real estate salesmen and even real estate assessors are discussed and analyzed, and includes the PRC law, its implementing rules and regulations and pertinent provisions of the Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’ Protective Decree [ PD 957 ] affecting real estate brokers and salesmen.
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Real Estate Laws: Focus on the Philippines
At the time of the writing of this book, the real estate industry in the Philippines may be observed to be in its growth or developing stage.
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Real Estate Appraisal Review Quizzer
This book is prepared for aspiring B.S. Real Estate Management students and unlicensed real estate service practitioners who are interested in taking the Board Licensure Examination for Real Estate Appraisers (BLREA) and Board Licensure Examination for Real Estate Brokers (BLREB).
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Real Estate Exam Reviewer: Brokerage Practice
Those who want to be part of the real estate business as practitioners or specifically as brokers have a mission to fill. What better way can be done to these future real estate professionals than to provide the materials, resources and support system such as this review material.
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You are Pursued by God
This is for those who already experienced the power of God but still want to be reminded of how deep and wide His love is.
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Yes to Success
A collection of inspirational thoughts by the world’s leaders, plus instructive verses from the Bible to guide day-to-day living.
Compiled and edited by two ordinary Filipinos doing the EXTRAORDINARY to help and inspire others to SUCCESS.
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Written on Water
This coffee table book is a collection of Alvin B. Cruz’s one hundred and one new haiku interspersed with watercolor paintings by Pinky Peralta. Built around the general theme of the four seasons, Written on Water offers a microscopic yet colorful view of life in seemingly ordinary things: falling leaves, a shared umbrella, shadow of a butterfly, soundless wind chimes, and many other everyday encounters made extraordinary by the combined magic of the poet’s pen and the artist’s brush.
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Wonderful Habits for a Wonderful Life
All of us dream of a wonderful life. In order to achieve this, we must develop and have wonderful habits because these will determine how we will handle the problems, tests and trials in our life journey. In the same way that bad habits will make our life bad, messy and lonely, wonderful habits will make our life wonderful, successful and happy!