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Commercial Law (DOMONDON Bar Codal Series)
The various Syllabi of the Bar Subjects for the 2021 Bar Examinations released by the Bar Examination Chairman, the Honorable Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, includes a “List of Relevant Materials.
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Taxation Law Vol. 1: General Principles, National Taxation
This Book is the SECOND EDITION of the author’s popular book which was specially written for those who could barely spare time for the review.
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Local Taxation: The WHYs and The HOWs of Local Taxation and Real Property Taxation
The May 9, 2022 elections will see the exercise by the people of their sovereign rights and a display that all government authority emandates from them.
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Effective Bar Review Methods
This 2022 Fifth Edition of the author’s “Effective Bar Review Methods” was inspired by the message delivered by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo during the launching of the Legal Education Advancement Program (LEAP) of the Legal Education Board (LEB) and the University of the Philippines Law Center at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Pasay City on February 24, 2022. “Chief Justice Gesmundo called on the academe’s support to the Court’s efforts towards digital transformation, especially after the conclusion of the first ever localized and automated Bar Examinations.”
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Statutory and Judicial Quick Guide to Local Government and Real Property Taxation
This 2021 edition of the Statutory and Judicial Quick Guide to Local Government and Real Property Taxation of Justice Japar B. Dimaampao comes out during what could be the worst of time and the best of time for our Local Government Units (LGUs). It is the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, whose end is not yet in sight.
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Statutory Construction
The book on Statutory Construction authored by Judge Noli C. Diaz, one of the distinguished professors at the College of Law of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) is an excellent guide on the construction and interpretation of statutes and contracts burdened with obscurity, insufficiency and conflicting provisions.
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Primer on Ordinary Civil Action and Appeals for the Bench and the Bar (and aoon-to-be lawyers)
This material did not come about to compete with the respected legal luminaries in the legal field that came before the humbled author of this book. Neither is this material an attempt to make the author an institution in Civil Procedure.
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Property and Land Laws
The laws involving Property and Land Laws are considered the most litigated actions in our courts. This is so because property rights are so sacred and having a property of your own is a wealth itself.
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Komprehensibong Gabay Sa Pamamahala ng Barangay
This comprehensive book is a pioneering work which will benefit all barangay officials, whether you are aspiring to be one, new to the job, or seasoned as an elected official. A must read for all!
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Cooperatives Law
The law which governs cooperatives, prior to the recent enactment of Republic Act No. 9520 (“Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008“), is Republic Act No. 6938 (“Cooperative Code of the Philippines”). Here’s a basic discussion on the new law (a more extensive primer will subsequently be released, initially made available to clients).
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Everyone’s Law Dictionary
This book, Everyone’s Legal Dictionary, aims to provide the students and the public with comprehensive definitions of legal terms, both traditional and modern. It would, thus, be a valuable tool for students and researchers to learn important concepts as they set their goals. I urge the readers to apply this learning so that they can contribute meaningfully to the betterment of the nation.
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Bar Review Companion on Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises
This review companion offers to assist examinees in their preparation for the next Examinations and their eventual work as practitioners.
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Bar Reviewer Labor and Social Legislation
This reading material is designed to provide the Bar candidates and law students a comprehensive review, with the aid of some of the latest Supreme Court decisions, on the fundamentals of the Labor Code, as amended, its implementing rules and regulations, and other related laws that are pertinent to their preparation for the Bar Examinations.
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Life at the Legal Front
This book, Life at the Legal Front, is yet another testament to Justice Brion’s brilliance as a writer, adept at exploring and explaining not only the legal but also human side of many significant issues, which, in turn, enable readers to more easily understand, and relate to, otherwise seemingly complex legal subject matters.
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Successful Prosecution of Human Trafficking Cases a Critical Analysis
“Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity”
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2019 Amendments on the Revised Rules on Evidence
This new book of Judge Bathan explained very well the 2019 Amendments on Revised Rules on Evidence. It is the humble hope of the author that this book (e-COVIDence-2019) will be of useful help to court-users, law students and bar-reviewees.
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2019 Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure
In response to the suggestion from bar candidates, court users and lawyers to update this book, the Author decided to come up with this 2021 Edition to include and insert in the discussion the salient features of the amendments introduced by RA 11576 on matters of jurisdiction over the subject matter. This updated Edition also includes some of the recent decisions of the High Court that emphasized the application of the amended rules.
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Legal Counseling for Practicing Lawyers
Legal Counseling for Practicing Lawyers (2015) Judge Recaredo Barte
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Political Law Reviewer
The author likewise has been motivated by a desire to dwell on the recent amendments and doctrines that are not easily accessible to those who fail to avail of the Supreme Court Reports of appealed cases and resolutions by courts of lower level that have either been reserved or modified by the high court.
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Labor Law
Despite the overflowing copies of books and review materials dealing on labor law in various bookstores countrywide, there still is a wide gap existing that necessitates for a more comprehensive and thorough learning of our labor laws, which should help fine-tune the present circuitous and sluggish settlement of disputes between the labor sector and employers in this country.
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Insurance and Pre-Need 555
The author of this reviewer on the Law of Insurance [Insurance Code (R.A. No. 10607) and Pre-Need Code (R.A. No 9829)], Deputy Commissioner Erickson H. Balmes of the Insurance Commission and a former Undersecretary, Department of Justice, has ensured this by complying with all that are desirable in a reviewer. This book is the first reviewer of its kind. The contents have been culled from the lessons and lectures prepared by him as a Professor of Law for the past 18 years; as a Bar Review and MCLE lecturer; and as a member of the UP Law Center Committee on the Suggested Answers to the Bar Examinations in Commercial Law.
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Ethics 300
Having planted a lot trees in his annual outreach programs for the environment and being a doting and devoted father to my good friend, Eunice Lorin or EULO, the release of Professor Balmes’ first law book, ETHICS 300 Relevant Questions and Answers in Legal and Judicial Ethics, A Pre-week Companion, completes the trifecta referred to above.
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International Human Rights Law and Human Rights Law in the Philippines
In this book’s Part One on International Human Rights Law, it is fascinating to note how Rey starts with some historical and even philosophical discussion, and then ends with Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LGBT) Rights In Part Two on Human Rights Law in the Philippines, he starts with its constitutional history before going to the Constitution’s Bill of Rights of the libertarian tradition of civil and political rights, followed by its Social Justice Article reflecting the new or second generation economic, social and cultural rights. One gets a sense of convergence, correspondence or counterparting between the earlier discussed (in Part One) “International Bill of Rights” and the current 1987 Philippine Constitution.
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Property Law
This book has not been arranged in the usual manner under the Civil Code. But it has been arranged in such a manner that the author(s) attempt to make it more comprehensible to the reader; and allow an overall picture to be developed on the subject.
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Philippine Government and Constitution
Preamble, The State, Police Power, Power of Eminent Domain, Taxation, Immunity of the State from Suit, National Territory, Declaration of Principles and State Policies, Bill of Rights, Citizenship, Suffrage, Separation of Powers, Delegation of Powers, Legislative Department, Executive Department, Judicial Department, Constitutional Commission, Local Government, Accountability of Public Officers, National Economy and Patrimony, Social Justice and Human Rights, Education, Science, Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports, The Family, Amendments or Revisions
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Legal and Judicial Ethics Reviewer
The introduction of the New Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (A.M. No. 22-09- 01-SC) has necessitated a new edition of this book.
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Land Titles and Deeds
The author wishes to apologize to the readers for the release of a new 2023 edition of this book; so soon after the release of a 2022 edition.