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Special Commercial Laws
This book is designed not only to deepen students’ grasp of commercial law but also to aid them in confidently approaching the bar examination. Each chapter breaks down challenging concepts into clear, digestible explanations, focusing on the essential points that bar candidates need to master. To further support exam readiness, the book includes practice questions and bar-style review exercises that align with the topics most commonly tested, allowing students to refine their skills and reinforce their understanding.
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Constitutional Law: The Fundamental Powers of the State and Bill of Rights
Since this humble work on Constitutional Law was first introduced in 2022, a lot of doctrines have been modified and/or clarified, among others, the MMDA in relation to police power and eminent domain; clarification on the issuance of administrative warrants by the Bureau of Immigration and deportation; and the introduction and application of the imminent lawless action test on cases involving freedom of expression. Thus, it is necessary to revise and update this work. I also took the time to adjust and correct the layout of the chapters, providing an optimal reading experience for the student and advocate of Constitutional Law.
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Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Explained
The book attempts to :
a) give a backgrounder on how the Paris Agreement on Climate Change was arrived at, why is it like that, and its relationship to the United Nations Framework Agreement on Climate Change;
b) elaborate its provisions one by one while giving an update how these provisions have progressed since its adoption in Paris, France in 2015;
c) give an idea of the extent of Philippine obligations therein and how the Philippines has implemented them recently; and
d) show the full extent of the Paris Agreement Rulebook, while giving a summary of each of these key guidelines in each of the key building blocks of the Agreement -
Mutual Defense Treaty
The Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America (MDT) was signed on August 30, 1951, in Washington, D.C. between representatives of the Philippines and the United States. The overall accord contains eight articles and dictates that both nations would support each other if either the Philippines or the United States are attacked by an external party.
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Public International Law: Law of Nations
International Law, also known as Public International Law and Law of Nations, is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally accepted in relations between nations. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework to guide states across a broad range of domains including war, diplomacy, trade, and human rights. International Law thus provides a means for states to practice more stable, consistent, and organized international relations.
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Breaking and Broken: Mastering Family Dispute Resolution
This book, Breaking and Broken: Mastering Family Dispute Resolution, aims to shine a spotlight on the unique challenges and profound opportunities presented by the distinct legal, cultural, and societal frameworks that govern family conflicts in the Philippines. Whether you are a mediator, a legal professional, social worker, counselors, community leader or someone grappling with family conflicts, I hope this book provides you with the insights and strategies needed to navigate these challenging situations with grace and effectiveness.
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Philippine Alternative Dispute Resolution
I yearn for this book to serve as a meaningful contribution to the body of existing knowledge on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and, ultimately, toward the efficient administration of justice in the country.
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Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence on Anti-Human Trafficking
Last October 2020, the first edition of this book went into print. Due to several updates on the law and jurisprudence on human trafficking, this is now an opportune time to come up with the second edition. First, the passage of R.A. 11862 which expanded the previous anti-human trafficking laws became effective last June 2022. The Expanded law significantly added several definitions aimed to penalize modern ways of committing human trafficking such as Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children and use of Child Sexual Exploitation of Children among others. Also, the Expanded law provides more protection against vulnerable members of our society such as persons with disability or a member of an indigenous community.
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Unlocking Women’s Rights: The Special Laws for Empowerment
This compilation of special laws on women in the Philippines is not merely a collection of legal texts but a testament to the nation’s ongoing efforts to achieve gender justice. It encompasses a range of legislation, from the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act, which provides robust protection against domestic violence, to the Magna Carta of Women, a landmark law that affirms women’s rights as human rights and sets out comprehensive measures to eliminate discrimination.
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The Labor Code of the Philippines (College Edition)
The Labor Code of the Philippines (College Edition)
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The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (College Edition)
The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (College Edition)
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The Law of Public Officers
THE LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS, as a field of public law, presents many interesting, and a few complicated, precepts – on the qualifications of public functionaries, the methods for their appointment or election, their performance of their broad duties and limited powers, the period for their exercise of their authority, and the termination of their officerships.
This work, written more than six years after its last edition, covers many significant new pronouncements of the Supreme Court on the subject, with a few of them providing for the discarding of what were heretofore reasonably considered as fixed concepts.
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Effective Criminal Defenses
The distinct features of this book could keep a criminal lawyer up to date with legal defenses, major Supreme Court decisions, and most importantly the changes in Philippine criminal justice, patterned after international judicial trends. There is orderly administration of justice and respect for the rule of law when criminal cases are resolved expeditiously.
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Empowered: Understanding Women’s Rights and the Laws
This book discusses the various domestic and international laws protecting and promoting women’s rights. It also includes the common crimes and legal disputes experienced by women in the Philippines. It will answer misconceptions and frequently asked questions on certain crimes and disputes thus providing a deeper understanding of their rights as a victim. It discusses how to start legal proceedings and how one could protect themselves and their interests from further harm.
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Remedial Law Volume 1: The 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure
This simple book is a product of the authors’ working knowledge in the field of Remedial Law and is intended to simplify the study of Civil Procedure and other related laws as a supplementary reading materials for the students of law, bar candidates, and bar practitioners. It is highly recommended, that while reading, the reader must take a glance first of the codal provisions of the Rules of Court.
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Bar Reviewer in Remedial Law (Syllabus-Based) Volume 2
The annual Bar Examination is fast approaching. Every year, Bar Candidates would try to acquire as many books as they want in order to make sure that they would leave no stone unturned. A Legal Luminary, in the person of Dean Salvador N. Moya II, had long prepared this book to ensure that the Outline for the 2024 Bar Questions in Remedial Law would be fully covered and discussed including the important principles and latest jurisprudence on the matter.
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The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (College Edition)
The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (College Edition)
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Annotations and Jurisprudence on Criminal Procedure
Consequently and after writing my recent book on Evidence, I was emboldened to follow this up with Criminal Procedure. As I have been doing litigation since I was admitted to the Bar in 2010, plus the prior years where I worked as paralegal and researcher, I want to reduce some of my knowledge and experience in writing, for me to share my thoughts and views on practice and pleadings for the student of the law and legal practitioners.
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Reviewer in Labor Law and Social Legislation
The idea of coming up with a reviewer on labor law and social legislation was prompted by my desire to help 4th year law students and those taking the bar examinations, in their journey towards achieving their goal of passing the examinations, in their journey towards achieving their goal of passing the examinations and having a fulfilling practice or career in labor law.
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2020 Supreme Court Reports Annotated, Quick Index-Digest (Part 1 & 2)
Due to the insistent requests and suggestions coming from the subscribers of the Supreme Court Reports Annotated urging us to come out with a yearly supplement to our SCRA Quick Index-Digest, the Central Book Supply Editorial Staff, headed by its Publisher and Executive Editor, Atty. Jose Agaton R. Sibal (†), has finally responded by putting out this advance edition of the SCRA Quick Index-Digest covering all decisions of the Supreme Court in 2020 as reported in SCRA, Volumes 928 to 966. This edition therefore updates the first four volumes of the SCRA Quick Index-Digest.
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Legal and Judicial Ethics
The legal profession plays a vital role in shaping and upholding the rule of law in any society. Basic Legal and Judicial Ethics is a 3-unit mandated core course designed to instill ethical values and professional responsibility in law students. Ethical scenarios and case studies are integrated into the curriculum to develop best practices and guidelines for ethical conduct in the legal profession.
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A Treatise on the Local Government Law in the Philippines: Notes and Cases
This book aims to equip law students, practitioners, and scholars with the necessary knowledge to navigate and excel in the field of local government law in the Philippines by providing a comprehensive and detailed examination of these topics.
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Philippine Administrative Law
This edition tackles what the author constantly refers to as the continuing experiments in this field, as acknowledged and addressed or adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court in the last eight years, and on the basis of recent laws imposed, or inflicted, by the legislature, as enforced, properly or not, by the executives.
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Bar Reviewer in Remedial Law (Syllabus-Based) Volume 1
The annual Bar Examination is fast approaching. Every year, Bar Candidates would try to acquire as many books as they want in order to make sure that they would leave no stone unturned. A Legal Luminary, in the person of Dean Salvador N. Moya II, had long prepared this book to ensure that the Outline for the 2024 Bar Questions in Remedial Law would be fully covered and discussed including the important principles and latest jurisprudence on the matter.