Any Filipino citizen who occupies a residential lot for at least 10 years may file a Free Patent Application with the CENRO.
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I am a lawyer based in Iloilo. I handle cases before the Office of the Ombudsman, the Prosecutors' Office, and the courts, ranging from administrative to civil and criminal cases. I also handle and facilitate corporate and environmental compliance cases.
Corporate Dissolution and Liquidation
A corporation's dissolution gives rise to a concomitant obligation of liquidating its affairs.
Settling the Estate of Deceased Persons: Decedents with no will and no debts
Heirs of a decedent who left neither will nor any debt are afforded several modes to settle the decedent's estate and effect transfer of properties to their names.
MIA: Claims for death benefits
The family of a soldier who set out for service but never came back need not file a petition for declaration of presumptive death in order that they may claim death benefits.
Just Compensation, Free Patents, and the 60-meter easement
The landowner is generally entitled to payment of just compensation for every taking of his or her private property. However, when the Government invokes its right-of-way under Section 112, CA 141, just compensation cannot be recovered as a general rule.