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It is a remedy available to any person whose right to life, liberty, and security has been
violated or is threatened with violation by an unlawful act or omission of a public official
or employee, or of a private individual or entity.
The writ covers extralegal killings and enforced disappearances or threats thereof.
QUESTION 3: “What are the interim reliefs available in the Writ of Amparo?” [30 seconds]
1. (TPO) Temporary Protection Order
2. (IO) Inspection Order
3. (PO) Production Order
4. (WPO) Witness Protection Order
HABEAS DATA
QUESTION 1: “What is the nature and scope of Habeas Data?” (Go vs. Faelnar)
The writ of habeas data is a remedy available to any person whose right to privacy in life,
liberty or security is violated or threatened by an unlawful act or omission of a public
official or employee, or a private individual or entity engaged in the gathering, collecting
or storing of data or information regarding the person, family, home and correspondence
of the aggrieved party.
CHANGE OF NAME
QUESTION 1: “What are the grounds for Change of Name” (Suralta vs. Bunco)
1. When the name is ridiculous, dishonorable or extremely difficult to write or pronounce;
2. When the change results as a legal consequence such as legitimation;
3. When the change will avoid confusion;
4. When one has continuously used and been known since childhood by a Filipino name,
and was unaware of alien parentage;
5. A sincere desire to adopt a Filipino name to erase signs of former alienage, all in good
faith and without prejudicing anybody; and
6. When the surname causes embarrassment and there is no showing that the desired
change of name was for a fraudulent purpose or that the change of name would
prejudice public interest.
QUESTION 3: “What is the purpose why alias names must appear in the title or caption in the
petition?”
All the names or aliases must appear in the title or caption of the petition, because the reader
usually merely glances at the title of the petition and may only proceed to read the entire petition
if the title is of interest to him.
ABSENTEES:
QUESTION 1: “What is the purpose of this rule?” (Muti vs. Lomondaya)
So that through a petition an administrator may be appointed over the properties of the
absentee. But, if absentee left no properties, such petition is unnecessary.
(b) The heirs instituted in a will, who may present an authentic copy of the same;
(c) The relatives who would succeed by the law of intestacy; and
(d) Those who have over the property of the absentee some right subordinated to the
condition of his death.
2. Five (5) years in case the absentee has left a person in charge of the administration of
his property,
QUESTION 2: “When is the petition for change of first names or nicknames allowed?”
When such names or nicknames are:
1. ridiculous,
2. tainted with dishonor or extremely difficult to write or pronounce; or
3. the new name or nickname has been used habitually and continuously petitioner and
has been publicly known by that first name or nickname in the community; or
4. the change will avoid confusion.
KATARUNGAN PAMBARANGAY
QUESTION 1: “Where is the venue in amicable settlements?” (Lomodaya v Muti)
(a) Disputes between persons actually residing in the same barangay shall be brought
for amicable settlement before the lupon of said barangay.
(b) Those involving actual residents of different barangays within the same city or
municipality shall be brought in the barangay where the respondent or any of the
respondents actually resides, at the election of the complaint.
(c) All disputes involving real property or any interest therein shall be brought in the
barangay where the real property or the larger portion thereof is situated.
(d) Those arising at the workplace where the contending parties are employed or at the
institution where such parties are enrolled for study, shall be brought in the barangay
where such workplace or institution is located.
Any party to the dispute may, within ten (10) days from the date of the settlement,
repudiate the same by filing with the lupon chairman a statement to that effect sworn to
before him, where the consent is vitiated by fraud, violence, or intimidation. Such
repudiation shall be sufficient basis for the issuance of the certification for filing a
complaint as hereinabove provided.
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(2) Any ascendant, descendant or collateral relative of the aggrieved party within the
fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, in default of those mentioned in the
preceding paragraph; or
(3) Any member of the immediate family, namely: the spouse, children and parents of
the aggrieved party;
2. What are the procedural requirements under rule 108 (Cancellation or Correction
of Entries in the Civil Registry) include: (Bajao v Barbarona)
Answer: (a,e,b,c,d)
(A false attestation will subject the erring lawyer to disciplinary actions or even
disbarment.)
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