Villamor Law and Notary Public

03/10/2026

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Republic Act No. 1080 (1954) declares passed Bar and Board examinations as civil service eligibles https://s.shopee.ph/2LYXYcr1Ms

02/10/2026

"To facilitate reporting and streamline internal oversight, people may send complaints of corruption involving court personnel and members of the judiciary directly to [email protected]."

"LET US SERVE OUR PEOPLE WELL"

Supreme Court (SC) Acting Chief Justice Marvic Leonen urged court justices, judges and personnel to not be complicit in corruption, noting that grave ethical breaches inflict harm on public service and equal justice.

“Every act of corruption benefits the powerful or the wealthy. It weakens our ability to serve those who are poor or disempowered,” Leonen said in the Memorandum Order No. 94-2026, dated September 30, 2026.

He directed all court justices, judges, lawyers and court personnel to report all incidents and information that warrant investigation. These instances are those that involve possible violations of anti-graft and corruption laws by any judge, justice, or court personnel at any level of the judiciary.

To facilitate reporting and streamline internal oversight, people may send complaints of corruption involving court personnel and members of the judiciary directly to [email protected].

“Those who have information, therefore, are encouraged to provide as much relevant and concrete information that they can safely disclose so the court may proceed with its own inquiry, fact finding, or investigation,” read the memo.

02/10/2026

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines invites lawyers to participate in the IBP Northern Luzon Leg of the IBP ADR Roadshow: Do You Want to Become an Accredited IBP Arbitrator? to be held on 22-24 October 2026 in Baguio City, hosted by the IBP Baguio-Benguet Chapter in partnership with Saint Louis University.

Lawyers may register and settle payment through the myIBP App. Students and non-lawyer participants may register through the IBP Baguio-Benguet Chapter.

Slots are limited.

See you there!

01/10/2026

Aray ko po 😅

Back in law school, akala ko mas madali ipa-probate ang HOLOGRAPHIC WILL kaysa sa NOTARIAL WILL. Now in practice, baliktad pala. 😅

📌TIPS para sa nagbabalak gumawa ng kanilang LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. Pwede nyo po ipa PROBATE ANTE-MORTEM yung Will nyo kahit buhay pa kayo. Wag nyo na hintayin mamatay kasi nag-aaway mga anak nyo. 😅 Pati kaming abogado inaaway din nila. 🫢

30/09/2026

Sa sesyon nito ngayong araw, ika-30 ng Setyembre 2026, isinantabi ng En Banc ng dahil sa teknikalidad, kabilang ang kawalan ng legal standing at prematurity, ang magkakahiwalay na petisyon nina Victor D. Rodriguez, Berteni Cataluña Causing, at Atty. Ernesto B. Francisco, Jr. na kumukuwestiyon sa interpretasyon ng Senate Impeachment Court sa kinakailangang two-thirds na boto para mahatulan sa kasong impeachment.

Noong Setyembre 23, 2026, nagpasya ang Senate Impeachment Court na ang pariralang “all the Members of the Senate” sa ilalim ng Article XI, Section 3(6) ng Konstitusyon ay tumutukoy lamang sa mga senador na legal at aktuwal na maaaring lumahok sa mga paglilitis sa impeachment sa oras ng botohan.

Iginiit ni Rodriguez na sa pamamagitan ng interpretasyong ito ay epektibong binago ng Impeachment Court ang Konstitusyon dahil nagdagdag ito ng kwalipikasyong wala sa teksto nito. Hiniling niya sa Korte Suprema na ipawalang-bisa ang naturang desisyon at ideklarang anumang pagbabago sa Article XI, Section 3(6) ay dapat dumaan sa proseso ng pag-amyenda o pagrerebisa ng Konstitusyon. Humiling din siya ng temporary restraining order (TRO) laban sa pagpapatupad ng ruling.

Samantala, iginiit ni Causing na dapat pa ring isama sa bilang ang mga senador na nananatili sa puwesto kahit sila ay nagtatago, nakakulong, o hindi makadalo dahil sa kanilang kalagayan sa kalusugan. Hiniling niya ang pagpapalabas ng status quo ante order (SQAO) at/o TRO para pigilan ang anumang pinal na botohan sa hatol kay Vice President Sara Z. Duterte habang nakabinbin ang kanyang petisyon. Hiniling din niyang atasan ang mga Senador na sina Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Jr., Rodante Marcoleta, at Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa na lumahok sa impeachment trial at ang Senado na gumawa ng kinakailangang hakbang para matiyak ang kanilang pagdalo.

Iginiit naman ni Francisco na dahil 24 ang miyembro ng Senado ayon sa Konstitusyon, kinakailangan ang pagsang-ayon ng hindi bababa sa 16 na Senator-Judges para magkaroon ng hatol. Ayon sa kanya, nananatiling mga miyembro ng Senado ang mga senador na nakakulong, naka-medical leave, o pansamantalang hindi nakadadalo at dapat silang isama sa bilang. Humiling din siya ng SQAO habang nilulutas ang kanyang petisyon.

Basahin ang press briefer sa https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=174115.

Maaaring i-download ang mga pleadings mula sa Public Pleadings section ng SC website sa https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/public-pleadings.

Sumunod sa Credit Attribution Policy ng SC PIO: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/credit-attribution-policy/.

28/09/2026

28/09/2026

Now we are talking 😎

27/09/2026

Presiding Judge Janice L. Andrade-Udarbe of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, Lucena City, Quezon, and Acting Presiding Judge of Pasig City RTC Branch 161, discusses the use of online chat logs and videos as evidence vis-à-vis the right to privacy in 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟑𝟔: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭. Judge Andrade-Udarbe is also a Professorial Lecturer at the Philippine Judicial Academy, an MCLE Lecturer, a law professor, Bar reviewer, and author of law books.

• 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺?

• 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴, 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵?

This week's podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Facebook, and the website.

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SC website: http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/podcasts/