Ilonggo Volunteer Lawyers

21/05/2026

"Collusion" is defined as a "secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose,"or "[a]n agreement to defraud another to do or obtain something forbidden by law."

This post is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a marital law practitioner based in Iloilo City.

20/05/2026

The provisional determination of ownership in the ejectment case cannot be clothed with finality.

This post is brought to you by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a real estate law practitioner based in Iloilo City.

19/05/2026

18/05/2026

Only the aggrieved or injured innocent spouse of either marriage has the sole right to file the petition for othe declaration of nullity of the bigamous marriage.

This post is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a marital law practitioner based in Iloilo City.

16/05/2026

Psychological assessments based on testimonies of petitioner, respondent, respondent's mother, and the spouses' mutual friend may be given credence, unless there are reasons to believe that the testimonies are fabricated. As long as the totality of the evidence establishes petitioner's psychological incapacity, the declaration of nullity of marriage is warranted.

This post is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a law firm based in Iloilo City.

15/05/2026

It would be unreasonable to require the applicant to present a law or executive proclamation expressing government's abandonment of public land.

This post is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a real estate law practitioner based in Iloilo City.

14/05/2026

Beginning September 1, 2021, proof of "open, continuous, exclusive and notorious possession and occupation of alienable and disposable lands of the public domain not covered by existing certificates of title or patents under a bona fide claim of ownership for at least twenty (20) years immediately preceding the filing of the application for confirmation" shall be sufficient for purposes of judicial confirmation of title, and shall entitle the applicant to a decree of registration.

This post is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a real estate law practitioner based in Iloilo City.

12/05/2026

The Court is not a legitimizer of violations of law. What cannot be done directly cannot be done indirectly. This principle is elementary and does not need explanation. Certainly, if acts that cannot be legally done directly can be done indirectly, then all laws would be illusory.

This is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a law firm in Iloilo City.

11/05/2026

For as long as the property belongs to the State, although already classified as alienable or disposable, it remains property of the public dominion if when it is "intended for some public service or for the development of the national wealth."

This post is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a real estate law practitioner based in Iloilo City.

10/05/2026

Possession of public land which is of the character and duration prescribed by the statute is equivalent of an express grant from the State and operates to convert the land from public to private land.

This post is contributed by Causing Dela Cruz Law Office, a real estate law practitoner in Iloilo City.