GP Olandesca Law Office

24/05/2026

As we begin the last week of May, we summarize the firm's case handling commitments.

Land dispute in El Nido, Palawan - prevailed. Secured judgment to eject interlopers.

6 Criminal cases associated with land dispute in El Nido, Palawan - prevailed. Case dismissed in favor of the client.

Complaint for falsification related to divorce secured by non-muslim before the DOJ Office of the State Prosecutor - prevailed. Elevated in court for trial.

10/03/2026

In this land dispute, the issue is whether the land owner who already resides abroad, and has not set foot in the property for more than 20 years, can summarily eject her caretakers from the property via the Rules on Expedited Procedure.

- we prevailed securing a judgement to recover possession. Case decided duration - 4 months from filing of complaint.

09/03/2026

We also handle labor cases.

In our latest case, we prevailed in an illegal dismissal case securing backwages, and attorney's fees for the employee-client.

For an employer client in hospitality, we settled and completed inspection orders issued by the DOLE ensuring labor compliance.

07/03/2026

We are hiring for an Office Secretary - 1 position

About the role

GP OLANDESCA LAW OFFICE' is seeking a skilled Office Secretary to join our team in Princesa Puerto Princesa City Palawan. In this full-time position, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to our law office, ensuring the smooth running of our day-to-day operations.

What you'll be doing

Providing administrative support to the lawyers, including diary management, travel arrangements, and meeting coordination

Handling incoming calls, emails, and correspondence, and directing enquiries to the appropriate person

Maintaining and organising electronic and physical filing systems

Preparing and formatting legal documents, such as contracts, letters, and reports

Assisting with event planning and office-wide projects as required

Ensuring the office environment is well-maintained and presentable

Providing a high level of customer service to clients and visitors

What we're looking for

Minimum 1 year of experience in a secretarial or administrative role, preferably in a professional services or legal environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise with clients and colleagues at all levels

Strong organisational and multitasking abilities, with a keen eye for detail

Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint

A professional, discreet, and diplomatic manner, with the ability to handle sensitive information

A flexible and adaptable approach to work, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines

Knows how to drive a vehicle including motorcycle driving is a plus.

About us

GP OLANDESCA LAW OFFICE is a professional law firm in Princesa Puerto Princesa City Palawan, providing a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses. With a team of experienced and dedicated professionals, we are committed to delivering exceptional legal advice and client service. Our firm is known for its commitment to excellence, integrity, and innovation, and we are proud to be an employer of choice in the local community.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now.

27/06/2025

Extenuating circumstance under Article 247 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended.

Walang kulong.

BABALA: SENSITIBONG BALITA

LABORER, PINATAY NANG MAAKTUHANG KASAMA ANG ASAWA NG SUSPEK SA BOARDING HOUSE

Patay ang isang 27-anyos na laborer matapos pagsasaksakin sa loob ng isang boarding house sa Chico Street, Barangay Poblacion, Narra, Palawan pasado alas-12:30 ng madaling araw ngayong Biyernes Hunyo 27, 2025.

Ayon sa report ng Narra MPS, Kinilala ang biktima na si Marvin, binata, residente ng Barangay Taritien, Narra.

Ayon sa imbestigasyon ng Narra Municipal Police Station, natagpuan ang biktima na hubo’t hubad at wala nang buhay, may tama ng saksak sa kaliwang bahagi ng katawan.

Kinilala naman ang suspek na si Mark 34-anyos, negosyante at residente ng Brgy. Estrella, Narra.

Batay sa ulat, nag-ugat ang krimen nang maaktuhan di umano ng suspek na may ginagawang kababalaghan ang kanyang asawa at biktima sa loob ng inuupahan nitong kwarto.

Sa galit, sinaksak ng suspek ang biktima gamit ang patalim na may habang 11 pulgada na narekober sa lugar.

Ayon sa asawa ng suspek, matagal na silang hiwalay ng kanyang mister, ngunit ito ang naging dahilan ng bugso ng galit ng suspek na nagresulta sa pananaksak.

20/06/2025

Celebrating victories and planning for the next. GP OLANDESCA LAW OFFICE is bound to Singapore. ✈️

18/06/2025

🙏🏼 blessing of acquittal

02/04/2025

19/05/2024

Among our Completed acquisition projects from due diligence, risk management, closing, sale, taxation and titling. This is one of the best untouched/non-touristy places in Palawan. This property has a beach frontage of about 200 meters.

Upon closing the sale, our client has acquisition earnings of ₱20M+. The closing price was ₱20M+ lower than the appraised value. After closing, we engaged one of the prominent land appraisers of Palawan who confirmed the valuation and our clients' acquisition earnings.

We acted as acquisition legal consultant representing the buyers located/working in the USA.

13/02/2024

Reposting Supreme Court's quotable quotes. CTTO who made efforts to compile.

Evelyn Chua-Qua v. Hon. Jacobo C. Clave, G.R. No. 49549, 30 August 1990

"The heart has reasons of its own which reason does not know"

Patricia Figueroa v. Simeon Barranco, Jr., SBC Case No. 519, 31 July 1997

"We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for marriage is a sacred and perpetual bond which should be entered into because of love, not for any other reason.

Rowena Padilla-Rumbaua v. Edward Rumbaua, G.R. No. 166738, 14 August 2009

"Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be boundless as it goes beyond the expectations people tagged with it. In love, "age does matter." People love in order to be secure that one will share his/her life with another and that he/she will not die alone. Individuals who are in love had the power to let love grow or let love die--it is a choice one had to face when love is not the love he/she expected.

Republic of the Philippines v. Maria Fe Espinosa Cantor, G.R. No. 184621, 10 December 2013 (Justice Leonen Dissenting Opinion)

"The waiting is as painful to the spirit as the endless search for a person that probably did not want to be found or could no longer be found."

Eduardo M. Cojuanco, Jr. v. Atty. Leo J. Palma, A.M. Case No. 2474, 15 September 2004

"If he really loved her, then the noblest thing he could have done was to walk away."

Chi Ming Tsoi v. Court of Appeals and Gina Lao-Tsoi, G.R. No. 119190, 16 January 1997

"Love is useless unless it is shared with another. Indeed, no man is an island, the cruelest act of a partner in marriage is to say 'I could not have cared less.' This is so because an ungiving self is an unfulfilled self. The egoist has nothing but himself.

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Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each other's feelings at a time it is needed by the other can go a long way in deepening the marital relationship. Marriage is definitely not for children but for two consenting adults who view the relationship with love 'amor gignit amorem', respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to compromise, conscious of its value as a sublime social institution."

Leonilo Antonio v. Marie Ivonne F. Reyes, G.R. No. 155800, 10 March 2006

"Marriage, in legal contemplation, is more than the legitimatization of a desire of people in love to live together."

Cresencio Libi and Amelia Yap Libi v. Hon. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 70890, 18 September 1992.

"One of the ironic verities of life, it has been said, is that sorrow is sometimes a touchstone of love."

Leonilo Antonio v. Marie Ivonne F. Reyes, G.R. No. 155800, 10 March 2006

"Statistics never lie, but lovers often do, quipped a sage. This sad truth has unsettled many a love transformed into matrimony. Any sort of deception between spouses, no matter the gravity, is always disquieting."

People of the Philippines v. Rustico Rivera y Palacio, G.R. No. 130607, 17 November 1999

"There can be no love where respect is gone."

Republic of the Philippines v. Maria Fe Espinosa Cantor, G.R. No. 184621, 10 December 2013 (Justice Leonen Dissenting Opinion)

"Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart or its flames burn low."

Concerned Employee v. Glenda Espiritu Mayor, A.M. No. P-02-1564, 23 November 2004

"The Court, like all well-meaning persons, has no desire to dash romantic fancies, yet in the exercise of its duty, is all too willing when necessary to raise the wall that tears Pyramus and Thisbe asunder."

People of the Philippines v. Lito Egan alias Akiao, G.R. No. 139338, 28 May 2002

"The universal puff about love being free, doubtless a stale statement, remains a useful piece of legal advice yet for the roaming lothario, to stress that money in all its forms, the dowry included, is not the legitimate consideration for passion and affection which ordinarily spring from courtship and requited love, nor does it endow a license to subject the object of his affection to lewd desires."

People of the Philippines v. Sonny Bautista y Lacanilao, G.R. No. 140278, 03 June 2004

"Love is not a license for lust."