MISSED PAYMENTS ON REAL ESTATE FINANCING
YOUR RIGHT IF YOU MISS PAYMENTS ON YOUR REAL ESTATE FINANCING A lot of Filipino-Americans in the U.S. are buying real estate properties in the Philippines, like condos, townhouses or residential homes, as vacation houses or for investment purposes. Most of these purchases are financed either by a bank or the seller, and the buyer…
Read MoreLand Title Issues In The Philippines
Do You Have a Clean Land Title? With the proliferation of fake land titles and fraudulent sales of lands in the Philippines, nothing is more important in buying real estate properties there than verifying the authenticity of the title or making sure there are no limitations or legal claims on the land. In short, you…
Read MoreBECOME A GREEN CARD HOLDER UNDER THE EB-5 INVESTOR VISA
Investing in the U.S. is one of the fastest ways to get a Green Card or Legal Permanent Status in the U.S. Undoubtedly, the U.S. is still the world’s top investment destination. For several years through 2014, the cumulative foreign direct investments in the U.S. neared 3 trillion dollars, eclipsing other economic giants such as…
Read MoreSelling Inherited Real Estate Property
For those living here in the U.S., most would rather sell the real estate properties they inherited in the Philippines than deal with the hassle of maintaining properties thousands of miles away, not to mention the costs. There are, however, important things one must know to ensure that the sale goes smoothly and legally. First,…
Read MoreExtrajudicial Settlement of Estate: When Your Loved One Passes Away
Nothing is more difficult than losing a loved one, but we must learn to live with this unavoidable fact of life and move on when it happens. One of the things we have to deal with in moving on is settling the estate of the deceased. In this article we’ll explore two options in the…
Read MoreThe Estate Tax
The estate tax is a tax on the right of the decedent to transmit his/her estate to his/her lawful heirs and beneficiaries at the time of death and on certain transfers, which are made by law as equivalent to testamentary disposition. This is not a tax on the properties inherited, but a tax on the…
Read MorePacquiao’s Promoters Lawsuit
Pacquiao’s Promoters Lawsuit The Filipino Law Group (FLG) has decided to file a lawsuit against the promoter, trainer and manager of Manny Pacquiao for perpetrating fraud in the so-called “Fight of the Century” between Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2, 2015. FLG sued Top Rank, Inc., Bob Arum, Michael Koncz and…
Read MoreDriver’s License for Undocumented Aliens
YOU CAN APPLY FOR CALIFORNIA DRIVER’S LICENSE REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2015 Starting January 1, 2015, the California’s Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV), will start issuing driver’s license to California residents, regardless of immigration status. In other words, even if an applicant does not have legal immigration status (overstaying or undocumented alien)…
Read MoreObama’s Immigration Executive Order
Undocumented Filipino Immigrants Take Advantage of the Obama Executive Order Register Now with the Filipino Law Group (FLG) When Obama ran and campaign for the presidency, one of his campaign promises was to overhaul the immigration policy of this country. Obama was thinking of the 12 million undocumented aliens living in the country. In…
Read MoreBlack List Order (BLO)
By: Edgardo M. Lopez, Esq. “…[I]f we dare state it so simply, is that there are no boundaries in the universe….” Ken Wilber, No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth Ken Wilber may be correct in today’s world of globalization. But in reality, borders and boundary lines are drawn through the enforcement…
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