Extrajudicial Settlement of Estates in the Philippines
When a person dies in the Philippines, property left behind (the “estate”) can only be legally transferred to the heirs through a process called “settlement of estate.” The settlement [...]
SERVING SUMMONS OUTSIDE THE US: PHILIPPINES
In today’s interconnected and diverse world, interaction among countries is unavoidable. One such cross-border interaction is getting jurisdiction in a legal action pending in one country over a person [...]
Doing Business in the Philippines
If you are a non-Filipino citizen intending to invest and set up a business in the Philippines, there are different ways to do it and certain restrictions to observe. [...]
Dual Citizenship In The Philippines
YOU COULD BE A DUAL CITIZEN BY BIRTH
A lot of children of Filipino ancestry who are born in the U.S. are not aware that they are citizens of both [...]
RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN DIVORCE DECREE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Philippine laws relating to marital status follow Filipinos wherever they may go. Thus, as a rule, a married Filipino remains married even if a divorce is obtained abroad because [...]
BECOME 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 [...]
Driver’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 [...]
Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
Undocumented Filipino Immigrants Take Advantage of the Obama [...]
Black 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 [...]