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A foreigner may buy a condominium unit only where a corporation holds the common areas
It turns on whether the project’s common areas are held by a condominium corporation or co-owned by the unit owners. A foreigner cannot buy in the second kind. The Constitution is short and it is absolute: “Save in cases of hereditary succession, no private lands shall be transferred or conveyed except to individuals, corporations, or associations qualified to acquire or hold lands of the public domain.” Those…
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A foreigner cannot own Philippine land, and the exceptions are narrow
A land title transfer goes through four offices in a fixed order
Four taxes fall on a land title transfer, and the property’s classification decides which apply
Foreign ownership starts at 100 percent, and the Negative List is the exception
Filipino ownership of a company is counted twice, on voting shares and on total shares
Cyber libel is ordinary libel published online, and only the author is liable
Cyber libel prescribes in one year, and the year runs from discovery
Final pay and separation pay are not the same thing
Registering a One Person Corporation
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Mel Joseph G. Castro promoted to Underbar Associate
Mel Joseph G. Castro, a paralegal at Badayos & Badayos Law since November 2024, was promoted to Underbar Associate on 21 September 2026. Mel Joseph G. Castro was promoted to Underbar Associate at Badayos & Badayos Law in Cebu City on 21 September 2026.
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