Burkley & Aquino Law Office

Burkley & Aquino Law Office A Dynamic Law Firm engaged in matters concerning land & real estate, business development and agrarian laws.

04/11/2025

Ang patronage politics, o sistemang padrino, ay isang sistema kung saan ang mga politiko (patrons) ay nagbibigay ng mga pabor o benepisyo tulad ng trabaho, pera, o serbisyo sa kanilang mga tagasuporta (clients) kapalit ng kanilang boto o suporta sa eleksyon. Ang sistemang ito ay madalas na nakabatay sa koneksyon tulad ng kaibigan (cronyism) o kamag-anak (nepotism) sa halip na sa merito, at nauugnay sa korapsyon at pagpapahina ng tunay na pag-unlad ng bansa dahil napapanatili nito ang kapangyarihan sa iilang pamilya lamang.

1. Pakinabang kapalit ng suporta: Nagbibigay ang mga politiko ng mga benepisyo, lalo na sa eleksyon, kapalit ng suporta ng mga botante.
Pabor sa halip na merito: Ang mga posisyon sa gobyerno o iba pang pabor ay ibinibigay batay sa pagkakaibigan o koneksyon, hindi sa kakayahan ng isang tao.
2. "Patron-client" relasyon: Lumilikha ito ng isang siklo ng pag-asa kung saan ang mga botante ay nakadepende sa politiko para sa kanilang mga pangangailangan, habang ang politiko naman ay nakikinabang sa kanilang suporta.
3. Epekto: Ito ay nagpapahina sa demokrasya at pag-unlad dahil nagiging hadlang ito sa pagkakaroon ng patas at transparent na pamamahala at nagbibigay-daan sa mga political clans na manatili sa kapangyarihan.

BALaw Fam 2025...
15/10/2025

BALaw Fam 2025...

26/08/2025

Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

06/03/2025

The (SC) has ruled that land buyers must verify ownership by checking the certificate of title and reviewing the records in the Registry of Deeds to avoid fraudulent transactions.

In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, the Court’s Third Division upheld the rulings of the Regional Trial Court and Court of Appeals which voided the land titles of a married couple who failed to conduct due diligence when they bought the properties from someone who acquired her titles through fraud.

Orencio and Eloisa Manalese purchased two parcels of land from Carina Pinpin, who presented certificates of title in her name and claimed to have bought the properties from the original owners, the late Narciso and Ofelia Ferreras.

However, the administrator of the Ferreras estate, alleged that Pinpin fraudulently obtained duplicate titles by submitting a false affidavit of loss and a forged deed of sale. Pinpin then used these to sell the properties to Spouses Manalese a year later.

The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts’ findings, stressing that buyers must check both the certificate of title and the Registry of Deeds records before purchasing land. Relying solely on a certificate of title is insufficient, especially if there are signs of fraud or irregularity.

In this case, the Spouses Manelese failed to investigate despite multiple warning signs, making them liable for not exercising due diligence. Several key documents were already on record, including the affidavit of loss procured by Pinpin, the issuance of another set of duplicate titles, a second affidavit of loss by a certain Zenaida Ferreras, and the nearly simultaneous registrations of these three annotations on the titles.

Said the Court: “Since petitioners did not inquire into the register, and even without such inquiry, they are nonetheless constructively notified of every registration affecting the said subject properties, they cannot feign ignorance of such
registrations.”

Read the full text of the Press Release at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-land-buyers-must-check-both-title-and-registry-of-deeds-records/.

Read the full text of the Decision at https://tinyurl.com/3njh86mk.

Read the Separate Concurring Opinion of Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting at https://tinyurl.com/3k2p236k.

Copying of this content is subject to the SC PIO’s Credit Attribution Policy: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/credit-attribution-policy/.

BALaw works in CamSur- with Danish Ambassador...
02/06/2024

BALaw works in CamSur- with Danish Ambassador...

At night…
21/02/2022

At night…

B&A at dusk…
21/02/2022

B&A at dusk…

Address

27 Philam Road, Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig City
Pasig
1603

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Burkley & Aquino Law Office posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Burkley & Aquino Law Office:

Shortcuts

Share

Category