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PAP Law Atty. Paolo A. Punsalan (PAP) has been in the practice of law for almost seven years. Thereafter, he finished law at University of Santo Tomas.

He took up his Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science at Ateneo de Manila University.

๐Ÿฅ‚ Cheers to new beginnings.  Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, joyful, and successful 2026.
01/01/2026

๐Ÿฅ‚ Cheers to new beginnings. Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, joyful, and successful 2026.

Did you know you can start a corporation all by yourself in the Philippines? ๐Ÿคฏ R.A. 11232 otherwise known as the Revised...
16/11/2025

Did you know you can start a corporation all by yourself in the Philippines? ๐Ÿคฏ
R.A. 11232 otherwise known as the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines now allows the organization of a corporation which compromises only of one person or stockholder.

R.A. 11232 Section 116 provides:

One Person Corporation. - A One Person Corporation is a corporation with a single stockholder: Provided, that only a natural person, trust, or an estate may form a One Person Corporation



Source: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2019/02/20/republic-act-no-11232/

Securing a driverโ€™s license? One must distinguish between a non-professional vs. a professional driverโ€™s license. The Im...
05/10/2025

Securing a driverโ€™s license? One must distinguish between a non-professional vs. a professional driverโ€™s license. The Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 109030 provides:

a. Nonprofessional Driver's License (NPDL) - an authority in the form prescribed by the LTO granted to a person to operate a private motor vehicle; or

b. Professional Driver's License (PDL) - an authority in the form prescribed by the LTO granted to any driver hired or paid for driving or operating a motor vehicle whether for private or for hire to the public.



Source: https://lto.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IRR-RA10930.pdf?appgw_azwaf_jsc=yGTFFMzhvNbO_mpWNgvPHNhXHoX25kzYdHkwhZxruLs

๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—•๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ก๐—ข. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ on the ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ข...
24/07/2025

๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—•๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ก๐—ข. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ on the ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ was issued to guide employers and workers on the pay rules where there is suspension of work to ensure the safety and health of employees during weather disturbances and similar occurrences in the private sector.



Source:https://www.dole.gov.ph/php_assets/uploads/2022/08/Labor-Advisory-No.-17-22-Corrected-Number-Suspension-of-Work-in-the-Private-Sector-by-Reason-of-Weather-Disturbances-and-Similar-Occurences.pdf

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The MMDA has been trending these past few months on social media because of its clearing operations. Motorists ought to ...
09/07/2025

The MMDA has been trending these past few months on social media because of its clearing operations. Motorists ought to know that section 46 of R.A. 4136 otherwise known as the โ€œLand Transportation and Traffic Codeโ€ explicitly states:

"SEC. 46. Parking prohibited in specified places.โ€”No driver shall park a vehicle, or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon a highway in any of the following places:

a. Within an intersection
b. On a crosswalk
c. Within six meters of the intersection of curb lines.
d. Within four meters of the driveway entrance to and fire station.
e. Within four meters of a fire hydrant
f. In front of a private driveway
g. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the curb or edge of the highway
h. At any place where official signs have been erected prohibiting parking"



Source: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/26188

You probably heard this many times in the past. When a law is violated, the offender cannot simply say โ€œhindi ko alam na...
03/07/2025

You probably heard this many times in the past. When a law is violated, the offender cannot simply say โ€œhindi ko alam na bawalโ€. Under our Civil Code, particularly Article 3 thereof, it explicitly states:
โ€œIgnorance of the law excuses no one from compliance therewith."



Source: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/.../republic-act-no-386/

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Today, we honor our nation's freedom. June 12 marks our strength, our story, and the spirit that never surrendered. L...
12/06/2025

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Today, we honor our nation's freedom. June 12 marks our strength, our story, and the spirit that never surrendered. Let's celebrate our independence by living with purpose, unity, and pride.

Schedule a legal consultation online or on-site. Just click the link https://taplink.cc/paplaw, send us a direct message...
23/05/2025

Schedule a legal consultation online or on-site. Just click the link https://taplink.cc/paplaw, send us a direct message or email [email protected]

Practice Areas:
Civil and Criminal Litigation | Labor and Employment |Special Proceedings (Correction of Entries, Recognition of Foreign Judgements, etc.) | Family Law | Board of Special Inquiry (Immigration) | General Legal Advice/Consultation | Retainer Agreement | Contract Drafting and Review

Ngayon na ang Araw ng Halalan! Basahin ang mga paalala ng COMELEC galing sa kanilang Official page  tungkol sa ...
11/05/2025

Ngayon na ang Araw ng Halalan! Basahin ang mga paalala ng COMELEC galing sa kanilang Official page tungkol sa oras at lugar ng botohan:
โฐ 5:00AM - 7:00AM - ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ eksklusibo sa mga Senior Citizen, Persons with Disability (PWD) at Buntis na botante. Maaari pa rin silang bumoto hanggang 7:00PM.
โฐ 7:00AM - 7:00PM - ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ para sa lahat.
๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ - Para sa mga Senior Citizen, PWD, Indigenous People (IP), Buntis, at Escorted Persons Deprived of Liberty na botante.
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - Matatagpuan sa ground floor ng Regular Voting Center para sa mga Senior Citizen, PWD at Buntis na botante.
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ-๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - Matatagpuan sa Assisted Living Facility para sa mga Senior Citizen at PWD.
๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ - Mga itinatag na voting centers na malapit o nasa loob ng komunidad ng mga Indigenous Peoples kung saan maaari silang bumoto.
๐—ฃ๐——๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - Matatagpuan sa loob ng mga detention center o jail facility para sa mga Persons Deprived of Liberty.

Alamin kung saan ka boboto gamit ang Precint Finder: https://precinctfinder.comelec.gov.ph/

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, magtungo sa official website: https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=2025NLE





Source: COMELEC Official page

Lead the Change. Vote Wisely on May 12, 2025. Your vote has power. Use it for a better tomorrow!
10/05/2025

Lead the Change. Vote Wisely on May 12, 2025. Your vote has power. Use it for a better tomorrow!

"We take this opportunity to reaffirm our concern for the lowly worker who, often at the mercy of his employers, must lo...
01/05/2025

"We take this opportunity to reaffirm our concern for the lowly worker who, often at the mercy of his employers, must look up to the law for his protection. Fittingly, that law regards him with tenderness and even favor and always with faith and hope in his capacity to help in shaping the nation's future. It is error to take him for granted. He deserves our abiding respect. How society treats him will determine whether the knife in his hands shall be a caring tool for beauty and progress or an angry weapon of defiance and revenge. The choice is obvious, of course. If we cherish him as we should, we must resolve to lighten "the weight of centuries" of exploitation and disdain that bends his back but does not bow his head."



Source: Cebu Royal Plant vs.The Honorable Deputy Minister of Labor G.R. No. L-58639 August 12, 1987"

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