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Applying the Law
“Given these facts, what exactly does she get?” — Turn rules into outcomes — money owed, days counted, shares divided — and meet procedure early enough to use it.
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Full lessons — comic, mechanism, problems and a check. About 20 minutes each.
Civil Procedure Iweek 2Which court, and what has to happen first“Saang korte ako magsasampa?”Jurisdiction is set by law and by the allegations in the complaint — never by where it is convenient to sue. File in the wrong one and years of work evaporate. Open lessonTaxation Iweek 3Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion“Tax planning lang daw. Kailan ito nagiging krimen?”Paying less tax is not wrong. Paying less than you know is due, with a bad-faith state of mind, through an unlawful act or omission, is. The difference is not the amount saved — it is how. Open lessonSales & Leaseweek 7The same land, sold twice“Dalawang beses naibenta ang lupa. Sino ang panalo?”Not the first buyer, not the one who paid more. Article 1544 runs a race, and good faith is the only way to finish it. Open lessonLabor Relationsweek 9Just cause is only half the case“Tinanggal ako sa chat. Legal ba 'yon?”Philippine law asks two questions about every dismissal, and an employer can lose on either one. This is the lesson students most often answer with only half of. Open lessonLabor Standardsweek 12Immediate resignation and the final pay“Nag-resign ako agad. Pwede bang hindi ibigay ang final pay ko?”The 30-day notice is real, and so is the employer's remedy for skipping it. Forfeiting wages is not that remedy. Open lesson
Courses this year
Each course names the text it is built on and the visual that carries it. Courses with a lesson ready are marked; the rest link to a quiz on the Bar subject they feed.
Semester 1
Commerce, work and tax
- Sales & Lease4u1 lessonCivil Code, Arts. 1458–1637, 1642–1688Double sale race (Art. 1544) — two buyers run at registration, good faith decides the finishOpens with: “Dalawang beses naibenta ang lupa.”
- Agency, Partnership & Trusts3uCivil Code, Arts. 1767–1932Authority spectrum — the agent's acts sliding from binding, to unauthorized, to ratifiedOpens with: “Nagbenta ang kasosyo ko nang walang paalam.”
- Labor Standards3u1 lessonLabor Code (P.D. 442), Arts. 82–96; P.D. 851Live calculator — 13th-month and premium pay with the formula exposed line by lineOpens with: “No work, no pay ba talaga sa regular holiday?”
- Taxation I3u1 lessonNIRC as amended (R.A. 8424; R.A. 10963)Income tax waterfall — gross income pouring through exclusions, deductions and brackets to tax dueOpens with: “Freelancer ako. May tax ba ako?”
- Admin Law & Public Officers2uAdministrative Code (E.O. 292)Exhaustion of administrative remedies — the courthouse door stays locked until each agency step clearsOpens with: “Diretso ba ako sa korte laban sa ahensya?”
- Legal Forms2uDraftingAnatomy of a pleading — caption, body, prayer, verification, certification against forum shopping
Semester 2
Obligations that outlive people
- Civil Procedure I3u1 lesson2019 Amendments (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC); B.P. 129 as amended by R.A. 11576Jurisdiction sorter — drop a case in by amount and subject, watch it land in the right courtOpens with: “Saang korte ako magsasampa?”
- Torts & Damages3uCivil Code, Arts. 2176, 2180, 2195–2235Vicarious liability tree — the driver's negligence climbing to the employer, and the defense that cuts the branchOpens with: “Nabangga ang delivery rider. Sino ang sagot?”
- Labor Relations3u1 lessonLabor Code, Arts. 219–292 [renumbered]Twin-notice clock — notice, five calendar days to answer, hearing, decision; skip a step and the dismissal is stamped infirmOpens with: “Tinanggal ako sa chat. Legal ba 'yon?”
- Credit Transactions3uCivil Code, Arts. 1933–2123; R.A. 3765Pledge, mortgage and antichresis compared — who holds the thing, who holds the paper, who gets paid firstOpens with: “5-6 ba ito o legal na interest?”
- Taxation II & Local Government3uNIRC; Local Government Code (R.A. 7160)Katarungang Pambarangay flow — the conciliation step that must precede the complaint, and the cases exempt from itOpens with: “Dumiretso ako sa korte, ibinasura.”
- Basic Succession Law2uCivil Code, Arts. 774–1105Legitime splitter — add a spouse, a legitimate child, an illegitimate child, and the estate re-divides liveOpens with: “Pwede bang idisinherit ang anak?”