Atty. Mark Leo Paga

02/08/2024

Executive Order No. 64, s.2024. "Updating The Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel and Authorizing the Grant of an Additional Allowance, and For Other Purposes."

17/07/2024

The Office of the Chair, Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, has issued a Notice re: Total Number of Applications for the 2024 Bar Examinations, List of Key Cities for Local Testing Centers, Deadline for Applicants with Deferred Documents, and Other Matters

Read the Notice at:
https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/re-total-number-of-applications-for-the-2024-bar-examinations-list-of-key-cities-for-local-testing-centers-deadline-for-applicants-with-deferred-documents-and-other-matters/

28/06/2024

**READ:** Republic Act 12006, which mandates private higher education institutions to waive college entrance examination fees for poor students who belong to the top 10 of their high school graduating class, has lapsed into law.

Under RA 12006, high school graduating students will be eligible for a waiver of college entrance exam fees on five conditions:

1. The student must be a natural-born Filipino citizen.
2. The student must belong to the top 10 percent of their graduating class.
3. The student must come from a family whose combined household income falls below the poverty threshold as defined by NEDA.
4. The student must apply for college entrance exams to any private higher education institution within the Philippines.
5. The student must satisfy all requirements of the private school.

24/06/2024

Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206, the same court that granted former senator Leila de Lima bail in November 2023, clears her of the third and last charge of conspiracy to commit drug trading

23/06/2024

Janice de Belen: "Kung ayaw nila ng divorce, let's criminalize infidelity."

Netizen: "Sampolan si Rigor!" 😭

**Note:** Maaari kang maghain ng reklamo para sa concubinage laban sa iyong asawa at sa kanyang kabit. Ayon sa Artikulo 334 ng Philippine Revised Penal Code, ang concubinage ay isang krimen na nagaganap kapag ang isang kasal na lalaki ay gumagawa ng alinman sa mga sumusunod:

1. Pakikipagtalik sa isang babae na hindi niya asawa sa kahiya-hiyang paraan (halimbawa, bulgar at lantarang pakikipagkasama sa kabit sa pampublikong lugar).

2. Pagpapatira sa kabit sa tahanan ng mag-asawa.

3. Pakikipag-live-in sa kabit sa isang bahay.

Ang lalaking napatunayang nagkasala ng concubinage ay papatawan ng pagkakakulong mula anim na buwan at isang araw hanggang apat na taon at dalawang buwan (Prisión correccional).

Samantala, ang kabit ay hindi makukulong. Ang parusa sa kabit ay destierro lamang, ibig sabihin, pagbabawalan siyang pumunta sa mga lugar na nakasaad sa court order na hindi hihigit sa 250 kilometro at hindi kukulang sa 25 kilometro mula sa tinukoy na lugar.

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17/06/2024

LOOK: Proposed salary increase for teachers under Senate Bill No. 2611, filed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, aims to establish the sixth iteration of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL VI).

On Monday, May 6, Senator Estrada expressed confidence that there is sufficient time to study the proposal for a new round of salary increases for government workers. This comes after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterated that any proposed wage increase would need to be addressed by Congress first.

The Confederation for Unity, Recognition, and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) has called for the national minimum wage for state workers to be raised to P33,000 monthly. This follows President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s call for a review of the prevailing minimum wage rates across all regions.

Senator Estrada expects the DBM to present a comprehensive study on the feasibility of providing additional salary increments for state employees during the 2025 national budget deliberations. He is confident that economic managers have anticipated the need to allocate funds for salary restructuring due to the escalating cost of living.

Estrada's Senate Bill No. 2611 proposes a 10 to 46 percent adjustment in government workers' salaries over four years. He emphasized that there is still time to study this proposal.

If passing SSL VI proves infeasible, Estrada suggests that an executive order could be issued, similar to former President Benigno Aquino III's EO No. 201 in 2016, which implemented salary increases when Congress failed to ratify a new SSL.

"We hope that consideration will be given to the proposal I submitted, given the continuous increase in the price of goods and the needs of the workers," Estrada added.

Read full details: https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=19&q=SBN-2611

17/06/2024

Late Upload (Seminar on Work Ethics)
For Compliance 😂🤣

11/06/2024

10/06/2024

**Attention Incoming First-Year College Students: Apply Now for the CHED Scholarship Program!**

The application for the CHED Merit Scholarship Programs (CMSP) for the academic year 2024-2025 is now open.

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**Application Form:** [CHED Application Form](https://www.chedro5stufap.com/index.php/application/app_form)

Source: CHED Regional Office 5

10/06/2024

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After that grueling semester, you deserve a break! Perfect timing because the BarOps Committee is holding a 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝟐 on June 12, 5 PM at 𝐒𝐌 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝟐.🍿🥤🎥

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You may purchase your tickets now for the price of Php 600.00 (inclusive of food and drinks). Don't forget to invite your family and friends to join in the fun! 🥰

Tickets are available through this link:
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𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 2024 𝐵𝑎𝑟 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑜 𝐿𝑎𝑤 𝑁𝑎𝑔𝑎. 💙💛

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31/05/2024

31/05/2024

Affected provisions of Rule 112 (Preliminary Investigation) of the 2000 Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure will be deemed repealed once the 2024 Department of Justice-National Prosecution Service Rules on Preliminary Investigations and Inquest Proceedings are promulgated by the DOJ.

Read more at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-to-repeal-provisions-of-rule-112-of-the-revised-rules-on-criminal-procedure/

23/05/2024

The Supreme Court ruled that violators of the Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) Act or RA 9262, are not entitled to community service as an alternative penalty.

Paga and Baroma Law Office

23/05/2024

“Marami ka na sigurong pera kasi abogado ka. "
Me: 😢

12/05/2024

Celebrations like this don't feel meaningful without you. We are grateful for all you do and pray this Mother's Day marks the beginning of boundless success. You're an amazing woman. Warm wishes from all of us at Paga and Baroma Law Office.

Atty. Mark Leo Paga

01/05/2024

Alam mo ba?

Noong Mayo 1, 1903, nag-organisa ang Union Obrera Democratica de Filipinas (UODF), ang unang unyon ng manggagawa sa Pilipinas, ng isang rali na nagtampok ng mahigit sa 100,000 manggagawa upang ipanawagan ang mas magandang kalagayan sa paggawa at ang kasarinlan ng Pilipinas mula sa pamahalaan na pinamumunuan ng mga Amerikano. Ipinangunahan ito ni Dominador Gomez. Nag-umpisa ang rali sa Plaza Moriones sa Tondo at nagtapos sa Malacañang, kung saan nagmartsa at kumanta ang mga manggagawa ng mga awit laban sa Amerikano. Kasama sa mga hinihingi ng rali ang isang walong oras na arawang trabaho, makatarungang sahod, at pagkilala sa Mayo 1 bilang isang pampublikong pagdiriwang. Nagresulta ang rali sa pag-aresto ng ilang mga miyembro at panggigipit sa mga grupo ng manggagawa sa mga sumunod na buwan.

Source: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/edsa/the-ph-protest-appendix/

16/03/2024

Here's a Google Map link to our office.

M.L. Paga & B.A. Baroma Law Office & Notarial Services

Atty. Bea Anne Baroma-Correo
Paga and Baroma Law Office

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