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Is the hassle worth a court action?

By Aven Piramide | December 20, 2012 - 12:00am

There was a story of American old west that became the plot of several movies among the first one of which that I can recall, could be that which starred Henry Fonda.

Freeman Opinion

BSP, BAP bat for faster clearing of checks

August 6, 2012 - 12:00am

A bill that will fast track the clearing process of checks from the present three to five days to just one day is being finalized by regulators and stakeholders and is expected to be filed in Congress within...

Business

House bill seeks to combat pyramiding scams

By Dino Maragay | July 16, 2009 - 12:45pm

MANILA, Philippines – Stressing the increasing number of people who fall victim to pyramiding schemes, a congressman has filed a bill aiming to curb this illegal activity.

Long distance Love

By Kay Malilong-Isberto | October 9, 2006 - 12:00am

I do not know if all parents are as anxious as I am. I remember bursting into tears a few days after my son was born and he was brought to my room. I was afraid to hold him because he looked so fragile. I also...

Freeman Opinion

Holder in due course

By A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) | By Jose C. Sison | September 15, 2004 - 12:00am

Is the drawer of a bouncing check criminally liable even if he did not receive the amount of the check he issued? This is the question resolved in this case of Nick.

Opinion

Banks liable for encashing forged checks

By Aurea Calica | September 12, 2004 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court has ruled that banks should be held liable for paying forged checks even if done in good faith. In a 32-page decision penned by Justice Dante Tinga, the SC Second Division upheld a Manila Regional...

Business

An easy choice: Make the taxpayers pay twice or collect from the collecting agent bank double?

By POINT OF LAW By Victor P. Lazatin | October 21, 2003 - 12:00am

Over the past week, we have been pre-occupied with a group of taxpayers – mostly multinationals from Japan, Taiwan, China and USA – whose tax payments were diverted after receipt by the BIR’s collection...

Business