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• Magdalene and Shantung Company entered into a contract of agency before the consul general of the Philippines in Singapore. They stipulated that Magdalene shall be the administrator of the real properties of Shantung Company in the said country. By virtue of the said contract, Magdalene sold the 1 hectare land of Shantung Company located in Singapore to Mayhem Real Estate Corporation without any special power of attorney. The said contract of sale was executed before the vice consul of the Philippines in Singapore. Under the laws of Singapore, the sale of a real property by an agent without a special power of attorney is valid. Shantung Company filed a suit for the annulment of the contract of sale on the ground that Magdalene has no authority to sell the property. If you were the judge, which of the following courses of action should you take?
• Glenda, a Filipino citizen and John Riel, an Australian citizen, got married in the consular office of the Philippines in Australia. According to the laws of Australia, a marriage solemnized by a consular official is valid, provided that such marriage is celebrated in accordance with the laws of such consular official. What is the status of the marriage of Glenda and John Riel?
• The President of a foreign country came to visit the Philippines in cognito. While enjoying the beautiful beach in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, he as caught in flagrante delicto raping a young girl. If you were a police officer, what would you do?
• A, an American citizen married B, a Filipina in the Philippines. A obtained a decree of divorce against B capacitating him to remarry under USA law. Can B remarry?
• A, a Russian citizen married B, a Filipina. A divorced B who came back to the Philippines and filed a petition for recognition of the foreign decree of divorce. It was recognized but the RTC of Manila found that A is not capacitated to remarry. Can B get married?
• Samson, the son of a wealthy family has always claimed that since childhood, he was not a boy. He played with the girls and did not mingle with the boys. After finishing his course at a university in the Philippines, he went to the US to take up his masteral and doctorate degrees. He consulted several doctors of the possibility of sex transmission from that of male to that of a female. The sex transmission was done in Thailand and which was certified as successful by a medical expert in Manila, hence, he claimed to be a woman. He filed a petition for correction of entry of his record of birth from male to female and his name from Samson to Delailah as he was marrying his fiancé. The lower court granted the petition. Is the order of the court correct?
• A & B are married. A became a member of the US Armed Forces but when he came back to the Philippines he found out that his wife was cohabiting with his brother. When he went back to the USA, he divorced B; then got married to C. He died and in the petition for settlement of his estate, B contended that she is entitled to inherit. Is B correct?
• A, while travelling in Cananda executed a will before Philippine Consul B with only two (2) witnesses. Under Canadian Law, two (2) witnesses would suffice. When he arrived in the Philippines he filed a petition for probate. How do you think the court will decide?
• X is a naturalized Filipino. In 1990, he migrated to the USA and embraced American citizenship. In 2010, he returned to the Philippines and asks you whether he can own a residential lot in Manila. What is your advice?
• The Roponggi property of the Philippines was sought to be sold to help raise funds to finance the various economic projects of the State. If you were consulted on this legal matter, what would be your advice?