Daily Serving of Legal Matters

 So you're a dog lover? Know what are your obligations and responsibilities under this law.  This is Republic Act No. 9482 or the "Anti-Rabies Act of 2007". The State has declared as its policy to protect and promote the right to health of the people by providing a system for the control, prevention of the spread, and eventual eradication of human and animal Rabies and establishing the need for responsible pet ownership. As a pet owner, you have these responsibilities: 1.  Have your Dog regularly vaccinated against Rabies and maintain a registration card which shall contain all vaccinations conducted on your dog, for accurate record purposes. 2.  Submit your Dogs for mandatory registration. 3.  Maintain control over your Dog and not allow it to roam the streets or any Public Place without a leash. 4.  Be a responsible Owner by providing your Dog with proper grooming, adequate food and clean shelter. 5.  Within 24 hours, report immediately any Dog bitin...

Considering that we have no DIVORCE in our country, we could not file any petition to that effect.  However, the Family Code of the Philippines provides instances on which the spouses may file an action in court when it comes to matters affecting their marriages. Specifically, the same Family Code discusses the grounds on which the contracting parties may invoke either for Declaration of Nullity or Annulment of Marriage or for Legal Separation as the case may be. In my previous posts, what were discussed are the grounds for declaration of nullity and the annulment of marriage. In this post, what would be discussed is the differences between legal separation and the declaration of nullity or annulment of marriage. 1.  In Legal Separation, the bond of marriage is not severed.  The spouses remain married to each other, however, they may be separated from bed and board.  While it permits the partial suspension of marital relations, the marriage bond sti...

Dog is a man's best friend.  I do not know if it is still true as of this moment.  Whether you treat your dog as your best friend or not, that will not except you from doing your responsibilities as a pet owner. A photo taken from bing images. In the Philippines, one of the causes of death of persons is rabies contamination from the bites of a dog.  Thus, inorder to address this problem, our Congress has legislated the Republic Act Number 9482 or otherwise known as "The Anti-Rabies Act of 2007". Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus. The disease affects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infectious material, usually saliva, via bites or scratches.  Rabies is present on all continents with the exception of Antartica, but more than 95% of human deaths occur in Asia and Africa. Once symptoms of the disease develop, rabies is nearl...

I have a confession to make.  Yes, I am guilty.  I admit that once in my life I have eaten ASUZENA (I am not sure if this is the correct spelling).  But that was long time ago already.  I would never eat it again. Asuzena is local delicacy which utilizes DOG MEAT as its main ingredient.  You read it right.  Dog meat is sometimes prepared as pulutan and in fact in some localities here in the Philippines it is regarded that much as compared to pork and beef. Very recently, a truckload of dogs have been rescued from being slaughtered and cooked into ASUZENA.  The persons behind this were all apprehended and appropriate charges were filed against them. What is/are the violation/s faced by these people if any? According to Republic Act Number 8485 or otherwise known as "The Animal Welfare Act of 1998", it is UNLAWFUL to kill or cause or procure to be tortured dogs for this matter.  It is basically animal cruelty. "Any violator of this law sh...