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		<title>Estafa and Bouncing Checks Law (B.P. 22)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is inevitable that we will encounter a check at least once in our lifetime. This medium of commerce is still very common despite the proliferation of credit cards. Sadly, with the increase in its use there is also the increase in the number of individuals taking advantage of checks to defraud other people. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychology Act of 2009 (RA 10029)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After some years of waiting we finally have a law, which will regulate the practice of psychology and psychometrics here in the Philippines. Congress recently passed the Psychology Act of 2009 in recognition of the important roles played by psychologists and psychometricians in our country as well as the need to protect the public from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Requirements of Marriage in the Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The requirements of a valid marriage in the Philippines are contained in the Family Code. This law mentions two classes of marriage requirements, namely the essential as well as the formal requirements of marriage. It is important for a person who is intending to get married to know what these requirements are to ensure that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illegal Recruitment Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several of our fellow Filipinos end up being victimized by unscrupulous illegal recruiters. Thus, instead of landing a dream job abroad and earning dollars, they find themselves not being able to leave the country despite spending hard earned money to pay the illegal recruiters, or worse, some OFWs become TNT or &#8220;tago ng tago&#8221; for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 (RA 9995)</title>
		<link>http://www.jamesbiron.com/2010/07/anti-photo-and-video-voyeurism-act-of-2009-ra-9995/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 was passed as a solution to prevent the proliferation of scandals the most notable of which is the the one which involved Dr. Hayden Kho, Dr. Maricar Reyes as well as actress Katrina Halili. The law itself provides that its main objective is to penalize acts that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Separation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years there has been an increase in the number of couples desiring to terminate their marriage for one reason or another. One of these is the physical abuse they experience from their partner or sometimes, bizarre traits, which they discovered in their partner such as excessive alcoholism or even tendencies to fall with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple buys iPad Trademark from Fujitsu</title>
		<link>http://www.jamesbiron.com/2010/03/apple-buys-ipad-trademark-from-fujitsu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jamesbiron.com/2010/03/apple-buys-ipad-trademark-from-fujitsu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no hint as to the kind of wild negotiations that took place behind closed doors, but Apple is now the proud owner of the &#8220;iPad&#8221; trademark that was once held by Fujitsu. Back in March 2003, Fujitsu filled for ownership of &#8220;iPad&#8221; in connection with a Windows CE device for point and sale. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 (RA 9994)</title>
		<link>http://www.jamesbiron.com/2010/02/expanded-senior-citizens-act-of-2010-ra-9994-provides-evat-exemption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who are considered as senior citizens? Senior citizen or elderly refers to any resident citizen of the Philippines at least sixty years old. This definition of senior citizen has three requirements in order that a person may be considered as a senior citizen under RA 9994 &#8211; Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, thus he/she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>List of Candidates for President, Vice President and Senator for the 2010 Election</title>
		<link>http://www.jamesbiron.com/2010/02/list-of-candidates-for-president-vice-president-and-senator-for-the-2010-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jamesbiron.com/2010/02/list-of-candidates-for-president-vice-president-and-senator-for-the-2010-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listed below are the names and nicknames of candidates for President, Vice President and Senators who are allowed by the COMELEC to participate in the incoming May 2010 election. Also indicated are the names of the political parties to which these candidates are officially part of. (Note: I plan to collect more images and update [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September 2009 Bar Exam Results</title>
		<link>http://www.jamesbiron.com/2010/02/september-2009-bar-exam-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. James Biron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The September 2009 Bar Exam results will be posted here immediately after its release by the Supreme Court. It is important to have another website where you can see the result because the Supreme Court website is usually difficult to access at the time when the Bar Exam results are released. To get updates regarding [...]]]></description>
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