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1) Legal Disclaimer

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It is our Mission to contribute and help in the drive to make legal education free and easily accessible.

Thus, feel free to help us on our mission:

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b. No legal advice is given

No professional nor legal advice advice/opinion is given in any of our Content.

The Content is intended to be a resource or reference materials for learning about Philippine laws. They are neither intended nor considered to be professional nor legal advice, particularly for questions that may be answered. The answering of questions is for the purpose of education, illustration, or for general additional information.

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2) Content Disclaimer

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