2007-2008 COOL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1. WHAT GOVERNS THE FF: a) A CONTRACT OF LOAN BETWEEN TWO FILIPINOS ENETERED INTO IN AUSTRALIA WITH REM ON A LAND IN THE PHILIPPINES AS SECURITY. (P.155) b) JAPANESE GARDENER CASE FOUND ON (P.155) OF THE BOOK OF JUSTICE c) A CONTRACT INVOLVING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PIECE OF LAND IN FLORIDA, USA BY TWO FILIPNOS IN MANILA. (P.154) d) SALE BETWEEN TWO FILIPINOS IN CALIFORNIA OF SHARES OF STOCKS IN MERALCO WHERE THE VENDOR TRANSFERRED THE CERTFICATE OF STOCKS TO THE BUYER AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. (P.159) e) SALE TO AN AMERICAN BY A FILIPINO EXECUTED IN CALIFORNIA ON AN AIRPLANE WHILE FLYING OVER PACIFIC OCEANON ITS WAY TO MANILA. (P.157) LAW OF REGISTRY IS THE KEY DAW f) SALE BETWEEN TWO MERCHANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES OF CARGOES FROM CALIIFORNIA IN AN OCEAN VESSEL FROM CALIFORNIA TO MANILA. (P.157) LEX LOCI INTENTIONIS. 2. DISTINGUISH MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS FROM FOREIGN CORPORATION (BOTH DOING BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES) 3. MAY FOREIGN CORPORATION NOT DOING BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES SUE AND BE SUED? 4. A SPANISH ART COLLECTOR DOMICILED IN THE PHILIPPINES, WITH NO HEIRS AND NO WILLS. WHO IS ENTITLED TO THE ART COLLECTION? (SEE P. 150) 5. TWO FILIPINOS MARRRIED IN ENGLAND. CAN THEY USE STERILITY AS A GROUND FOR ANNULMENT? (SEE P.110) 6. TWO FILIPINOS WHO ARE FIRST COUSINS MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA. IS THE MARRIAGE VALID? (SEE P.197) 7. FILIPINO HUSBAND GOT DIVORCE IN MEXICO THEN CAME BACK TO PHILIPPINES WITH SECOND WIFE. CAN THE FIRST WIFE FILE A CASE? 8. A FILIPINO DOCTOR IN NEW YORK MADE A HOLOGRAPHIC WILL AND GAVE NOTHING TO HIS ILLEGITIMATE CHILD. HE DIED. a) CAN THE WILL BE PROBATED? b) IF PROBATED, CAN THE ILLEGITIMATE CHILD ASK FOR HIS LEGITIME? (SEE P.144) 9. DO WE HAVE A JURISDICTION OVER A CHINESE SAILOR FOUND IN POSSESSION OF SHABU WHILE DOCKED IN PIER 7, MANILA? (SEE P.190) 10. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF A FINAL JUDGMENT OF A DISTRICT COURT OF CALIFORNIA FINDING A FILIPINO AS AN OWBER OF AN AIRPLANE? (P.206) 11. A DRIVES A CAR. B WAS INJURED WHILE HE WAS WITH A IN HONGKONG. A AND B ARE BOTH FILIPINOS. a) CAN B FILE AN ACTION AGAINST A IN MANILA? b) IF B IS AN AMERICAN, CAN HE STILL FILE A CASE IN MANILA?(SEE BOBCOCK CASE IN THE BOOK)

12. A MUSLIM BUSINESSMAN AND SECOND FILIPINO WIFE SETTLES IN THE PHILIPPINES. THEY BEGOT THREE SONS. THE COUPLE DIED IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT. WHO INHERITS? 13. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF A FINAL JUDGMENT IN HONGKONG ORDERING THE DEFENDANT TO PAY P100,000 TO PALAINTIFF?

2010 BEDA COOL QUESTIONS (IN ADDITION TO 2011) 1. WHAT IS THE EFFECT IN THE PHILIPPINES: a) DIVORCE BY FIL HUSBAND IN MEXICO WITH HIS FILIPINO WIFE b) DIVORCE BY AN AMERICAN HUSBAND WITH HIS FILIPINO WIFE IN TEXAS c) DIVORCE IN CALIFORNIA BY FILIPINO WIFE FROM HER HUSBAND WHILE THE FORMER WAS STILL AN IMMIGRANT. AFTER GRANTING THE DIVORCE DEGREE, SHE WAS NATURALIZED IN CALIFORNA d) DIVORCED BY A FORMER FILIPINO WIFE OF HIS FILIPINO HUSBAND AFTER SHE WAS NATURALIZED 2. WHAT REGIME GOVERNS: a) A FILIPINO COUPLE WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS OF CALIFORNIA. (P105) b) A FILIPINA AND FORMER FILIPINO HYSBAND WHO WAS NATURALIZED IN CALIFORNIA. c) A FILIPINO WIFE AND HER AMERICAN HUSBAND RESIDING IN MANILA. d) A FORMER FILIPINO COUPLE LIVING IN CALIFORNIA BUT ARE NOW NATURALIZED.