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How to save your marriage alone

Boundaries in Marriage

Oldies but Goodies: Ten Commandments for Wives and Husbands

Why Marriages Fail: He said, She said ...

Communication: Key to your Marriage

Surviving Marital Infidelity

Marital infidelity: causes, consequences and conclusions

Hope and help for the battered woman (4): Emotional abuse / psychological violence

Relevant articles from Legal Updates blog

Financial support for abandoned woman and family

Adultery, concubinage and psychological violence

Divorce obtained abroad by a Filipino citizen against alien spouse recognized in the Philippines

Divorce and remarriage

The Amy Perez case: Psychological incapacity in annulment of marriages

Mediation not applicable to domestic violence cases

Custody battles over children: what determines fitness of a parent over another?

Can a mother be deprived of custody of her child?

How to become a Christian

Who is God? What is man? Who is Christ? Repent and believe

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For a discussion of relevant issues, please surf to the blogs Legal Updates (current issues affecting the Filipino family), Campus Connection, and Salt and Light (relationships, family, and marriage). You can also download free PDF newsletters on various legal issues.

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Free legal counseling by government offices or private organizations

[1] The various chapters of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) provide free legal assistance to the public. IBP chapter offices are often found in the Hall of Justice of cities or of the provincial capitol.

[2] The Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC) acts on complaints, requests for assistance and legal queries of walk-in clients of the DOJ. For legal assistance please visit the Department of Justice Action Center Main Office, Ground Floor, Multi-Purpose Building, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila; Telephone no: 523-84-81; Email Address: dojac@doj.gov.ph or visit any Regional/Provincial/City Prosecution Offices in your locality

[3] Office of Legal Aid (OLA) of the UP College of Law; Room 107, Malcolm Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101; Tel. No. 927-6260; Trunkline: 920-5514 local 120, 121; Telefax: 920-5514 loc. 106; Office Hours: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

[4] Legal Aid Bureau of the San Beda College of Law in Mendiola, Manila

[5] CJ Roberto Concepcion Legal Aid Clinic of the UST Institute of Civil Law, Espana, Manila; contact number: local 8349, direct 732-3045 (main UST trunklines 406-1611)

[6] Sebastinian Office of Legal Aid, San Sebastian College Institute of Law; contact tel. no. 734-8931 local 312.

For RA 9262 and other cases involving women, you can ask for help from the following offices:

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) Rehabilitation Unit Tel. No.: (02) 734-8635 NCR Ugnayang Pag-asa, Legarda, Manila Tel. Nos.: (02) 734-8617 to 18

Philippine National Police (PNP) Women and Children’s Concern Division (WCCD) Tel. No.: (02) 723-0401 loc. 3480 Call or text 117 (PATROL 117)

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Violence Against Women and Children’s Desk (VAWCD) Tel. Nos.: (02) 523-8231 loc. 3403

DOJ Public Attorney’s Office Women’s Desk Tel. Nos.: (02) 929-9010; 929-9436 to 37

Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Women’s Desk Tel. Nos.: (02) 524-2990; 521-8450 loc. 3816

Women’s Crisis Center Women and Children Crisis Care and Protection Unit – East Avenue Medical Center (WCCCPU-EAMC) Tel. Nos.: (02) 926-7744; 922-5235

For labor problems, please contact the Public Assistance and Complaints Unit (PACU) of the Department of Labor and Employment, Muralla St. cor. Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, 1002 Manila (between Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and the Bulletin). DOLE Hotline 908-2917; 2917 from your Globe or TM mobile phones or text (SMS) at 2910. You can also inquire through an online form.

Biblical counseling

[1] “Heartline” program aired over DZAS 702 Khz, 9:30 to 10:30 PM; tel. no. is 292-56-03 local 330; you can also send text messages (type DZAS space and then send to 2299)

[2] Women Today Magazine: Talk to a mentor

 

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