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Pamaos & Labao Law Firm (P&L Law) is a full-service professional legal firm, located in Metro Manila, Philippines | Telephone: (+632) 7799-0589 | Email: info@pnl-law.com | Website: http://pnl-law.com

Electronic Commerce in General (Part II): Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

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PART II

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN GENERAL 

CHAPTER I

Sec. 3. Objective. This Act aims to facilitate domestic and international dealings, transactions, arrangements, agreements, contracts and exchanges and storage of information through the utilization of electronic, optical and similar medium, mode, instrumentality and technology to recognize the authenticity and reliability of electronic documents related to such activities and to promote the universal use of electronic transaction in the government and general public.

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Electronic Transactions in Government (Part IV): Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

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PART IV

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS IN GOVERNMENT

Sec. 27. Government Use of Electronic Data Messages, Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures – Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, within two (2) years from the date of the effectivity of this Act, all departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the government, as well as all government- owned and-controlled corporations, that pursuant to law require or accept the filing of documents, require that documents be created, or retained and/or submitted, issue permits, licenses or certificates of registration or approval, or provide for the method and manner of payment or settlement of fees and other obligations to the government, shall –

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Final Provisions (Part V): Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

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PART V

FINAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 30. Extent of Liability of a Service Provider – Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person or party shall be subject to any civil or criminal liability in respect to the electronic data message or electronic document for which the person or party acting as a service provider as defined in Section 5 merely provides access if such liability is founded on –

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Prescription of Actions for Annulment in the Philippines (and Who may File Action)

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A petition for annulment may be denied for a number of reasons (see Grounds for Annulment of Marriage). We’ve already discussed certain defenses, one of which is the expiration of the prescriptive period within which the petition should have been filed. A prescriptive period simply means that the petition based on a particular ground can no longer be filed beyond a given period. Of course, an action based on certain grounds, such as psychological incapacity, minority or other grounds for declaration of nullity, does not prescribe (see difference between annulment and declaration of nullity). Here are the prescriptive periods for each ground, as well as the person who is entitled to file the petition, as provided under Article 47 of the Family Code:

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