The Supreme Court decides: Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may still exercise parental authority and even sole custody over their children despite being assigned abroad.

In the case of Carnabuci v. Tagaña-Carnabuci, the Supreme Court held that Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may still exercise parental authority and even sole custody over their children despite being assigned abroad. The mere fact that a parent is an OFW does not deprive them of their right to exercise parental authority or sole custody.

Supreme Court Clarifies Two-Year Prescriptive Period for Refund of Wrong VAT Payment

In Melco Resorts v. CIR (G.R. No. 271261, April 2, 2025), the Supreme Court ruled that the two-year period starts from the date the taxpayer actually paid the VAT to the BIR, not from the date the supplier remitted it.

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