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(c) What legal remedies are available to Marites to ensure her legitime is satisfied?

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Should this scenario arise in a future Bar Exam, the questions would likely be framed in this manner:

Possible Bar Question:

Gloria Romano, a Filipino citizen, executed a will disposing of her estate, estimated at 1 billion pesos, as follows:

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while the charitable institution claimed the full 50% allocated to it.

(a) Is the testamentary disposition valid? Why or why not?
(b) How should the estate be distributed in accordance with Philippine law on succession?

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@chinitajuris Justifiable Devotion sibs. Heheheh

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Do not dwell in the past, do not even dream about the future, focus, pay attention to or just concentrate your mind on the present moment.

Chika 😂

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In the absence of persons entitled to succeed, the State will inherit the whole estate.(Civil Code)

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Questions regarding the intrinsic validity of a will may still be raised even after the same has been authenticated. (SC)

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A will may be totally or partially revoked by the testator at any time before his death. (SC)

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Any objection by the accused to an arrest without warrant must be made before he enters his plea, otherwise, the objection is deemed waived.

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A person may execute a holographic will which must be entirely written, dated, and signed by the hand of the testator himself. (SC)

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A notarial will need not be dated and an erroneous date does not necessarily invalidate it. (SC)

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The donation of a movable may be made orally or in writing.

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Conclusive presumptions are presumptions that may not be overturned, however strong the evidence is. (SC)

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Hidden treasures belong to the owner of the land, building, or other property on which it is found. (Civil Code)

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The only grounds for annulment of judgment are extrinsic fraud and lack of jurisdiction. (SC)

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The author and composer shall have ownership of their creations even before the publication of the same.

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Annulment of judgment involves the exercise of original jurisdiction. (SC)

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The signature of the provincial/city prosecutor on the information showing its approval is not required for the court to acquire jurisdiction over the offense.

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