Kapuso sa Batas— Usapang Ghosting | Unang Hirit
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Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating Kapuso sa Batas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating Kapuso sa Batas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
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00:00Our questions to the law will be answered by our lawyer, Atty. Gabby Concepcion.
00:06Good morning, Atty.
00:09Good morning to you too, Maris.
00:11There are so many things to relate to.
00:15Today is Ghost Month, so we'll talk about ghosting.
00:20For those who don't know, it's like you're left in the air of a relationship.
00:24It's like you suddenly disappeared, like a ghost.
00:28It's painful, right?
00:29For those who ghost and plan to ghost, listen!
00:34What does the law say about that?
00:37So, ask me, ask Atty. Gabby.
00:45Atty., what if I'm so in love and I'm attached to my boyfriend,
00:49then one day he ghosts me or he doesn't feel it anymore?
00:53It's so painful. Can I sue him?
00:57It's like I don't have a law that I can sue.
01:01Ghosting, I know, I know.
01:04It's painful and it's like you can't defend yourself.
01:06It's like you suddenly disappear and the dead man is waiting for the one you love.
01:10It's really hard to not have a closure.
01:13But it's not prohibited under the law.
01:16We can say it's rude and disrespectful that your boyfriend or girlfriend suddenly disappears
01:24but I'm sorry, that's life.
01:27On the other hand, if you don't like a person, but you don't want to fight,
01:33you break up but he still follows you as if he's following you.
01:38He's checking what you're doing and who you're talking to
01:43because he can't get over your breakup.
01:46That opposite situation, maybe that's the case
01:50under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act or Republic Act 9262.
01:56Because of that kind of attention that's almost compulsive in nature
02:00and it's really scary that it's a fatal attraction,
02:05it's called stalking and it's prohibited by the law.
02:09And it's covered even if you're just in a dating relationship.
02:12You can get a restraining order so that you won't get closer.
02:16So the extreme situations, the ghosting,
02:19maybe there's no remedy for that unless he's really attracted to you.
02:24But remember, there's stalking.
02:27But if I'm the one you're going to ask,
02:29even if it's painful to accept, it's better to get to know each other early.
02:34Move on, get over that guy or that girl.
02:37Go out with your friends.
02:39Go out with your friends and wait for the one who will truly love you.
02:46The question is, what if we're married but I'm still ghosted?
02:51What should I do?
02:53Of course, that's different.
02:54It's a different story if you're already married and you're ghosted.
02:58That's why we always say that marriage is not as hot as you think.
03:03It's very easy to get.
03:05Once you say, I do,
03:07there's a lot of obligation and responsibility when it comes to marriage.
03:12Fidelity and loyalty to live together for as long as you both shall live.
03:17That's why ghosting or abandonment can be a ground for many things.
03:22First of all, if your husband abandoned you,
03:24he probably lost his emotional, psychological, physical, and financial support.
03:31And that kind of abandonment can cause mental and emotional anguish and pain
03:36which is a case under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children or the Republic Act 9262.
03:42Abandonment can also be a ground for separation or legal separation of husband and wife
03:48so that they can live their own lives.
03:52If your husband suddenly lost his life,
03:55we don't know, maybe he fell off a cliff and died.
03:58We don't know because it's just like a bubble that we don't know if it's alive or not.
04:04Well, you can investigate and look for it.
04:08And if you have a basis to believe that he might have died,
04:12you can file a case to declare him presumptively dead so that you can get married again.
04:19And if your husband lost his life after 10 years,
04:22you can also declare that he might have died for purposes of succession or wealth.
04:28If we have continued our discussion on back to ghosting during this ghost month,
04:33don't ghost anymore, say goodbye.
04:36But if you have ghosted, that's okay, move on.
04:40But don't go viral on social media, okay?
04:43There might be a case of cyber libel, but that's another discussion.
04:49For another day, as long as the laws we are discussing are clear,
04:54for the peace of mind, don't doubt.
04:59Ask me, ask Attorney Gabby.