Jules Lastimosa is a widow and a mother of three children who permanently lives in the Philippines.

Prior to the execution of the deed, she worked in South Korea as administrative staff at Tsim Lau Tsoi
Corporation due to financial constraints. She regularly remits her savings to the Philippines through bank
deposits and thus withdrawn by her sister who takes into custody of Jules’ children.

Five years after she had acquired enough finances, she went home and decided to purchase real
properties in the Philippines. She thus really believed that hard works really paid off and after three
years, the purchased land were finally processed and titled under her name.

Later, she approached Atty. Hazel Crabajales and executed a deed of donation in favour of Jilyan, the
eldest daughter, aged 20 years old, of a 150 SQM residential area in Brgy. Calumpang, General Santos
City with a document number of L04-7558193-094.

1.) Who are the participants on the execution of deed of donation of this case?
2.) What law will govern the deed of the donation when executed in the Philippines?
3.) What are its characteristics and processes for the deed of donation to be successfully executed?

Suppose that Jules (Filipino) is sojourning abroad, specifically in Hongkong. She decides to execute a
deed of donation in favour of Jilyan and Jules was informed that under the foreign laws, it is sufficient
that the deed must be in writing. The Hongkong law stated that there is no need for the instrument or
the deed of donation to be properly acknowledged and there’s no acceptance to be executed by the
donee.

a.) Is the deed of donation valid? State the law that will support your defense.

If the Filipino who is vacationing in Hongkong decides to go to the office of the consular official of the
Philippines, retaining the facts presented above,

i.) What law must be applied with this situation?

Suppose Jules complied with the HK laws and issues now a will regarding the land of the intrinsic
provisions but as with the due execution of the deed. She presented now is document prepared in HK
but not notarized or not properly acknowledged.

I. What law shall govern?