# FCB Law Office > FCB Law Office is a full-service law firm based in Metro Manila, Philippines, specializing in Family Law, Corporate Law, Property Law, and Succession/Inheritance Law. The firm is led by Atty. Francesco Celestial Britanico. It serves individuals, families, Filipinos abroad (OFWs), foreign nationals, and businesses dealing with Philippine law. ## About **Firm:** FCB Law Office **Website:** https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/ **Email:** admin@lawyerphilippines.org **Meta description:** FCB Law Office is a full-service law firm based in Metro Manila, specializing in family, corporate, succession and property law. ## Lead Attorney **Atty. Francesco Celestial Britanico** - Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines (2006) - BS Management (Communications Technology Management; minor in International Business), Ateneo de Manila University (2002) - Practice areas: litigation, family law, estate law, property and civil law, labor law, immigration law, administrative law, election law, constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, legal compliance - Taught Property Law, Statutory Construction, Political Science, and Introduction to Law at Lyceum of the Philippines University; lectured on Political and Constitutional Law at the same institution ## Contact - **WhatsApp:** +63-960-450-0139 - **Office Landline:** +632-8529-7912 - **Office Hours:** Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM - **Physical Address:** 2nd Floor, Manila Memorial Building, 2283 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1231 - **Book a Consultation:** https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/book-a-consultation - **Contact / Free Email Assessment:** https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/contact-us ## Sitemap Source Sitemap URL: https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/sitemap-0.xml Last crawled: 2026-08-28 --- ## Core Pages - 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https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-can-a-divorced-filipina-revert-her-philippine-passport-to-her-maiden-name ### Family Law — Child & Custody - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/2018-guide-to-child-support-in-philippine-law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/child-custody-and-child-travel-to-and-from-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/parental-kidnapping-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/denying-paternity-in-the-philippines-when-a-wifes-child-is-not-her-husbands ### Family Law — Adoption - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-adoption-primer-overview-process-costs - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/adopting-a-single-mothers-illegitimate-child - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/is-the-adoption-of-a-filipino-child-in-another-country-recognized-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/recognize-a-foreign-adoption-on-a-philippine-birth-certificate - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/2019-how-to-correct-simulated-birth-through-ra-11222 ### Family Law — Marriage & Property - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/conjugal-property - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/a-simpler-way-to-divide-conjugal-property - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/husband-wife-and-a-joint-last-will-and-testament ### Family Law — PSA / Civil Registry - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/correcting-your-psa-nso-birth-certificate-from-abroad - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/correcting-your-nso-birth-certificate-3-major-corrections-explained - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-do-you-do-if-you-have-two-philippine-birth-certificates - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/understanding-psa-negative-result-causes-next-steps ### Succession / Inheritance Law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-inheritance-laws-foreigners-filipinos-dual-citizens - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-last-will-and-testament-plus-foreign-wills-wills-of-filipinos-abroad - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-inheritance-and-foreign-wills - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/the-philippine-estate-planning-primer-everything-and-the-kitchen-sink - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-estate-taxes-2018 - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-estate-tax-amnesty-extension-until-june-2025 - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/estate-tax-amnesty - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/compulsory-heirs-under-philippine-law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/does-an-illegitimate-child-share-in-the-inheritance-from-a-legitimate-grandparent - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-is-a-wifes-inheritance-in-a-philippine-inheritance-law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-are-the-sibling-inheritance-laws-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/heir-waives-share-inheritance - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/disinheritance - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/excluded-heirs-and-disinherited-children - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/can-a-foreigner-inherit-land-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-a-foreigner-can-receive-his-philippine-land-inheritance-updated-for-2018-train-law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-happens-to-a-foreigners-assets-when-he-dies-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/do-you-need-a-court-declaration-that-you-are-an-heir-before-you-can-protect-your-inherited-property - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/can-i-compel-my-relative-to-produce-a-last-will-and-testament-in-his-possession - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-do-you-make-a-last-will-and-testament-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-probate-a-will-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/probate-your-last-will-and-testament-while-you-are-still-alive - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/reprobate-of-wills-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-transfer-land-heirs-philippines-extrajudicial-settlement-philippine-land-inheritance - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/extrajudicial-settlement-with-deed-of-sale-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/extrajudicial-settlement-with-waiver-of-rights-tax-implications - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/deed-of-sole-adjudication - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/recognition-and-enforcement-of-foreign-court-judgments-in-the-philippines ### Property Law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/filipinos-foreigners-and-real-estate-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-to-do-when-youve-lost-your-philippine-land-title - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-reconstitute-a-philippine-land-title - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/cancellation-of-encumbrance-sec-7-ra-26 - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-land-title-search - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/is-a-deed-of-absolute-sale-sufficient-proof-of-ownership-of-property-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/sample-mortgage-contract - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/the-meaning-of-mortgage-in-philippine-law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/lessees-right-renewal-clauses-lease-agreements ### Corporate Law — Business Registration & Structure - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/complete-guide-to-business-incorporation-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-register-a-corporation-in-the-philippines-including-using-the-online-process - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-register-a-limited-liability-corporation-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/your-guide-to-limited-liability-company-registration-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-incorporate-in-philippines-from-abroad - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/business-registration-in-the-philippines-key-steps-and-considerations - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-sec-business-registation - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/forming-a-parnership - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-put-up-a-foundation-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/navigating-the-registration-process-for-non-profit-organizations-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/branch-office-philippines-control-liability-taxation-and-process - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/representative-office-philippines-information-for-decision-makers - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/foreign-business-ownership-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippines-further-opens-to-foreign-investment - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/peza-benefits-for-businesses-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/change-of-corporate-name-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/transfer-of-business-address-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-one-person-corporation - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/filing-corporate-general-information-sheets-and-other-annual-reports-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/incorporators-the-board-of-directors-and-corporate-officers-in-philippine-corporations - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/board-of-directors-and-board-of-trustees-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/corporate-officers-and-piercing-the-veil-of-corporate-fiction - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/corporate-secretary-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/resident-agent-philippines-appointment-requirements-and-how-to-change - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/corporate-bank-account-in-the-philippines ### Corporate Law — Taxation - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/tax-refunds-vat-exempt-opposed-zero-rated-effectively-zero-rated-transactions - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/zero-rated-sales-philippines-bir-disputes - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/vat-assessment-philippines-guide - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/vat-exemptions-philippines-bir-litigation - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/value-added-tax-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/tax-incentives-philippines-what-decision-makers-need-to-know - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/tax-free-exchanges-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/research-and-development-in-philippine-tax-law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/income-tax-assessment-guide - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/the-income-tax-rate-of-corporations-lowered-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/letter-of-authority-for-the-audit-of-taxpayers-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/getting-refund-input-vat-zero-rated-effectively-zero-rated-sales-court-of-tax-appeals - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/evidence-court-tax-appeals ### Corporate Law — Arbitration - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/arbitration-agreements-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/arbitrability-of-commercial-disputes-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-is-an-arbitral-award-in-philippine-arbitration - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-is-the-role-of-philippine-courts-when-it-comes-to-arbitral-awards - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/what-are-the-qualifications-of-an-arbitrator-for-intra-corporate-disputes - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-appoint-an-arbitrator-for-general-commercial-disputes - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-courts-and-invalid-arbitration-agreements ### Labor Law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/termination-due-to-loss-of-trust-theft-fraud-etc - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/termination-due-to-retrenchment - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/more-explanations-on-retrenchment-under-philippine-labor-law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/covid-and-retrenchment-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/probationary-employees-and-due-process-in-termination - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/termination-guide-regularized-employees-for-the-philippine-hr - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/termination-due-to-illness-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/termination-due-to-awol-tardiness-or-abandonment - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/involuntary-resignations ### Immigration Law - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/philippine-judicial-administrative-naturalization-everything-need-know - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/residency-requirements-for-naturalization-as-a-philippine-citizen - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/understanding-philippine-dual-citizenship-a-comprehensive-guide - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/understanding-the-philippine-13a-visa-a-comprehensive-guide - 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https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/trademark-statistics-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/9-philippine-trademark-faqs ### Apostille - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-to-apostille-philippine-documents-birth-certificates-marriage-certs-etc - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/apostille-of-documents-from-and-for-the-philippines ### Civil Law / Criminal Law / Legal Resources - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/enforcing-a-foreign-money-judgment-on-property-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/is-paying-for-medical-expenses-an-admission-of-guilt - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/proving-medical-malpractice - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/the-trial-courts-inherent-authority-to-dismiss-a-criminal-case - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/circumstantial-evidence - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/hearsay-evidence-and-the-rule-on-affidavits - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/the-courts-and-the-testimony-of-handwriting-experts - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/mere-denial-and-alibi-are-weak-defenses - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/partial-default-in-a-case-with-multiple-defendants - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/potestative-conditions-in-contracts - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/foreign-citizens-and-the-bill-of-rights-in-the-philippine-constitution - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/martial-law-under-the-1987-constitution - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/references-for-martial-law-under-the-1987-constitution - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/court-in-the-philippines-in-the-time-of-the-covid-pandemic - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/mastering-affidavits-in-the-philippines-your-complete-guide - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/understanding-the-affidavit-of-loss-in-the-philippines - https://www.lawyerphilippines.org/how-do-you-know-if-youre-dealing-with-a-real-lawyer