Updates and Features – Philippine Law

Intellectual Property Dispute Mediation, now fully online

The role of technology continues to rise especially in this time of the pandemic, where people are advised to work

To promote further transparency, the SEC issued Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2021, providing for the guidelines on the

Employment options: regular, probationary or project

A regular employment is an arrangement where the employee has been engaged to perform work which is usually necessary in

Mergers & Consolidation

The law allows the re-organization of two or more corporations to either merge into a single corporation which shall be

Can you run a business without hiring an employee?

As its dictionary meaning goes, to hire is to employ, to engage, to appoint, to enlist, to sign up or to

Employee or consultant?

To hire someone as an employee or a consultant will depend on three important factors. First is control. An employee is

Walk-in Settlement: a better mode of executing a labor settlement

The preferential use of voluntary modes in settling disputes between workers and employers for the promotion of industrial peace is

13th month pay in the midst of COVID-19

May an employer be exempt from paying 13th month pay on the ground of financial losses brought about by the

DOLE issuances in the midst of COVID-19

The Department of Labor and Employment has issued guidelines on remedial measures in view of the COVID-19 outbreak. Aside from

Anti-Red Tape measures in the midst of COVID-19

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has issued recommendations in order to further fasttrack government procedures while the country is in

Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, Related Issuances & Circulars in relation to ECQ

Official Gazette- RA No. 11469 Bayanihan to Heal as One Act Senate PH- RA No. 11469 Bayanihan to Heal as

Real Estate Investment Trust

A Real Estate Investment Trust

Cyberlibel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

1. What is CYBERLIBEL? It is a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect,

Privacy in a Pandemic

Data protection and privacy should not hinder the government from collecting, using, and sharing personal information during this time of

Businesses that are allowed to operate during the COVID-19 lockdown

Businesses that are allowed to operate during the COVID-19 lockdown Food, health and medicine, water, energy, telcos, banking and capital

GIS filing in the midst of COVID-19

In order to ease the burden of the businesses due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the SEC has resolved to allow

Remote participation in stockholders’ meetings

In a recent memo, the Philippine Stock Exchange is urging the publicly listed companies to hold their Annual Stockholders' Meetings

New strategy for the fishing industry

New fisheries management strategy shall be implemented for this month’s sardine fishing season. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and

Work from Home

Due to the rise of the COVID-19 cases, President Rodrigo Duterte has recently declared a state of public health emergency

Delivery of government service is faster now

This is the message being conveyed by the

New rules for trademark opposition and cancellation cases

Aiming to provide speedy, quality, and effective legal remedies to resolve IP disputes, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

“Judges at large” to ease case backlog

The worsening docket load in the lower courts has long been a concern. To address this, the Supreme Court will

Notice of stockholders’ meeting now at 21 days

In order for the stockholders or members to prepare and participate more effectively in matters concerning the corporation, the SEC

One-stop shop registration now available for One-Person Corp

Under the government's National Business One-Stop Shop, known as NBOSS, an end-to-end registration for OPCs is now available at the

Mental Health Policy is now mandatory in the workplace

Under Bar Matter No. 850, the Philippine members

SEC issues draft rules for corporations converting into OPCs

Under Bar Matter No. 850, the Philippine members

Attending MCLE Classes Made Easier

Under Bar Matter No. 850, the Philippine members

Rule on Precautionary Hold Departure Order

Prior to the issuance of the Rule on Precautionary

Are aliens allowed to work in the Philippines?

Foreign nationals who intend to engage