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  • May 2025

    This just in: Well-Known Marks Register, a First in the Philippines

    Jenny R. Santiago

  • February 2025

    SSS OUTLINES LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES AGAINST NON-COMPLIANT EMPLOYERS

  • January 2025

    As ECIP deadline approaches, SEC releases list of corporations facing suspension

  • September 2024

    Must an employee render 5 consecutive years of service prior to retirement age to be entitled to retirement benefits?

    Arturo G. Selim

    May a CIAC arbitrator be disqualified for being a classmate of a party or a lawyer in a case?

    Arturo G. Selim

    May an employee claim both Magna Carta of Women Leave benefits under R.A. No. 9710 and also her pay, if she resumes work before the end of her leave?

    Arturo G. Selim

    Can a new employee apply for paternity leave if his wife delivered their baby before he began work for his new employer?

    Arturo G. Selim

  • May 2024

    Online submission of 2023 Annual Wage Report until 15 June 2024

  • March 2024

    Latest 2024 Notification Thresholds for Mergers and Acquisitions under the Philippine Competition Act (as of 01 March 2024)

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

  • May 2023

    Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Arbitration (as of 05 January 2024)

  • March 2023

    Latest 2023 Notification Thresholds for Mergers and Acquisitions under the Philippine Competition Act (as of 01 March 2023)

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

  • February 2023

    LATEST CIAC RULES OF PROCEDURE (as of January 1, 2023)

    Arturo G. Selim

    Labor (as of 13 April 2023)

    Tax (as of 27 January 2024)

    Corporate (as of 10 October 2023)

    Commercial (as of 11 April 2023)

  • January 2023

    Arbitration of Intra-Corporate Disputes in the Philippines

    Arturo G. Selim

  • September 2022

    Republic Act No. 11647: Amendments to Foreign Investments Act (FIA) of 1991

    Promotions to Partnership and Senior Associates (01 September 2022)

  • March 2022

    Tax Treatment of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs)

  • November 2021

    COVID-19 Updates (as of 19 April 2022)

  • September 2021

    Latest rules on appellate review of CIAC arbitral awards (as amended on 17 February 2023)

    Arturo G. Selim

  • June 2021

    Revenue Memorandum Order 14-2021: Streamlining of Procedures and Documents for the Availment of Treaty Benefits

    Ralph Samuel T. Yu

  • May 2021

    Atty. Peter M. Bantilan as Co-Managing Partner (01 May 2021)

  • April 2021

    Salient Points of The Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act

  • March 2021

    SEC Issues Beneficial Ownership Transparency Guidelines

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

  • February 2021

    Promotions to Senior Partnership and Partnership (01 February 2021)

    Supreme Court Releases Guidelines on the Conduct of Videoconferencing

    Changes in SSS: Increase in Contributions and Implementation of the Workers’ Investment Savings Program

    Rachelle Aileen Santos

  • January 2021

    The Securities and Exchange Commission Requires Submission of Official and Alternate E-mail Addresses and Cellphone Numbers under Memorandum Circular No. 28, s. 2020

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

  • December 2020

    2020 Interim Rules on Remote Notarization

  • November 2020

    Voluntary Assessment and Payment Program for Taxable Year 2018 (Revenue Regulations No. 21-2020)

  • October 2020

    Guidelines on the Implementation of a One-Time Mandatory 60-Day Grace Period for All Loans under the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

  • September 2020

    Interim Amendments to the 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    Serving summons and other documents in Foreign Jurisdictions, as provided under the Hague Service Convention

    Guidelines on Corporate Term under the Revised Corporation Code and SEC Memorandum Circular No. 22

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

  • August 2020

    Service of Summons Made Easy

    Signature of Counsel, Verification, and Certification Against Forum Shopping under the Revised Rules of Court, as amended

    Ranell John V. Nuñez

    BSP Lifts 30-day Mandatory Grace Period On Loans

  • July 2020

    Refund for Events Affected by COVID-19 and Government-Imposed Restrictions

    Updated Privacy Guidelines Affecting Employees Who Are Returning-To-Work or Under A Work-From-Home Arrangement

    Narcisa T. Medina

  • June 2020

    Tax Compliance for Online Sellers

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    Guidelines in COVID-19 Testing by Employers of Returning Employees

    Alternative Work Arrangements Under the “New Normal” for Businesses

    The “New Normal” for Businesses

    The Construction Industry’s “New Normal”

    Prosecutor’s Offices Are Now Physically Open In GCQ Areas

    AEP Application for POGO Employees During MECQ and GCQ

    Effect of Lifting of MECQ or ECQ to the 30-day Grace Period on Loans

  • May 2020

    Extended Period for Filing of BIR Returns and Payment of Taxes

    Ralph Samuel T. Yu

    Business Operations Allowed Under ECQ, MECQ, GCQ, and MGCQ

    Angelica A. Chua

    Supreme Court Allows In-Court Hearings In GCQ Areas

    Lower Bail and Recognizance to Decongest Jails During COVID-19 Pandemic

    Pilot Testing of Videoconference Hearings

    IPO's Operations During the General Community Quarantine

    Narcisa T. Medina

    Amendments to the Rules Governing a Motion to Dismiss

    Ranell John V. Nuñez

    Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure Governing Pre-trial

    DTI and DOLE’s Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19

    Angelica A. Chua

    Certificate of Authentication In Lieu of Notarization of AOI

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

    Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Limited Operations Of Courts In GCQ and ECQ Areas

    Philhealth Guidelines on Premium Payments for Overseas Filipinos

    Israfel D. Fagela

    Updates on Intellectual Property Office’s Operations During Enhanced Community Quarantine

    Narcisa T. Medina

    Government Fast-tracks Seizure Proceedings of Goods Confiscated During The ECQ

    Data Privacy Rights Remain Despite COVID-19 Crisis

    Narcisa T. Medina

  • April 2020

    Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) Program

    Rachelle Aileen Santos

    When is it a Sale of All or Substantially All of Property and Assets by a PLC?

    Rachelle Aileen Santos

    Online Registration for OPCs and Corporations with 2-4 Incorporators

    Rachelle Aileen Santos

    All Courts To Remain Physically Closed Until 30 April 2020

    BIR Extends Anew the Period for Filing of Returns and Payment of Taxes in Light of ECQ Extension

    Ralph Samuel T. Yu

    Intellectual Property Office's Operations During the Extended Period of Enhanced Community Quarantine

    Narcisa T. Medina

    30-day Grace Period for Residential and Commercial Rents Falling Due During the ECQ Period

    BSP Memo. No. 2020-017 on the 30-day Grace-Period on Loan Payments

    Rachelle Aileen Santos

    What are the Acts Penalized under R.A. No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan To Heal As One Act” or “Bayanihan Law”?

    Three-Month Moratorium Offer of Pag-IBIG Fund on all Pag-IBIG Fund Loan Payments Covering 16 March 2020 – 15 June 2020

    How To Avail Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) and Calamity Loan for Pag-IBIG Members Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis.

    ECOP Webinar on Pag-IBIG’s Services and Assistance In the Time of a Public Health Emergency

    President Rodrigo Duterte Signs R.A. No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan To Heal As One Act” to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

    Effect of ECQ on Operating PEZA-Accredited Service Suppliers

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    Guidelines for the Operations by PEZA-registered Enterprises

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    PEZA Guidelines to Aid Registered Enterprises in Determining whether to Operate or Not

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    PEZA-Registered Entities’ Operations During the Enhanced Community Quarantine

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

  • March 2020

    Philhealth Releases Revised Guidelines on the Provision of Special Privileges to Those Affected by Fortuitous Events

    Israfel D. Fagela

    Prosecutors Limited to Inquest and Urgent Matters During the Enhanced Community Quarantine

    Luzon-wide Enhanced Community Quarantine: Basic Do’s and Don’ts

    Angelica A. Chua

    DOLE Guidelines on Financial Assistance for Work Interruptions due to COVID-19

    Data Collection and Disclosure Amid COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

    Narcisa T. Medina

    Filing of AFS/ARs and GIS with the SEC

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    Extension of the Filing of Returns and Payment of Taxes During the Enhanced Community Quarantine

    Ralph Samuel T. Yu

    Conduct of Meetings through Teleconferencing, Video Conferencing and other Remote or Electronic Means of Communication

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

    Bureau of Immigration’s Operations During the Enhanced Community Quarantine Period

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    Intellectual Property Office’s Operations During the Enhanced Community Quarantine Period

    Narcisa T. Medina

    Guidelines for the Implementation of Mental Health Workplace Policies and Programs for the Private Sector

    Angelica A. Chua

  • February 2020

    Dawn Raids under A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC (Rules on Administrative Search and Inspection Under the Philippine Competition Act)

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06 Series of 2020: Guidelines on the Payment of Final Pay and Issuance of Certificate of Employment

    Re-Adjusted Merger Notification Thresholds (as amended on 01 March 2023)

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    Department of Labor Employment Issues Guidelines on 2019 Novel Coronavirus Prevention Control at the Workplace

  • January 2020

    SEC Issues Guidelines on the Revival of Expired Corporations

    Ranell John V. Nuñez

  • November 2019

    Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership for Companies Engaged in Mineral, Oil and Gas Industries in the Philippines

  • October 2019

    Rule on Incorporators Made More Flexible under the Revised Corporation Code

    Jenny R. Santiago

  • September 2019

    DOLE Advisory No. 19-08

    Community Service Act

  • August 2019

    2019 Revised Rule on Children in Conflict with the Law, now in effect.

  • July 2019

    Estate Tax Amnesty – Implementing Rules and Regulations

    Republic Act No. 11313 or “The Safe Spaces Act” - Addressing Gender-Based Sexual Harassment

    NTC promulgates Rules and Regulations Implementing “Mobile Number Portability Act”

    Deferment of Implementation of Requirements of the New General Information Sheet (GIS) under SEC Memorandum Circular No. 17 Series of 2018

  • June 2019

    The Use of the eCAR System for Registration and Transfer of Real and Personal Properties under Revenue Regulations No. 3-2019

  • May 2019

    The Apostille Convention, now in effect.

    90-day VAT Refunds under Revenue Memorandum Order No. 25-2019

    Mia Carissa C. Martin

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues guidelines on the establishment of One Person Corporation

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

    “ANTI-ENDO” BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE

    Arturo G. Selim

    Tax Amnesty – Implementing Rules and Regulations

    Ralph Samuel T. Yu

  • April 2019

    Backwages for Piece-rate or Pakyaw Workers

    Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) on every certificate the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will issue.

  • March 2019

    Administrative Adoption Procedure under Republic Act No. 11222

    Party-Autonomy as a Ground Against Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

    Ranell John V. Nuñez

    Jurisdiction as a Ground Against Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

    Ranell John V. Nuñez

    Public Policy as a Ground Against Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

    Ranell John V. Nuñez

    Agricultural Free Patent Reform Act

    Expanding BSP’s Regulatory Power under the New Central Bank Act, as amended

    Riziel Ann A. Cabreros

    The Human Settlements Adjudication Commission under Republic Act No. 11201

    Remote Communication and In-absentia Voting Under the Revised Corporation Code (RCC)

    Ralph Samuel T. Yu

    Forming a One Person Corporation under the Revised Corporation Code (RCC)

    Automatic Membership in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP)

    Adjustment of the Thresholds for Compulsory Notification of Mergers and Acquisitions (as amended on 01 March 2023)

    Implementation of Requirements of New General Information Sheet (GIS), SEC Memorandum Circular No. 17 Series of 2018

  • February 2019

    Basic Requirements of Application for Electronic Certificate Authorizing Registration of Transfer of Shares

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

    Advisory to All Registered Foreign Nationals on Filing of 2019 Annual Report

    Tax Amnesty Act 2019

    Mia Carissa C. Martin

    The Expanded Maternity Leave Law

    Arturo G. Selim

    Basic Tax Consequences of Transfers of Shares Not Traded in the Stock Exchange under the Tax Code, as amended by TRAIN 1

    Maria Karrissa A. Tanhueco

  • January 2019

    NPC issues Circular governing the conduct of Compliance Checks

    Angelica A. Chua

    Philippine Identification System

    Compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012: The DPO

    Peter M. Bantilan

    Workers' Right to Refuse Unsafe Work

    Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan

    An Overview of SEC Memorandum Circular No. 17, Series of 2018

    Rachelle Aileen Santos

    What is a Precautionary Hold Departure Order?

    Israfel D. Fagela

    No More Red Ribbons: Philippines Accedes To Apostille Convention

    Arturo G. Selim

    New Areas of Activity for Foreign Investment in the Philippines

    Mia Carissa C. Martin

    Self-Check or Pay the Price: Anti-Competitive Agreements

    Jenny R. Santiago

    SEC Memorandum Circular No. 1 series of 2019 (10 January 2019)

    PCC Clarificatory Note No. 19-001 (08 January 2019)

  • December 2018

    BIR Revenue Regulations No. 26-2018 (27 December 2018)

    BIR Revenue Regulations No. 25-2018 (27 December 2018)

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 102-2018 (11 December 2018)

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 98-2018 (05 December 2018)

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 97-2018 (3 December 2018)

    Legitimate job contractor provides services, while the labor only contractor provides only manpower.

  • November 2018

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 96-2018 (29 November 2018)

    BIR Revenue Regulations No. 23-2018 (21 November 2018)

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Order No. 49-2018 (13 November 2018)

    The injunctive relief is not available as a remedy to assail the collection of a tax.

    BIR Memorandum Circular No. 93-2018 (05 November 2018)

  • October 2018

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 88-2018 (16 October 2018)

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 86-2018 (11 October 2018)

    Payment by the piece is just a method of compensation and does not define the essence of the relations

    Entitlement to compensation for a work-related injury must be proven by substantial evidence

  • September 2018

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 82-2018 (28 September 2018)

    The taxpayer has the primary responsibility for the proper preparation of the waiver of the prescriptive period for assessing deficiency taxes

    BIR Revenue Regulations No. 21-2018

    Labor Advisory No. 14

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Order No. 42-2018 (12 September 2018)

    BIR Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 75-2018 (5 September 2018)

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