The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) issued a decision declaring the sales of cars and parts to a Subic freeport enterprise as VAT zero-rated sales without any qualifications or conditions.
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Atty. Rhoel Recheta, Atty. Stephen Vera Cruz
On March 26, 2021, after several years of waiting, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREAT...
Atty. Roel Recheta, Atty. Stephen Vera Cruz
On March 26, 2021, after several years of waiting, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE...
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Atty. Melissa Jean G. Hipolito
On October 5, 2020, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) issued the Rules for the Implementation of Section 4 (eee) of Republic A...
Atty. Harlem P. Ma-at
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Atty. Vina S. Villaroya
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Attys. Kristine R. Bongcaron and Ernest Gene P. Reyes
In light of certain high-risk areas in the country, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the M...
Atty. Ernest Gene P. Reyes
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Atty. Harlem P. Ma-at
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On 30 April 2020, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued an Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19 (“Interim Guidelines &ld...
Atty. Gino Paulo O. Uy
With the Philippine government’s imposition of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon initially up to Ap...
Atty. Harlem P. Ma-at
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On October 8 and 15, 2019, the Philippine Supreme Court issued the 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules of Evidence and the Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure (collectively the “New Rules”), re...
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Atty. Kristine R. Bongcaron
To mitigate the spread of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 or “COVID-19” in the Philippines, the ent...
Atty. Maria Melita Rae J. Fernandez
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On April 4, 2020, the Department of Trade and I...
Atty. Harlem P. Ma-at
Authors’ Note: This article was originally published on April 1, 2020 and has been updated in view of subsequ...
Atty. Erika B. Paulino & Atty. Mary Elizabeth M. Belmonte
Authors’ Note: This article was originally published on April 6, 2020 and has been updated in view...
With the entire Luzon placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), it becomes worrisome for some private establishments on how to comply with the regulatory deadlines of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC...
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Under the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary entitled Community Quarantine Over the Entire Luzon and Further Guidelines for the Management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Situation dated March 16, 2020 (t...
Atty. Enrico Errol D. Angeles & Mary Katherine B. Alampay
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The Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines (the “RCC”), which took effect on 23 February 2019, introduced several changes in corporate law, one of which is in relation to establishing a corporation. T...
The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Legal Guide Philippines: Employment & Labour Law (3rd edition) This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to employment laws and regulations that may occur...
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DO No. 18-A: Regulating the Practice of Independent Contracting
Independent contracting is a global trend and has become an accepted business practice. Contracting out various auxiliary services enables companies...
