News & Updates

News and Updates

SEC Issues Rules on the Calling of Special Stockholders’ Meetings for Publicly-Listed Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued on 23 April 2021 SEC Memorandum Circular No. 7, series of 2021 (“MC 7-21”), which provides for the rules on calling for Special…

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Securities and Exchange Commission extends anew the deadline to file 2021 General Information Sheets

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a Notice dated 31 March 2021 extending the deadline for the submission of the General Information Sheets (“GIS”) to all corporations following the…

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Financing Companies and Lending Companies, regardless of equity participation and paid-up capital, are now covered under 2018 AML/CFT Guidelines

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued SEC Memorandum Circular No. 4, series of 2021 (“MC No. 4”) which amended the covered institutions in the 2018 Guidelines on Anti-Money-Laundering…

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Government ends moratorium on new Mineral Agreements

President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order 130 (“EO 130”) on 14 April 2021, lifting a nine (9)-year moratorium and allowing the Government to enter into new agreements concerning mineral production…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Senior Partner Elmar B. Galacio joins panel on Recent Court Cases in International Commercial Arbitration

Our Senior Partner Elmar B. Galacio is a panelist at the forum entitled Recent Court Cases in International Commercial Arbitration: Developments in Australia, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam sponsored by…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s Senior Partner and Intellectual Property Department Head Susan Villanueva Discusses the Trademark Issue Between Filipino Businessman and Royal Couple in Asia IP

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s Senior Partner and Head of its Intellectual Property Department Susan Villanueva shares her insights in an article in Asia IP regarding the trademark dispute between Filipino…

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Supreme Court issues new guidelines for Court-Annexed Mediation and Judicial Dispute Resolution in civil cases

The Supreme Court recently issued A.M. No. 19-10-SC or the Guidelines for the Conduct of Court-Annexed Mediation (“CAM”) and Judicial Dispute Resolution (“JDR”) in Civil Cases (“Guidelines”) dated 09 February…

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SEC Clarifies Period for Submission of the Sworn Certification Required by SEC Memorandum Circular 18

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Memorandum Circular No. 2, series of 2021 (“MC 2-2021”), clarifying the period of submission by Financing Companies (“FC”) and Lending Companies (“LCs”) of…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Recognized as Leading Trademark Firm by World Trademark Review 1000

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (“CMT”) has been recognized as one of the world’s leading trademark firms in the 2021 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 (“WTR 1000”). The WTR 1000…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia named Philippines Copyright Firm of the Year for the 6th time in the 2020 Asia IP Awards.

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (CMT) was named Philippines Copyright Firm of the Year in the 2020 Asia IP Awards, the 6th time it has received this distinction, as it has…

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