Supreme Court orders physical closure of courts nationwide
Following the Philippines’ being placed under a state of calamity, the Supreme Court, through Administrative Circular No. 32-2020 (hereafter “A.C. 32-2020”), has ordered the physical closure of all courts nationwide…
Read MorePrivate Employer Options and Remedies on Personnel Tenure and Movement Amid Quarantine
The ensuing challenges brought about by the quarantine, enhanced quarantine and/or lockdown have also raised fundamental concerns on the options and remedies of employers regarding the tenure and/or movement of…
Read MoreBIR Issues Guidelines on Filing of 2019 Income Tax Returns and Submission of Required Attachments
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (“BIR”) issued on 17 March 2020 Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 25, series of 2020 (“RMC No. 25-2020”), announcing that it will not extend the deadline…
Read MoreSupreme Court constitutes Task Force to manage Covid-19
So that the Judiciary may manage the rising cases of Covid-19 infection, the Supreme Court, on 13 March 2020, constituted a Task Force, through Memorandum Order 26-2020, “Creating a Task…
Read MoreSEC Issues Guidelines on Preventive Measures Against COVID-19 in the Handling of Records
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Memorandum Circular No. 7, Series of 2020, which took effect on 16 March 2020, advising the public of the adoption of the following…
Read MoreSEC Issues Guidelines on Attendance and Participation in Meetings through Teleconferencing, Video Conferencing and Other Remote or Electronic Means of Communication
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued Memorandum Circular No. 6, Series of 2020, otherwise known as the “Guidelines on the Attendance and Participation of Directors, Trustees, Stockholders, Members, and Other…
Read MoreSupreme Court constitutes Task Force to manage Covid-19
So that the Judiciary may manage the rising cases of Covid-19 infection, the Supreme Court, on 13 March 2020, constituted a Task Force, through Memorandum Order 26-2020, “Creating a Task…
Read MoreSupreme Court issues guidelines on reduced court operations
In order to abate the spread of Covid-19 cases across the country, the Supreme Court, on 16 March 2020, issued Administrative Circular No. 31-2020 (hereafter “A.C. 31-2020”), ordering the drastic…
Read MoreDepartment of Labor and Employment Issues Advisories on the Implementation of Flexible Work Arrangement as a Remedial Measure Due to the Ongoing Outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
In view of the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 worldwide and its impact on the business and economy of the Philippines, the Department of Labor and Employment (“DOLE”) issued on 04…
Read MoreIPOPHL issues Memorandum Circular No. 2020-006 suspending work and deadlines to mitigate COVID-19 virus spread
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office issued on 16 March 2020 Memorandum Circular No. 2020-006: (1) suspending work (adopting a work from home arrangement) from 16 March 2020 until 14 April…
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