ACCRALAW’s senior partners served as moderator and panelists at the 5th Philippine Construction Arbitration Conference, further solidifying the Firm’s seasoned expertise in alternative dispute resolution and its intersection with construction law.
On 24 August 2026, following its required publication, the Rule on the Civil Forfeiture of POGO-Related Assets (“the Rules”), takes effect. The Rules set out the judicial process for forfeiting property and other assets connected with prohibited POGO activities and mark a significant development in the government’s efforts to dismantle illegal POGO operations.
ACCRALAW acted as counsels in the investment by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (“SMFL”) in RCBC Leasing and Finance Corporation (“RLFC”). On 24 August 2026, SMFL and RLFC completed their transaction resulting in SMFL’s subscription to One Billion Three Hundred Eleven Million Sixty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Nine (1,311,062,889) newly issued Class B Common Shares of RLFC, representing thirty percent (30%) of RLFC’s outstanding capital stock.
ACCRALAW assisted Coolwave Communications Philippines, Inc. (“Coolwave”) in its registration as Data Transmission Industry Participant (“DTIP”) classified as a Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (“VoIP”) Reseller with the National Telecommunications Commission (“NTC”). Coolwave is an international cloud communications, voice, and messaging services provider and operates worldwide with network points of presence in major data hubs including Amsterdam, Dublin, London, and Singapore.
The rapid growth of financial technology has transformed how credit is offered, evaluated, released, and collected. Borrowers can now complete the lending cycle through a mobile phone, without visiting a physical office. While this development has widened credit access, it has raised concerns involving excessive charges, misleading disclosures, unauthorized disbursements, data misuse, and abusive collection practices.
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I recently spoke with a friend who works as an information technology expert for a mobile communications company. Our discussion turned to artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to create music. Today, anyone can generate a song simply by entering a prompt into an AI application. Within seconds, the system can produce a composition tailored to the user’s preferred theme and style, often at minimal cost.
IP, Artificial Intelligence, and Magnifica Humanitas: Where does human creativity end? Read More »
On 24 July 2026, the Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW) held a testimonial dinner at the Shangri-La The Fort, Bonifacio Global City, to celebrate the admission of seven new Partners, namely, Ms. Celerina Rose D. Fajardo-Nacin, Ms. Franchesca Abigail C. Gesmundo, Ms. Shiree Amor P. Roma, Mr. James Patrick O. Alojado, Mr. Charlemagne Rae P. Chavez, Ms. Felice Suzanne D. Soria, and Mr. Dan Bernard S. Sabilala.
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On its 25th year of providing scholarships to deserving students of the University Philippines (UP) College of Law, the ACCRALAW Scholarship Foundation, Inc., together with former Senator Franklin M. Drilon, the family of Atty. Violeta Calvo-Drilon, and the UP Law Scholarship Committee, held its annual scholarship awarding ceremony on 5 August 2026 at the Malcolm Hall Theater of the UP College of Law.
ACCRALAW Holds 2026 Iskolar and Violeta-Calvo Drilon Scholarship Ceremony Read More »
Work-related mental health issues had come to fore when the COVID-19 pandemic hit us, and in the years after as we were coming out of it.
As early as 2018 however, the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 11036 or the “Mental Health Act” (MHA). Section 25 of the MHA directs employers to develop “Mental Health Promotion and Policies in the Workplace.” Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Department Order No. 208, Series of 2020 provides Guidelines for the Implementation of Mental Health Workplace Policies and Programs for the Private Sector, which applies to all workplaces and establishments in the formal sector including those deploying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Mental Health Policies and Programs in the Workplace: Mandatory Read More »
In this increasingly globalized age, love transcends boundaries and distance no longer
confines human connection. In matters of the heart, citizenship may at first seem
irrelevant. In matters of law, however, nationality carries significant legal consequences,
particularly under Philippine immigration and citizenship laws.
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