ACCRALAW participated in the Legal Aid Clinic of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Makati City Chapter (IBP Makati) held last 22 April 2026 at the ICT Room, 18th Floor, Makati City Hall.
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ACCRALAW contributed the Philippine chapter of Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guide on Construction for 2026. The chapter was authored by Partners Aison Benedict Velasco, Joseph Anthony Malaya, and Dan Bernard Sabilala, and Senior Associate Antonio Castillo.
Excise taxes are levied on goods manufactured or produced locally for domestic sales or consumption, imported things, and services performed within the Philippines. These taxes, imposed in addition to the value-added tax, serve to generate revenue, and to discourage the consumption of harmful goods.
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In its 2nd General Membership Meeting held on 10 April 2026 at Maayo Hotel, Mandaue, Cebu, the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Cebu Chapter presented a Presidential Award to ACCRALAW Cebu for its invaluable contributions to PMAP’s Labor Relations programs in 2025.
ACCRALAW, through its ACCRALAW Legal Pro Bono Aid Service (ALPAS) program under its Corporate and Social Responsibility Department, participated in the Katurangan Caravan, a legal aid initiative organized by the Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC) on 18 March 2026 at the New Bilibid Prison Minimum Security Compound.
The State has made the adoption process more expeditious. However, the procedures and requirements provided by law must still be complied with, as the best interests and welfare of the child are at stake.
ACCRALAW Senior Partners Arnold M. Corporal and Jose Martin R. Tensuan will attend the 27th International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress in Madrid, Spain, from 12 to 15 April 2026.
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ACCRALAW Partner Melissa Angela G. Velarde will attend the International Bar Association (IBA) Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference that is slated for 9-10 April 2026, at The Peninsula Tokyo, Japan. The conference is focused on navigating the complexities of the current macroeconomic and geopolitical climate within the Asia-Pacific region.
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Cyberlibel remains the top recorded cybercrime in the Philippines in 2025, according to recent data from the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center.
The Philippines acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention on 12 September 2018. The Convention took effect in the Philippines on 14 May 2019. The Convention was intended to simplify the authentication of public documents for use abroad by replacing the multi-step legalization process with a single certification known as an apostille.
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