Amicus Curiae

In October 2022, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) revoked the licenses of 176 Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in view of rampant immigration violations, tax evasion, and the commission of heinous crimes within the industry.

In 2016, several art scholars and museums embarked on a project to digitally produce 17th-century artist Rembrandt’s next work, by using a computer to analyze his paintings and generate a new one that was digitally based off the style present in his works.

As we all know, a huge portion of our government coffers are derived from taxation. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is the agency mandated by law to enforce tax laws, assess, and collect national taxes.

To recall, under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) issued Department Order No. 174, series of 2017 (“DoLE DO 174-17”).

On 29 September 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) rendered its Opinion No. 21, Series of 2022 (“Opinion”), holding that the 40% foreign equity limitation as provided under the 1987 Constitution should not apply to the exploration, development, and utilization of inexhaustible renewable energy (“RE”) resources.

The unregulated purchase, use, and deactivation of SIM cards made it difficult for law enforcement agencies to identify and apprehend those who commit wrongdoings with the use of cellular phones.

In this age of rapidly evolving technology and the enduring risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers and employees alike have forged a new “normal” of the working environment—the work-from-home arrangement.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (“BSP”) issued last 5 September 2022 BSP Circular No. 1153 (the “Circular”) which institutionalizes a regulatory sandbox framework to better evaluate entities under its regulatory purview that offer or use financial products/services utilizing emerging or new technology.

The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has finally provided a solution. Registered
enterprises of the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector
may now adopt, on a long-term basis, flexible work arrangements with no adverse effects on
their existing incentives.