Beyond the blackboard: A school’s ‘built-in’ duty to provide a conducive atmosphere for learning
Schools are not just centers of academic instruction. Years spent in school play a vital role in shaping a child’s character.
Amicus Curiae
Delivering Amnesty to Unauthorized Delivery Operators
The e-Conomy SEA 2024 study by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company indicates that Philippines’ e-commerce gross merchandise value reached thirty-one (31) billion dollars, with e-commerce contributing twenty-one (21) billion dollars to that total.
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What is a reasonable Private Benefit Plan?
On April 10, the Secretary of Finance, with the recommending approval of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 15-2025, now known as the “Revised Private Retirement Benefit Plan Regulations.” RR No. 15-2025 combines and repeals decades-old regulations and circulars implementing Republic Act No. 4917.
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Interim measures of protection in aid of arbitration
The preference for arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods—such as mediation, negotiation, and conciliation—over litigation is well-established (Stemship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Limited v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., G.R. No. 196027, 20 September 2017)
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Sound Rights: The Supreme Court on Music and Copyright
“Music is intangible, but its benefits are real.” — Justice Zalameda, FILSCAP v. Anrey, Inc. (2022). In recent years, the Supreme Court has decided two landmark decisions—FILSCAP v. Anrey, Inc. and COSAC v. FILSCAP—which now lay the foundation for interpreting rights involving communication to the public and public performance of copyrighted musical works.
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BSP Issues New Rules on Peso FX Derivatives: Hedging Encouraged, Speculation Restricted
In April 2025, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (“BSP”) issued Circular No. 1212 (the “Circular”), a comprehensive update to the rules on foreign exchange (“FX”) derivatives involving the Philippine Peso.
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A Revamped Procedural Framework for Authority to Employ Foreign Technical Personnel
On 8 April 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued Department Circular No. 009, which provides for the updated procedure in processing applications for an Authority to Employ Alien (AEA) in wholly or partially nationalized trades, businesses, industries, or undertakings.
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“Neither are your ways my ways”: Pregnancy and immorality in the workplace
Should a teacher working for a Christian educational institution be disciplined for engaging in a pre-marital relationship with her boyfriend that led to her pregnancy?
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Local Government Units Share in Foreign Investments
The Constitution requires Government to promote the preferential use and adopt measures to enhance the competitiveness of Filipino labor, domestic materials and locally produced goods.
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Unsolicited Proposals: Driving Innovation and Growth in Public-Private Partnerships
In the past decades, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been considered as a catalyst for driving and pushing the ends of traditional constraints long plaguing infrastructure development, especially in developing countries.
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