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One of the more common types of employment is probationary or proby in HR lingo. Unless it is prohibited, as in the case of fixed-term or project employment, employees almost always undergo probationary employment. It is very rare that employers engage employees as a regular at the outset.

As of April 1, 2022, the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has recorded 180 pending reclamation projects across the country.

During President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address on July 25, he requested Congress to enact a legislative measure to regulate internet commercial activities to ensure that the rights of consumers who engage in online transactions are protected.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, employers were constrained to adopt alternative work arrangements to continue business operations while preserving their workforce.

It is the legal obligation of every corporate officer or director to protect the best interests of the corporation. As agent entrusted with the management of the corporation, he is expected to observe the utmost level of good faith.

The Supreme Court has historically used the principle of mutuality of contracts as lens to scrutinize interest-imposing clauses.

Just the other week, a jury awarded Johnny Depp $15 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit he brought against ex-wife Amber Heard for claiming in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed that she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”