Mr. Filio has been in the practice of law for over two (2) decades, and has extensive experience handling all facets of labor and employment practice, such as termination disputes, money claims, labor audits, labor standards and occupational health & safety (OHS) inspections, job contracting/outsourcing concerns, the labor aspect of mergers and acquisitions, rightsizing and downsizing programs, union organization issues, strikes, and collective bargaining negotiations. He also handles labor-related criminal litigation work, which includes criminal prosecutions for unfair labor practice acts, violations of the Revised Penal Code, the Social Security System law and other special laws.
He has successfully defended before the National Labor Relations Commission, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, and other government agencies management actions of numerous multinational and local companies across various industries. Some of his most recent notable cases involve the following:
- Assisted a five-star hotel in securing a favorable notice of inspection results from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
- Secured DOLE dismissal orders in favor of a supermarket chain, automotive/motorcycle company, and two autoparts companies in connection with adverse labor inspection findings against them;
- Assisted in the implementation of a re-organization program/plant closure of a fast moving consumer goods company and a tobacco firm;
- Assisted in the favorable settlement/conclusion of a multi-million peso labor claim against an automotive/motorcycle company before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board and a strike staged by employees of a tobacco firm;
- Secured a reversal by the Supreme Court of an illegal dismissal finding involving an executive officer of a fast moving consumer goods company;
- Timely concluded collective bargaining agreements in favor of an insurance company, a casino, supermarket chain, and a rare metals processing firm; and
- Secured the conviction of a former Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employee for violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act.
Prior to joining ACCRALAW in 2003, Mr. Filio was involved in general litigation and corporate practice as an associate lawyer for a Makati-based mid-size law firm. In 2007, he left ACCRALAW to assist one of the country’s biggest BPO company as part of its management team. He re-joined ACCRALAW the following year and continues to support clients in the BPO industry.
He speaks on a variety of labor and employment law topics, and has authored/co-authored several articles on outsourcing and other legal matters.
As early as 2018, Mr. Filio was cited as a ‘’Recognised Practitioner” in the field of Employment by Chambers Asia-Pacific/Chambers & Partners and was recognized as a leading lawyer in the field of employment by the same organization for multiple years (2019, 2020 and consecutively from 2022 to 2026). He was also a recommended lawyer for the practice area of Labor & Employment by the Asia Pacific Legal 500 for 2020. In 2021, Mr. Filio was recognized as one of Top 10 Philippines Client Choice Lawyers by Asian Legal Business. The recognition was given to ‘’top lawyers in the country when it comes to client service”. In 2023, he was also cited as one of Top 10 Most Influential Employment Lawyers to Follow in the Philippines by Business Today’s Lawyer Awards.
Mr. Filio was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2002 and is a member of the Camarines Sur Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He is a certified Safety Officer and serves as ACCRALAW’s Partner In-Charge of Occupational Health & Safety and the Co-Monitor for Practice Development of ACCRALAW’s Labor & Employment Department.