[Updated (2 June 2020): The previous set of guidelines [How to Process Travel Pass for Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs): Makati City] is no longer applicable. The material, sourced from the social media of Makati City, is also reproduced below.]
Continue readingWhen the lockdown is lifted and areas are no longer under any community quarantine, Accommodation Establishments will have to face the challenges of a New Normal. “New Normal” refers to the emerging behaviors, situations, and minimum public health standards that will be institutionalized in common or routine practices and remain even after the pandemic while the disease is not totally eradicated through means such as widespread immunization. In plain terms, New Normal means things will never be the same, and it is going to be extra challenging for owners or operators of Accommodation Establishments.
Continue reading[Explanatory Note and full text of a House Bill proposed by Rufus B. Rodriguez, extending the effectivity of Republic Act No. 11469, also known as the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, for another three months. Based on reports, this proposed law will be filed tomorrow, 26 May 2020.]
Continue readingCustody is an aspect of parental authority. The person who exercises parental authority over the child has custody over the said child. Parental authority and responsibility may not be renounced or transferred except in the cases authorized by law. There are different rules for the custody of legitimate and illegitimate children.
Continue readingBeing stopped in checkpoints is normal for workers going to work, and going home after work, in establishments allowed to operate during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). Here are three things that workers need to remember in dealing with checkpoints (explain these items in a respectful and composed manner).
Continue readingThe Tax Amnesty Act (Republic Act No. 11213), signed into law on 14 February 2019, provides for a one-time opportunity to settle estate tax obligations through an estate tax amnesty program that will give reasonable tax relief to estates with deficiency estate taxes. In other words, it provides a clean slate for taxpayers with existing estate tax delinquencies. Here is an introduction to the Tax Amnesty Act, in conjunction with Revenue Regulation No. 6-2019 issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
Continue readingWHEREAS, under Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, the President is authorized to direct the operation of establishments to carry out the declared national policy of mitigating the transmission of COVID-19;
Continue reading[The Executive Secretary, acting on behalf of the President, issued a Memorandum dated 22 May 2020, authorizing the release of the second tranche of SAP for more beneficiaries, and directing the creation of an online portal wherein the public can view the list of beneficiaries and assist in determining the propriety of the financial assistance. The full text of the Memorandum is reproduced below.]
Continue readingThere were discussions about a proposed law which seeks to penalize the refusal or failure of “any person” to pay “legal child support.” This refers to the proposed “Child Support Enforcement Act” (House Bill No. 6079 during the 16th Congress; House Bill No. 387 during the 17th Congress), which seeks to penalize the refusal or failure of “any person” to give legal child support without justifiable cause. While the proposed law covers “any person”, reading the provisions gives the impression that it basically threatens the father of the child with imprisonment in case of failure or refusal to give support.
Continue readingOn 11 May 2020, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act (Republic Act No. 11235). The law/IRR is the subject of serious opposition from riders or motorcycle owners, but until the law/IRR is nullified by the court, or its implementation restrained, it is important to be aware of the pertinent provisions. Here are the salient points of the IRR:
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