[The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory No. 17, series of 2020, on the Guidelines on Employment Preservation Upon the Resumption of Business Operation. See Summary and Commentary. See also Labor Advisory No. 17-A (Establishment Report Form) and Labor Advisory No. 18. The full text of Labor Advisory No. 17 is reproduced below.]
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Salient Points of the 2019 Proposed Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence
[The Supreme Court, in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC dated 8 October 2019, approved the “2019 Proposed Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence”. The amendments took effect on 1 May 2020. The complete text, with original and amendments properly marked, is reproduced in a separate post. Here are the salient points.]
Continue reading5-Step Guide for Employers Operating During Community Quarantine
Existing community quarantine classifications are: Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), General Community Quarantine (GCQ), and Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). The reclassification of many areas to MECQ and GCQ means more establishments are allowed to operate. Here is a quick guide for employers to determine if the company is allowed to operate and, in the affirmative, the requirements for such operation.
Continue reading2019 Proposed Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence: Full/Marked Text
[The Supreme Court, in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC dated 8 October 2019, approved the “2019 Proposed Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence”. The amendments took effect on 1 May 2020. The complete text, with original and amendments properly marked, is reproduced below. Markings: additions/revisions with underscoring and in emphasis; deleted text with strikethrough.]
Continue readingRules on Interzonal and Intrazonal Travel: ECQ, MECQ, GCQ, MGCQ, No-Quarantine
Interzonal movement is the movement of people, goods and services across areas placed under different community quarantine classifications, while intrazonal movement is the movement of people, goods and services between localities under the same community quarantine classification, without transiting through an area placed under a different classification. These definitions, and the applicable rules, are contained in the IATF Revised Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines dated 15 May 2020 (as amended by IATF Resolution No. 38 dated 22 May 2020; see quarantine classifications from 1 to 15 June 2020). The discussion on intrazonal travel is found in (B) below, the discussion on interzonal travel is found in (C), while the list of public transportation allowed is in (D).
Continue readingProcedure in Annulment of Marriage and Declaration of Nullity of Marriage in the Philippines
The procedure provided under the Rules on Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Void Marriages and Annulment of Voidable Marriages is discussed below. Note that a petition for “annulment” refers to voidable marriages, which are valid until annulled by the court, while a petition for “declaration of nullity” refers to marriages that are considered void or inexistent from the very beginning. There are other differences, e.g., legitimate status of children, property relations between the spouses, prescription and ratification (for the procedure in legal separation, see Steps/Procedure in Legal Separation Cases). For convenience, we may refer to both petitions as “annulment”.
Continue readingRevised Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines
[Amendments (underscored) and deletions (in strikethrough) are incorporated in the full text below. Amendments were introduced under Resolution No. 38 dated 22 May 2020, Resolution No. 41 dated 29 May 2020, and Resolution No. 43 dated 3 June 2020. The original text was issued on 15 May 2020 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), through its Resolution No. 37, series of 2020. See Updated Omnibus Guidelines and updated quarantine classifications).]
Revised List of GCQ, ECQ, MECQ Areas until 31 May 2020: Per IATF Resolution No. 35 (15 May 2020)
Since the classifications made on 11 May 2020, through IATF Resolution No. 35, one revision was made. The list was again revised on 15 May 2020, through IATF Resolution No. 37. The revised classifications of provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), independent component cities (ICCs), based on risk level, are reflected below. [Update: see new quarantine classifications from 1 to 15 June 2020]:
Continue readingAmended Guidelines and Procedures on the Use of Corporate and Partnership Names
On 21 June 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued SEC Memorandum Circular No. 13, series of 2019, providing for the “Amended Guidelines and Procedures on the Use of Corporate and Partnership Names”. The circular provides:
Continue readingVideoconferencing and In-Court Hearings: Guidelines during GCQ/MECQ
The Supreme Court recently released the guidelines for the conduct of court hearings in areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) for the 16-31 May 2020 period. Trial court hearings during this period may be conducted either in-court or through video conferencing.
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