In general In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court authorized the electronic filing of pleadings and the use of videoconferencing in conducting hearings. This applies to all matters pending before the courts, in both criminal and civil cases, whether newly…

DOING BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic does not just pose a threat to the health and security of the Philippine people but it has caused and is continuing to cause tremendous…

On 3/16/20, President Duterte declared a state of calamity throughout the country and imposed a Community Quarantine (lockdown) throughout Luzon due to the increasing number of Covid19 patients. The lockdown stalled and/or disrupted economic activities affecting business and and the livelihood of…

The whole world is in the midst of the worst health crisis in modern history. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) itself poses a grave threat to public health but the measures implemented to contain it has caused even graver economic and social…

The Supreme Court of the Philippines, through its Sub-Committee for the Revision of the 1997 Rules of Procedure, issued Administrative Matter No. 19-10-20-SC entitled “2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure” (“Amended Rules of Civil Procedure”). The Amended Rules…

The passage of Republic Act 10136, otherwise known as the “Mental Health Act”, aims to break the stigma around mental illness. However, are the provisions contained in this Act sufficient to break the stigma? To answer this question, below is an overview…