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…
The Philippines is a country surrounded by water and, naturally, operates several ports, both intended for passenger and cargo use. As such, the Philippines has a multitude of shipping-related business, which would lead to the reasonable assumption that it has a clear procedure…
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…
