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…
A first time host to an international IP event, Cambodia gears up for the 22nd ASEAN IPA Annual Meeting & Conference from April 6-7, 2018. The theme of this year’s conference centers on the challenges posed by the 21st century and beyond…
Valeriano (VAL) Rosario spoke to the IR Global team earlier this year about being involved as a social event sponsor and doing business in the Asia/Pacific region. Shot during ‘On The Road’ Singapore conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTqq2ztC0LM
The IR Global through its Virtual Round Table Series on “Gateway to Asia Pacific” recently brought together its members to participate in discussing and sharing knowledge about culture, transparency, jurisdiction, access and regulation in their represented countries. There were nine (9) contributors…
In Doehle-Philman Manning Agency, Inc., Dohle (IOM) Limited and Capt. Manolo T. Gacutan vs. Henry C. Haro (G.R. No. 206522, 18 April 2016), the Supreme Court ruled that the seafarer must prove that his illness is work-related when such is not classified…
Will the seafarer’s failure to submit himself to a post-employment medical examination before a company-designated doctor within three working days upon his arrival result only in the forfeiture of his sickness allowance claim but not his disability benefit claim? The Supreme Court…
