A foreign citizen may settle in the Philippines and live here for years, finally passing away far from family in his home country. When it comes time to settle his estate, his family abroad might not know how to begin searching fo...
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Court in the Philippines in the time of the COVID pandemic
It has been over a year since the Philippines underwent its first lockdown due to the COVID pandemic. In that time, the courts have had to adapt to the disruption brought by a virus that spreads through social contact...
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Enforcing a Foreign Money Judgment on Property in the Philippines
Let us say there was a court case in the United States. After trial, one party prevailed and the US court rendered judgment ordering the defendant to pay a certain amount of money to the plaintiff. If the defendant has assets in t...
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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in the Philippines
Let’s say that a court in Europe or the United States renders a judgment for a sum of money against someone living in the Philippines or against an estate the Philippines. How can the foreign money judgment be enforced in th...
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Further Explanation on Retrenchment in Philippine labor law
As the COVID pandemic continues its harsh economic toll, we continue to have to field questions about retrenchment of employees. This picks up from our previous articles and discusses other questions on retrenchment.It talks about...
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How to file a Philippine Trademark Online
Before COVID, online IP application filing had been introduced but had been paused due to issues. As the pandemic worn on, IPOPHIL re-introduced online Trademark application...
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