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The 2013 Foreign Investors' Guide to Real Estate Transactions in the Philippines (Feb. 2013) includes the following sections:
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued DENR
Memorandum Order No. 2013-01, which increased the minimum capital
requirements for mining applicants.
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Vol. XI, Issue 1 of the Employment & Immigration Update newsletter focuses primarily on the salient provisions of the Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay . The issue also contains information on recent Supreme Court decisions.
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Contributed by Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko with Ronald P. De Vera , the article provides a break down of Republic Act No. 10175, also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.
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SyCipLaw partnered with Norton Rose in producing Ten things to know - insurance regulation in the Philippines , which provides a briefing on the insurance regulation system in the country. Download the publication from the SyCipLaw website.
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Law Business Research has published The Banking Regulation Review 4th Edition. A free copy of the Philippine section, contributed by SyCipLaw Managing Partner Rafael A. Morales, is available. The section is divided into:
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The Philippine section of the Getting the Deal Through - Banking Regulation 2013 is
also available for download. The publication contains a listing of
concise answers to FAQs on Philippine Banking Regulation. Questions are
divided into regulatory framework, supervision, resolution, capital
requirements, ownership restrictions and implications, and changes in
control. Visit the website for more information.
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The Philippine section of The
International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media and Internet Laws and
Regulations 2013 is available for download from the firm's website .
The section was contributed by partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez and associate Ruben P. Acebedo II .
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The Technology, Media & Telecoms Legal Bulletin (Jan. 2013) includes information on the Data Privacy Act, the Cybercrime Prevention Act, and Developments in Foreign Ownership Restrictions, as well as other features. Download an electronic copy from our website.
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