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The 2013 Foreign Investors' Guide to Real Estate Transactions in the Philippines
The 2013 Foreign Investors' Guide to Real Estate Transactions in the Philippines (Feb. 2013) includes the following sections: -
DENR increases minimum capital requirements for mining applicants
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued DENR Memorandum Order No. 2013-01, which increased the minimum capital requirements for mining applicants. -
Employment & Immigration Update 2013 1Q
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. -
Cyberwhat?
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. -
Ten things to know - insurance regulation in the Philippines
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. -
The Banking Regulation Review 4th Edition – Philippines
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: -
Banking Regulation 2013
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. -
Multilaw's New Foreign Judgment Enforcement Database
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The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media and Internet Laws and Regulations 2013
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 . -
Legal Bulletin: Technology, Media & Telecoms (Jan. 2013)
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.