The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Philippines

• Philippine Chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Labour & Employment 2018

  Getting the Deal Through has published the 13 th edition of Labour & Employment, which is available in print, as an e-book, and online. The  Philippine chapter  was contributed by SyCipLaw partner Ronald Mark C. Lleno , with support from senior associate Emmar Benjoe B. Panahon and associate Hans Cedric I. Santos .
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• 9 SyCipLaw Lawyers Recognized in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018

  Nine of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s lawyers are included in the  Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018. The list features the leading lawyers in 18 practice areas in 24 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region. Results are based on an extensive survey of in-house counsel and private practitioners.
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• 2018: Insurance regulation in Asia Pacific – Ten things to know about 20 countries

  Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2018 and fifth edition of Insurance regulation in Asia Pacific – Ten things to know about 20 countries is now available. The guide provides an overview and practical checklist of ten common regulatory issues for insurance companies. SyCipLaw partner Hiyasmin H. Lapitan contributed the Philippine chapter.
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• Philippine Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2018

  The  International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to: Trade Marks 2018  has been published. The Philippine chapter of the guide was contributed by SyCipLaw partners  Enrique T. Manuel and Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan .
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• The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Legal Guide: Philippines: Mergers & Acquisitions

  The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Guide on Mergers & Acquisitions is now available. SyCipLaw partner  Franco Aristotle G. Larcina  contributed the Philippine chapter.
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• World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2018 Report

  The World Bank Group’s  Women, Business and the Law 2018  report is now finalized and available online. The fifth edition in a series of biennial reports, the publication measures gender equality in the law across 189 economies. It identifies legal obstacles to women who engage in economic activity around the world, encourages the reform of discriminatory laws, and tracks global progress toward achieving gender equality. SyCipLaw partner  Leslie C. Dy  contributed to the report.
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• Procuring Infrastructure PPPs 2018

  The World Bank Group’s Procuring Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships 2018 report is now finalized and available online. The report compiles best practices and offers support to governments around the world to improve the quality of their regulations and to better deliver infrastructure service through public-private partnerships (PPPs).
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• Multilaw Real Estate Guide for Foreign Investors

  Multilaw has released its new digital Real Estate Guide for Foreign Investors , which was launched at the MIPIM global real estate event in Cannes. SyCipLaw partner Benedicto P. Panigbatan contributed the Philippine chapter.
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• Philippine Chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Vertical Agreements 2018

  Getting the Deal Through has published the twelfth edition of Vertical Agreements, which is available in print, as an e-book, and online. The Philippine chapter was contributed by SyCipLaw partners Arlene M. Maneja and Franco Aristotle G. Larcina .
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• Philippines: Department of Finance Revenue Regulations No. 7-2018 (RR No. 7-2018)

  On January 31, 2018, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez issued RR No. 7-2018 which restored the provision on Notice of Informal Conference as a due process requirement in the issuance of a deficiency tax assessment. RR No. 7-2018 was published in the Manila Bulletin on February 1, 2018 and took effect on February 16, 2018.
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