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On March 24, 2023, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ("BSP") issued Circular No. 1169 providing for the Rules of Procedure for the Consumer Assistance Mechanism, Mediation and Adjudication of Cases in the BSP.

The 2024 DOJ-NPS Rules have raised the evidentiary standard for criminal complaints, demanding litigants to develop trial-ready cases as early as preliminary investigation. Here’s what you need to know.

On 29 July 2025, the Supreme Court, in EastWest Rural Bank v. Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 1, G.R. No. 273720, addressed whether, and to what extent...

Remote hearings are here to stay. With the Supreme Court's 2026 Guidelines on Videoconferencing, the judiciary has revamped and unified the rules governing virtual court proceedings expanding...

The Philippine legal system is primarily a civil law system. It is, however, influenced by American common law and thus may also be considered a mixed regime consisting of both civil and common law traditions.

There has been a continual rise in the use of international arbitration to resolve disputes in the Philippines, in line with the public policy of favouring arbitration and increasing efforts...

Marital Infidelity is Psychological Violence under Republic Act No. 9262 otherwise known as Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 (Anti-VAWC Act)...

Following a series of public consultations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued SEC Memorandum Circular No. 20, Series of 2026, entitled “Guidelines Prescribing Prudential...

On March 24, 2023, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ("BSP") issued Circular No. 1169 providing for the Rules of Procedure for the Consumer Assistance Mechanism, Mediation and Adjudication of Cases in the BSP.

On 28 November 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Philippine Central Bank or "BSP") issued Circular No. 1160, series of 2022 (link here) and adopted the Amended Regulations...

On 25 April 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Memorandum Circular No. 5, series of 2023 (link here) and adopted the SEC Rules and Regulations of the Financial Products...

On February 7, 2023, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippine Central Bank, issued BSP Circular No. 1166, series of 2023, entitled "Amendments to the Regulations on Electronic Money (E-money)...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has lifted its moratorium on digital payment fees and introduced new regulations for Instapay and PESONet transactions. These reforms establish a framework for fairer pricing structures while maintaining consumer protections and advancing the central bank's digital finance objectives.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines has issued a revised draft circular addressing the regulation of online lending platforms, introducing significant changes from its initial March 2026 proposal. The new guidelines aim to lift the existing moratorium on new online lending platforms while establishing comprehensive prudential, disclosure, and market conduct requirements for financing and lending companies operating in the digital space.

Last March 1, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued its Memorandum Circular No. 3 to implement the ceilings previously imposed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

On 28 November 2022, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Philippine Central Bank or "BSP") issued Circular No. 1160, series of 2022 (link here) and adopted the Amended Regulations and Guidelines...

On December 5, 2022, the National Privacy Commission (NPC), the Philippine's privacy regulator, issued NPC Circular No. 2022-04 entitled "Registration of Personal Data Processing System...