Widespread pirated movie availability is the scourge of the film industry. While a few old titles on DVD is one thing,

DICT Department Circular No. 01-2022 entitled "Rationalizing the Registration, Accreditation, and Monitoring of Independent Tower Companies (ITCs), Satellite Service Providers..

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) aims to regulate small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are selling products online using Facebook as a sales platform.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is set to launch the Regulations on Well-Known Marks, establishing the Register of Well-Known Marks in the Philippines, on 28 April 2025.

With the recent changes to the telecommunications framework, including the amendment to the PSA and the issuance of DICT Department Circular No. 01-2022, interest in cellular tower assets...

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) recently inked two term loan facility agreements amounting to Php 77 billion, enabling the sale of PLDT's telecom towers to international tower operators

On March 20, 2023, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) issued the Rules and Regulations Implementing the amended Public Service Act (PSA IRR). It took effect on April 4, 2023.

SyCipLaw has contributed a special report with Conventus Law on renewable energy, providing an overview of the current regulatory framework and key developments shaping the renewable energy (RE) sector in the Philippines.

SyCipLaw has just published the SyCipLaw TMT and Data Bulletin covering significant Philippine legal and regulatory developments in the technology, media, telecommunications and data space, from late 2022 to the first quarter of 2023.

Senate Bill No. 1846 entitled "An Act Protecting Consumers and Merchants Engaged in Internet Transactions, Creating for this Purpose the Electronic Commerce Bureau, Appropriating Funds therefor...

Google announced that it is not going to allow political advertising on its platform in the Philippines ahead of the 2022 national and local elections there.

Google announced that it is not going to allow political advertising on its platform in the Philippines ahead of the 2022 national and local elections there.

Republic Act No. 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act (SIM Registration Act) was signed into law on October 10, 2022 and took effect on December 27 of the same year.

Republic Act No. 12234, commonly known as the Konektadong Pinoy Act (KPA) lapsed into law on August 24, 2025. Its implementing rules and regulations were signed on November 5, 2025...

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared an international edition of its Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for the last quarter of 2021.

Digital footprintsmatter. The Supreme Court hasoutlined how prosecutorsand defenseteamscan establish social media account ownershiporaccessandauthorshipofasocial mediapost or privatemessage.

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.

The Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) has been further amended by Republic Act No. 11521,1 which took effect on February 8, 2021 (or immediately after its publication in the Official Gazette).

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a shift in paradigm in how work is done in the Philippines. Whereas before long hours of stay in the office was the norm, the imposition of the Enhanced Community Quarantine ("ECQ")...

Yes. The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) issued a Resolution dated September 14, 2022, which further extended the effect of FIRB Resolution No. 17-2022 which temporarily allows RBEs...