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On September 23, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued Memorandum Circular No. 13, Series of 2025, or the Guidelines on Philippine Green Equity (the "Green Equity Guidelines").

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the deadline for applications for amnesty...

SyCipLaw contributed the Philippine chapter to the third edition of "ESG in APAC", published by Slaughter and May.

Series of IP guide books to assist Korean companies doing business with online platforms in Southeast Asia.

The main legal risks arising from this misclassification include financial liabilities for unpaid statutory benefits and back taxes, and a finding of illegal dismissal due to the violation of the worker's security of tenure.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released on 17 September 2021 BSP Circular No. 1127, adopting the governance policy for operators of payment system (OPS).

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines has introduced new rules and regulations concerning the employment of foreign nationals in the Philippines (Department Order No. 248, series of 2025).

In Asia, Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) emerged in countries such as India and the Philippines more than 15 years ago, originally in the form of legal process outsourcers.

The Circular took effect on January 1, 2023. It increased the penalties imposed under the 2019 Circular and imposed additional non-financial penalties.

This bulletin was prepared by SyCipLaw?s Corporate Services Department. Marietta A. Tibayan, Bhong Paulo A. Macasaet, and Alithea C. Soriano assisted in the preparation of this bulletin.

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 September 14, 2022, the BSP issued Memorandum Circular No. 1154, Series of 2022 entitled "Prudential Requirements Applicable to Digital Banks, and Amendments to Relevant Provisions...

Changes have been introduced to eliminate delays for new businesses to start trading, making the Philippines a better place for investors.

Republic Act No. 12252, otherwise known as ?An Act Liberalizing the Lease of Private Lands by Foreign Investors, Establishing the Stability of Long-Term Lease Contracts, Amending for the Purposes Republic Act No. 7652, Otherwise Known as the "Investors Lease Act" (the "Amended Investors Lease Act") was enacted into law on September 3, 2025.

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Memorandum Circular No. 16, series of 2025 (“SEC MC No. 16-2025”)...

The guide covers the setting up of a corporation or a branch office in the Philippines, post-SEC registration permits, how Philippine entities are taxed, tax incentives available, and merger notification rules.

On May 06, 2022, Republic Act (RA) No. 11765, or the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act, was signed into law.

There is no specific definition of "doing business" in the Corporation Code of the Philippines. However, under the Foreign Investments Act...