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...

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...

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.

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)...

Republic Act No. 9285, or the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004 (ADR Act), is the legislation that applies to arbitration in the Philippines. In particular, it provides that (a) international...

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 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...