SyCipLaw's Employment and Immigration Department examines critical questions surrounding employee rights and employer obligations in the Philippines.

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 BSP regulations on virtual asset service providers (VASPs) are fairly recent, and this is seen as the policymakers trying to catch up with virtual asset (VA) systems that are delivering financial...

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.

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...

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

SyCipLaw has prepared a special report, published with Conventus Law, examining key updates and developments on the legal and regulatory framework governing cybersecurity in the Philippines.

Broadly speaking, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is understood as investing that incorporates ESG factors in investment decisions...

The Philippine Competition Commission ("PCC") recently raised the thresholds for compulsory notification of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

On September 15, 2021, the one-year-long suspension of the Philippine Competition Commission's (PCC) power to review mergers and acquisitions motu proprio under...

On 19 September 2025, the SEC issued Memorandum Circular No. 12, or the Amendments to Rule 8.1.2 of the 2015 Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Securities Regulation Code – Delayed and Continuous Offering and Sale of Securities (Enhanced Shelf Registration).

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").

On August 23, 2022, the Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") issued Labor Advisory No. 17, series of 2022, which governs the suspension of work in the private sector by reason...

On August 8, 2022, the NPC issued NPC Circular No. 2022-01 entitled "Guidelines on Administrative Fines" (Guidelines on Administrative Fines), which took effect on August 27, 2022.

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...

On December 1, 2022, the NPC issued NPC Circular No. 2022-02 entitled "Amending Certain Provisions of NPC Circular No. 20-01 on the Guidelines on the Processing of Personal Data...

SyCipLaw has authored the Philippine chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG): Product Liability 2026.

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.

In 2025, the Philippine agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector contributed 7.9% of the total Philippine GDP and reported a full-year growth of 3.1%.