The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) No. 14-2021.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department prepared a TIPS bulletin for the month of December.

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...

On February 11, 2022, the Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") issued Department Order No. 221-A-22, or the Guidelines in the Accreditation of Agents and Appointment of Employers...

The growing reliance towards digital courier services, including food delivery, has become evident when the COVID-19 pandemic started. This sector in the service industry continued to operate...

The required minimum capitalization of digital banks, which must be complied with at all times, is still set at PhP1.0 billion.

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.

The Philippines is grappling with significant transmission infrastructure backlogs that hinder the integration of new power projects into the grid. While generation companies can construct dedicated point-to-point facilities, this limited exception fails to address broader capacity constraints requiring main grid upgrades. Regulators have now introduced liberalized measures to enable third-party financing and construction of critical transmission infrastructure to support economic growth and energy transiti

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...

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”)...

With the decreasing number of positive COVID-19 cases, more employees are now returning to on-site work and new COVID-19 testing protocols are in place.

Reasonable connection, not direct causation. This is the essence of the Supreme Court's decision in Social Security System v. Violeta A. Simacas (G.R. No. 217866, 20 June 2022).

SyCipLaw's Employment & Immigration Update (Volume XIX, Issue 1) features the latest issuances from the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE), summaries of Supreme Court decisions...

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for October.

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.

In Toyo Seat Philippines Corporation v. Annabelle C. Velasco, et al. (G.R. No. 240774, March 03, 2021), the Supreme Court reiterated that workers may be considered project employees...

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

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...

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Memorandum Circular No. 11, Series of 2022 or the Rules on Sustainable and Responsible Investment Funds (the "Circular")...