The Supreme Court En Banc, in A.M. No. 22-04-26-SC, crafted the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations for 2022-2027, which lays down the reform initiatives necessary toward achieving a technology-driven Judiciary. A key activity in the Innovation outcome in the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations for 2022-2027 is the development of an eCourt System Version 2.0 (eCourt PH 2.0) for the digitalization of adjudication.

SECTION 2. Security of Tenure. — ….
For termination of employment based on just causes as defined in Article 288 of the Labor Code:
(i) A written notice served on the employee specifying the ground or grounds for termination, and giving said employee reasonable opportunity within which to explain his side.
(ii) A hearing or conference during which the employee concerned, with the assistance of counsel if he so desires, is given opportunity to respond to the charge, present his evidence, or rebut the evidence presented against him.
(iii) A written notice of termination served on the employee, indicating that upon due consideration of all the circumstances, grounds have been established to justify his termination.

Termination on the ground of a positive HIV test result is not legal under Philippine law. Section 49(a) of Republic Act No. 11166 makes it unlawful for an employee to be terminated from work on the sole basis of their HIV status.

The Rules on Electronic Notarization is adopted to facilitate the provision of technology-based notarial services, with a view to supplementing the traditional mode of notarization under the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice. The Rules shall govern the electronic documents through In-Person Electronic Notarization and Remote Electronic Notarization.

Notarization of paper documents and instruments with handwritten signature or marks shall continue to be governed by the 2024 Rules on Notarial Practice.

In the absence of any applicable provision in the Rules, the pertinent provisions of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice may be applied by analogy or in a suppletory manner.

In the case of C.P. Reyes Hospital et al., vs. Barbosa, G.R. No. 228357, April 16, 2024, the Supreme Court laid down the exceptions to the general rule that probationary employment may be terminated, among other grounds, when the employee fails to qualify as a regular employee in accordance with reasonable standards made known by the employer to the employee at the time of engagement.

The Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) introduced the rules on Limited Legal Services. The CPRA defines limited legal services as services for a specific legal incident, with the expectation by the lawyer and the client that the lawyer will not provide continuing legal services in the matter.

The 2024 Department of Justice- National Prosecution Service (DOJ-NPS) Rules on Preliminary Investigations and Inquest Proceedings shall govern the conduct of preliminary investigations and inquest proceedings in all prosecution offices in the National Prosecution Service of the Department of Justice as enumerated in R.A. No. 10071 or the Prosecution Service Act of 2010, subject to the provisions of Department Circular No. 20 or the Policy on Pro-Active Involvement of Prosecutors in Case Build-Up, where applicable.