To fulfill the policy of the State to promote restorative justice and decongest jails, the Philippine Congress enacted Republic Act No. 11362 also known as the Community Service Act, authorizing the court, in its discretion, to require community service in lieu of service in jail for offenses punishable by arresto menor and arresto mayor.
Under A.M. No. 25-01-13-SC, the Supreme Court En Banc expanded Rule 13-A of the Rules of Civil Procedure, which mandates electronic filing and service of pleadings, motions, and other papers in civil cases in the first- and second-level courts.
Before this, Rule 13-A did not cover special proceedings like annulment and nullity of marriage cases.
The Tulong-Trabaho Act or Republic Act (RA) No. 11230 was enacted in line with the policy of the State to promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation, and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all. For this purpose, the Constitution encourages nonformal, informal and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs, particularly those that respond to community needs.
When a transfer is not unreasonable, nor inconvenient, nor prejudicial to him, and it does not involve a demotion in rank or a diminution of his salaries, benefits, and other privileges, the employee may not complain that it amounts to a constructive dismissal.
The doctrine of fair use allows the courts to deviate from strictly applying the copyright laws when their rigid application would stifle the creativity that they are designed to foster and when it would frustrate the State’s function to promote the diffusion of knowledge and information.
Pursuant to the constitutional mandate to promote the preferential use of voluntary modes of settling disputes, particularly conciliation-mediation, it is the intent and purpose of these Rules to continuously strengthen and institutionalize the Single Entry Approach (SEnA), with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and its Regional Offices, the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) and its Regional Branches, and the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and its Regional Arbitration Branches as the primary implementing agencies.
Section 183. The insurer in a life insurance contract shall be liable in case of suicide only when it is committed after the policy has been in force for a period of two (2) years from the date of its issue or of its last reinstatement, unless the policy provides a shorter period: Provided, however, That suicide committed in the state of insanity shall be compensable regardless of the date of commission.
To ensure that a work pool arrangement is not used as a scheme to circumvent the employees’ security of tenure, the employer must prove that (i) a work pool in fact exists, and (ii) the members therein are free to leave anytime and offer their services to other employers.
There is no specifically prescribed means to resolve a conflict of laws problem; choice of law varies depending on the circumstances. Courts may employ the “state with the most significant relationship” test in determining choice of law.
In Proclamation No. 28, former President Diosdado Macapagal declared June 12 as Philippine Independence Day.
