In accordance with the 1987 Constitution and international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS):

a) The maritime zones of the Philippine archipelago is composed of the internal waters, archipelagic waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and continental shelf; and
b) All other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction likewise have their respective maritime zones, as appropriate

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) issued Memorandum Circular (MC) 2023-001, which sets forth the Rules and Regulations on Trademarks, Service Marks, Trade Names and Marked or Stamped Containers of 2023 Replacing the Revised Trademark Regulations of 2017.

In its recent decision, the Supreme Court held that a quitclaim is void ab initio where the quitclaim obligates the workers concerned to forego their benefits while at the same time exempting the employer from any liability that it may choose to reject, as this would run counter to Article 22 of the Civil Code, which provides that no one shall be unjustly enriched at the expense of another.

Under Article VI, Section 26 of the Government Procurement Act, the Procuring Entity shall adopt any of the following modes of procurement consistent with the fit-for-purpose procurement approach:
Competitive Bidding;
Limited Source Bidding;
Competitive Dialogue;
Unsolicited Offer with Bid Matching;
Direct Contracting;
Direct Acquisition;
Repeat Order;
Small Value Procurement;
Negotiated Procurement;
Direct Sales; and
Direct Procurement for Science, Technology and Innovation

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Estafa under Article 315(2)(d) of the Revised Penal Code and Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 both involve the issuance of a bounced check, but they differ in terms of their legal nature and specific requirements. A key similarity between the two offenses is that both necessitate a notice of dishonor for prosecution. Without proof of notice of dishonor, knowledge of insufficiency of funds cannot be presumed and no crime can be deemed to exist.

HLURB Administrative Order 03-2017 sets forth the Executive Committee Resolution No. 001, series of 2017 or the “Guidelines In The Kinds Of Dues, Fees, And Contributions That May Be Collected By Homeowners Associations”.

The said Administrative Order provides for the powers and functions of the Homeowners Association, its Board of Directors, various remedies for failure to pay the dues, fees and contributions legally imposed by the association, among others.

Republic Act No. 12065 also known as the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act was enacted for the designation of archipelagic sea lanes and air routes suitable for the continuous, expeditious, and unobstructed passage of foreign ships and aircraft through or over its archipelagic water and the adjacent territorial sea. It delineated the rights and obligations of foreign ships and aircrafts.

To promote greater transparency, accountability, operational efficiency, and value for money, the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) shall be the single electronic portal that shall serve as the primary source of information and channel in the conduct of all procurement activities of the government.