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On November 22, 2024, the Supreme Court En Banc has approved The Rules on Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS Rules) which mandates covered lawyers to render at least 60 hours of pro bono legal aid every three years in favor of indigent Filipinos.
In the Philippines, parties are allowed to offer electronic documents as evidence in civil, criminal, administrative, and quasi-judicial cases. When parties offer such forms of evidence, the Rules on Electronic Evidence apply. Notably, before an electronic document can be admissible in evidence, it must first be authenticated in the manner prescribed by Rule 5 of the Rules on Electronic Evidence.
Article 291 of the Revised Penal Code defines Revealing Secrets with Abuse of Office which punishes a manager, employee, or servant if he learns the secrets of his principal or master in such capacity, and he reveals such secrets.
Republic Act (RA) No. 11127 or the National Payment Systems Act of 2020 was enacted in view of the State’s objectives to promote, through the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the safe, secured, efficient and reliable operation of payment systems in order to control systemic risk and provide an environment conducive to the sustainable growth of the economy. According to the BSP, RA No. 11127, or the National Payment Systems Act (NPSA), provides a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework which supports the aforesaid objectives of the State.
In the Philippines, employers are obligated to pay their employees only by means of legal tender, or in certain conditions, by way of check or money order.
When it comes to digital payments, the Department of Labor and Employment has released a Labor Advisory which encouraged and enabled all private establishments to “timely pay wages and other monetary benefits through transaction accounts” such as e-wallets because of the advantages in terms of “safety, security, and financial inclusivity.”
(Art. 102, Labor Code; Labor Advisory No. 16).
Pursuant to the Social Security Commission Resolution No. 244-s. 2020 dated May 19, 2020 and in line with the implementation of the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, which aims to streamline the current systems and procedures in government offices, the List of the Documentary Requirements for Retirement and Death Benefits are hereby issued to facilitate the effective and immediate processing of retirement benefits.
In the case of Bartolome vs. Toyota Quezon Avenue Inc., et al., G.R. No. 254465, April 3, 2024, the Supreme Court has held that demotion, verbal abuse, and indifferent behavior by an employer that forces an employee to resign constitute constructive dismissal.
An aggrieved party in cases of copyright, trademark, or patent infringement may avail of various legal remedies, either administrative, civil, or criminal actions against the infringer.
The Bureau of Legal Affairs has jurisdiction over the administrative cases. On the other hand Regional Trial Courts designated as special courts shall have jurisdiction over the civil and criminal cases.
On December 22, 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order No. 51 reinforcing the diversity and inclusion program, reconstituting the inter-agency committee on diversity and inclusion, and creating the special committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) affairs.
To strengthen the Philippine’s environment protection programs, the country’s laws provide that no entity shall operate any declared environmentally critical project or area without first securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC).
