“No Permit, No Exam” Policy in Schools and Universities in the Philippines

(9G) Pre-Arranged Employment Visa or Work Visa in the Philippines

10 Years Separation

13 Grounds for Refusal of IPOPHL Trademark Registration in the Philippines

2025 Annual Export Performance Report (AEPR) in the Philippines

60-40 Equity Rule on Owning a Business in the Philippines

A Comprehensive Guide on Transferring Land Title from Tax Declaration in the Philippines

A Comprehensive Guide to AMLA Registration

A Comprehensive Guide to Permanent Residency in the Philippines

A Comprehensive Guide to the Non-Quota Immigrant (13G) Visa Application for Former Natural-Born Filipino Citizens

A Guide on Retiring in the Philippines as a Foreigner

A Guide to Addressing a Leak Coming from Above Your Condo Unit

A Guide to the Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG) Application Process

A Guide to Visa-Free Countries in Asia and Tourist Visa Extension in the Philippines

A Practical Guide to Reconstitution of Land Title in the Philippines

Abandonment of Illegitimate Minor Children

Act of Lasciviousness vs Rape

Admin Hearing

Alert List Order (ALO) in the Philippines: Everything You Need to Know

Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card (ACR-I Card)

Alien Employment Permit (AEP) Cancellation

Annulment in the Philippines: Legal Grounds, Process, and Cost

APECO Special Resident Visa (ASRV): Requirements and Advantages

Application of SRRV during pandemic

Are Dismissed Employees Entitled to Separation Pay?

Authority to Employ Foreign Nationals

Back Pay in the Philippines: What Every Employee Should Know

Benefit of Having a Trademark Registered in Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)

Benefits of Dual Citizenship for Filipinos

Bigamous Marriage

Blacklist Order Sex Offenders

BOI Conducts Compliance Information Drive

BOI Registration Requirements

Breach of Contract

Breach of Contract: What to Do When a Contract is Breached

Breach of Promise to Marry

Bureau of Immigration Annual Report for Foreigners in the Philippines

Bureau of Immigration Clearance Certification (BICC)

Buying Property Under a Corporation in the Philippines

Can Father of Illegitimate Child Obtain Custody when Mother is Abroad?

Cancellation of Mortgaged Land

CAR Requirement on Stock Share Transfer for Shares Not Publicly Traded

Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) in the Philippines

Change Name of an Unborn Child

Change of Name – Cost and Process

Change of Name in the Philippines: Administrative and Judicial Processes

Change of Name in the Philippines: Judicial Process and Requirements

Change of Surname After Marriage in the Philippines

Child Custody – Illegitimate Child

Child Custody and Visitation Rights Over a Minor Child in the Philippines

Child Out of Wedlock

Child Sexual Abuse

Citizenship and Naturalization

Claiming Full Custody of Your Child if You’re Working Abroad

Clerical Errors in Birth Certificate: What should you do?

Closing a PEZA Registered Company

Common Law Marriage in the Philippines

Company Closure in the Philippines

Computing 13th Month Pay

Copyright in the Philippines

Copyright Infringement in the Philippines

Copyright Registration in the Philippines

Corporate Secretarial Services

Correct Errors and Get a PSA Birth Certificate Online and Walk-In

Correction of PSA Birth Certificate

Cost of Annulment in the Philippines

Custody of Illegitimate Child

Custody Rights of an Illegitimate Child’s Father

Custody: Voluntary Custody Agreement

Cybercrime Law in Full Enforcement

Data Privacy

Data Privacy Act

De Minimis Benefits of Employees in The Philippines

Death and Real Estate

Delayed Subdivision or Condominium Project

Deportation and Blacklist Lifting in the Philippines

Deportation of a Foreigner Already in the Philippines

Difference Between a Sales Invoice and an Official Receipt

Difference between Alien Employment Permit (AEP) and Work Visa (9G)

Difference Between Copyright, Patent and Trademark

Differences Between an Independent Contractor and an Employee

Differences of a Hold Departure Order (HDO), Watch List Order (WLO), and Allow Departure Order (ALO)

Different Kinds of Special Resident Visas in the Philippines

Different Types of Work Permits in the Philippines for Foreign Employees

Digital Nomad Visa in the Philippines

Discrepancy in Land and/or Condominium Titles

Divorce in the Philippines

Divorced Woman from Prior Marriage to Foreigner Wants Change of Surname

DO 174: Securing a Contractor License

Double Civil Registry Entry

Downgrading a Spouse Visa Due to Annulment and Recognition of Foreign Divorce in the Philippines

Driving in the Philippines with a Foreign License

Dual Citizen Change of Name

Dual Citizen Estate Tax

Dual Citizenship – Dissolution of Marriage

Due Diligence in the Philippines

Due diligence: Types of documents reviewed

Easement Rights in the Philippines: Types, Acquisition, and Extinguishment Explained

Effectivity of an employee’s resignation

Electronic Filing of Annulment and Nullity of Marriage with the Philippine Supreme Court

Eligibility of Dual Citizen for Barangay Chairman

Employee’s Daily Rate Computation

Employment 101: Know your basic government deductions and contributions

Employment Contract – Employee’s Abandonment of Work

Employment Contract – Validity of Employee’s Resignation Letter

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Entrepreneurs Employment Contracts

Essential Guide to DOLE Rule 1020 Registration and Occupational Safety and Health Standards Compliance in the Philippines 

Essential Guide to Trademark Renewal in the Philippines

Essential Role of an Immigration Lawyer: Your Key to a Smooth Visa Applications

Estate Planning: Difference between a Holographic Will and a Notarial Will

Estate Tax Amnesty – Amended

Estate Tax Liability as US Citizen

Estate Tax Under TRAIN Law

eTitling: Keeping Your Land Titles Safe Online

Everything You Need to Know About Buying and Living in a Condominium in the Philippines

Everything You Need to Know about the Australian Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)

Exemption of Economic Zone Enterprises under PEZA from Local Taxes, Fees, Licenses, and Securing LGU Permits

Explore the Different Types of Visas to Stay Long-Term in the Philippines

False Cenomar

Fight for Sole Custody of a Child

Filing a Delayed Registration of Birth in the Philippines

Filing a Petition for a Name Change under Philippine Law

Filing an Annulment Due to Mistress

Filing for Annulment While Residing Abroad

Filipino Based Abroad Divorce

Financial Support

Foreigners Can Now Process Their 9(g) and 47(a)(2) PH Visas While Abroad and Without an EED

Forming a successful joint venture

Franchise Registration in the Philippines

Freelancer Tax in the Philippines

Frequently Asked Questions about a Special Investor’s Resident Visa (SIRV)

From Sole Proprietorship to OPC: Complete Transition Guide for Philippine Business Owners

Fundamentals of Land Registration

Getting an Emigration Clearance Certificate

Grandparent’s Rights

Guide to Obtain a Treaty Trader or Treaty Investor (9D) Visa in the Philippines

Guide to PV 47(a)(2) PEZA VISA Application

Guidelines for Corporations Engaged in Nationalized or Partly Nationalized Activities

Hiring foreign nationals in partially nationalized industries

Hold Departure Order (HDO) in the Philippines

Holiday Pay in the Philippines

Homeowners Association Member’s Duties & Responsibilities​

Hot Issue: Political Killings in the Philippines

How a PEZA Accreditation Can Benefit Your Business

How Foreigners Can Work in Nationalized and Partly-Nationalized Industries

How to Add a Middle Name of a Child (Born Abroad)

How to Adopt a Child in the Philippines

How to Annul a Marriage in the Philippines

How to Apply for a Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV) in the Philippines

How to Apply for e-Visa for Tourists in the Philippines

How to Appoint a Corporate Secretary in the Philippines (Qualifications and Responsibilities)

How to Become a Filipino Citizen by Judicial Naturalization

How to Change Your Business Address as a PEZA-Registered Entity in the Philippines

How to Change Your Corporate Secretary in the Philippines (A Legal Guide)

How to Convert a Foreign Driver’s License to a Philippine Driver’s License

How to Convert an Ordinary Stock Corporation Into a One-Person Corporation

How to Correct Birth Certificate Errors

How to Drive Legally in the Philippines with a Japanese License

How to File a Civil Case in the Philippines (A Complete Guide)

How to File a Complaint Against an Employer with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

How to File a Criminal Case in the Philippines (A Complete Guide)

How to File a Motion for Reconsideration After a Decision Is Issued

How to File a Petition for Nullity of Marriage in the Philippines

How to File an Estafa Case in the Philippines

How to File and Get an Affidavit of Loss

How to File for an Annulment in the Philippines

How to Get a Certificate of Not the Same Person from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the Philippines

How to Get a Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV)

How to Get an Alien Employment Permit (AEP)

How to Lift an Immigration Blacklist Order (BLO) in the Philippines

How to Make Due Diligence Investigations Work

How to Obtain a SEC Certificate of Non-Registration in the Philippines

How to Post Bail in the Philippines (Legal Process)

How to Process DTI Certificate of Conditional Release

How to Process DTI Certificate of Exemption

How to Renew Your 9G Visa in the Philippines (Step-By-Step Guide)

How to Renew Your ACR I-Card in the Philippines

How to Replace Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Stock Certificates

How to Respond to a Demand Letter in the Philippines

How to Revive an Abandoned Trademark in the Philippines (Comprehensive Guide)

How to Run a Board Meeting

How to Secure an Exit Clearance from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Before Leaving the Philippines

How to Transfer Shares of Stock in a Corporation

How to Verify an Immigration Blacklist Order (BLO) in the Philippines

How to Write a Last Will and Testament

How to Write a Last Will and Testament in the Philippines

How will the TRAIN Law Affect Filipinos in 2019?

Immigrant Visa

Importance of the Stock and Transfer Book and What to Do If It is Inaccessible

Important Details to Know Before You Can Apply for Working Permit in the Philippines

In-depth Guide to Mandatory Employee Benefits in the Philippines

Incorrect PSA Birth Certificate

Instances of Employee Breach of Contract

Intercountry Adoption of a Filipino Child

International Trademark Classes

Invest and Live in the Philippines with a Special Investor’s Resident Visa (SIRV)

IPOPHL Trademark Registrability Report — and How to Properly Respond to It

Is the TRAIN law good for Filipinos?

IT – BPM Registration Transfer – 100% Work From Home Arrangements under Board of Investments (BOI) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)

Japan Tourist Visa Requirements and Application Process for Filipinos

Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce

Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce Decree in the Philippines

Key Changes in the Revised Corporation Code (Part 1)

Key Changes in the Revised Corporation Code (Part 2)

Key Changes in the Revised Corporation Code (Part 3)

Land Ownership for a Former Filipino

Land titles – Inheritance/Partition/Extra Judicial Settlement (EJS)

Land titles – Partition

Land Titles – Specific Performance

Lawyers’ Fees: Types of Legal Fee Arrangements

Lease and Force Majeure in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Legal Aspects of Partnership Dissolution in the Philippines

Legal Process for Breach of Contract in the Philippines

Legal Process for Changing Surname from Father’s to Mother’s in the Philippines

Legal Separation in the Philippines

Legally Adopt a Child in the Philippines

Legally Changing The Name On Your Birth Certificate

Lender Holds the Land Title as Loan Collateral

Lifting a Blacklist Order Against a Foreign Sex Offender in the Philippines

Lifting a Blacklist Order Due to Rude and Disrespectful Behavior in the Philippines

Lifting Blacklist Order of POGO Employees in the Philippines

List of 2025 Holidays in the Philippines

Live in the Philippines with Your Filipino Spouse: Get a Spouse Visa or 13A Visa

Low Down on Unfair Labor Practices

Magna Carta Law: Protection of Filipino Seafarers from Training to Retirement

Minimum Wage and Tax Exemptions in The Philippines

Mom or Dad? A Guide on Child Custody in the Philippines

Navigating No Derogatory Record in the Philippines

Navigating Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Renewal and Validation Process

Navigating the ACR I-Card in the Philippines: Eligibility, Color Coding, and Application Process

Navigating the Application Process of BSP-BSRD for Foreign Investments

Navigating the Application Process of Exit Clearance in the Philippines

Need for Child Support

New Alien Employment Permit (AEP) Rules and Cancellation

New Rules of Alien Employment Permit (AEP) for Foreign Employees in the Philippines

New Rules on HOA Election Procedures

NEW UPDATE: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Philippines Amnesty Deadline Extension – Latest Memorandum Circular 6

Night Shift Differential: How it is Computed

No Garage No Car Policy Pushed by Lawmakers, Enforcers

No Wedding Ceremony

Non-Appearance with Annulment Cases

Notarization of Documents in the Philippines

Notice to Issue Receipt or Invoice (NIRI)

Nullity of Marriage Explained

Online Harassment

Overstaying in the Philippines: Immigration Consequences for Foreigners

Parental Authority of a Father

Partition of Estate in the Philippines

Partition of Estate: How Does It Work?

Partition of Land

PCC to Fast-Track Review of Qualified Merger and Acquisition Transactions Deals

Permanent Resident Visa (PRV) for Chinese National Spouse in the Philippines

Petition for Reconstitution of Title

Petition for Reissuance of Title in the Philippines

PEZA Incentives and the CREATE Law: What You Should Know

PEZA Registration Requirements

PEZA to Include Separate Incentives for Exporters in Upcoming Bill Amendments

PEZA Visa for Foreign Workers in the Philippines (A Complete Guide)

Philippine Estate Tax or Philippine Inheritance Tax

Philippine Government Applying Stricter Rules on Issuing Foreign Work Permits

Philippine Immigration: Things to Remember when Traveling Overseas

Philippine Special Investor Resident Visa (SIRV)

Philippine Work Visa or 9G Visa

Philippines vs. China: What You Need to Know about the Territory Dispute

Philippines: New Process Allows Foreign Nationals to File Work Visa while Abroad and without EED

Portioning (Rule of Proximity)

Possession of Land

Pre-nuptial Agreement

Prenuptial Agreements in the Philippines

Property Ownership in the Philippines as a Foreigner

Proposed Divorce Law in the Philippines

Quieting of Title: A Legal Remedy for Property Disputes in the Philippines

RA 9225: Retention and Re-acquisition of Philippine Dual Citizenship

Re-stamping of Philippine Visa in the Passports of Foreigners

Reacquisition of Citizenship

Ready to Join Government Bidding? You Need PhilGEPS Platinum!

Real Property Tax

Reasons Why a Foreigner May Be Blacklisted in the Philippines

Receive Final Pay After Failing to Render the 30-Day Notice Period

Recognition of Filipino Citizenship

Recognizing the Divorce of a Filipino and Their Foreign Spouse

Reconstitution vs Reissuance of Lost Land Title in the Philippines

Reducing Your Corporation’s Number of Directors

Registering a One Person Corporation (OPC) in the Philippines

Registering a Trademark and Trade Name in the Philippines

Reissuance of Lost Land Title

Remarriage After a Recognition of Foreign Divorce

Remarrying in the Philippines: What You Need to Know

Reminder on the Submission of 2018 TIMTA Reports for PEZA-registered Enterprises

Renewal of Expired Philippine Passport

Republic Act No. 11210: Maternity Leave in the Philippines for Women Employee

Republic Act No. 8187: Paternity Leave in the Philippines 

Requesting for PSA (Formerly NSO) Certificates

Requirements and Application Process of Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) in the Philippines for Bangladeshi Spouses

Requirements for Securing a Private Employment Agency License

Requirements in Selling a One Person Corporation (OPC)

Retire in Cebu Philippines with a Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV)

Revalidation of Work Visa (9G)

Revocation of Special Power of Attorney (SPA) in the Philippines

Right to Inherit – Illegitimate Child (Iron Curtain Rule)

Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers in the Philippines

Same-Sex Marriage in the Time of Pride in the Philippines

SEC Issues New Guidelines for Non-Profits and Politically Exposed Persons

Second Marriage Due to Presumption of Death

Securing a Job Contractor Permit

Securing Private Employment Agency (OFW Recruitment) Permit

Separation Pay in the Philippines: What Every Employee Should Know

Short-Term and Long-Term Visas in the Philippines

Similar to the Registered Trademark

Simplifying the DO 174 Registration in the Philippines

Special Proceedings in the Philippines

Special Resident Retiree Visa (SRRV) in the Philippines: Process and Requirements

Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG) in the Philippines (Application Requirements and Process)

Special Work Permit (SWP) for Foreign Nationals in the Philippines

Special Work Permit (SWP) in the Philippines

Spouse Visa (13A): Philippine Visa for Foreign Spouses

Student Visa and Permanent Skilled Migration in Australia

Supreme Court Approves Rules on Online Notarization 

Supreme Court Says Foreign Divorce is Valid

Tax Implication for the Renunciation of Inheritance and the Right of Foreign Nationals to Own Land through Succession

Temporary Protection Order: What You Need to Know

Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or Spouse Visa

Termination of Employment Contract in the Philippines

Termination of Probationary Employee in the Philippines

Termination of Regularized Employees in the Philippines

Termination: Zero Tolerance Behavior

The Basics of a One Person Corporation in the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines

The CREATE Law: What You Should Know

The Husband’s Failure To Provide Financial Support To His Wife Is Not An Automatic Violation of VAWC (RA 9262)

The Pros and Cons of the Proposed Tax Reform in the Philippines

Things to Look for When Reviewing a Contract

Tourist Visa Extension in the Philippines (Requirements and Process)

Trademark Registration in the Philippines

Trademark Registration Philippines

Transgender Change of Name and Gender

Transgender Man Wants Change of First Name

Traveling with a Child

Treaty Trader Visa or Treaty Investor Visa (9D)

Twin Notice Rule

Type of Visas in the Philippines and Other Asian Countries

Types of Taxes in the Philippines

Ultimate Guide to VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists in the Philippines

Understand the Difference between a Work Visa and Work Permits in the Philippines

Understanding Battered Woman Syndrome and the VAWC in the Philippines

Understanding Conjugal Properties in the Philippines: What Spouses Need to Know

Understanding Corporate Liquidation in the Philippines

Understanding Employee Leaves

Understanding Legal Guardianship in the Philippines

Understanding the Difference between Annulment and Divorce in the Philippines

Understanding the Difference between Annulment and Nullity of Marriage in the Philippines

Understanding the Difference between Final Pay and Separation Pay in the Philippines

Understanding the new maternity leave law

Understanding the Provisional Work Permit (PWP) Application Process

Understanding Trade Name vs Trademark in the Philippines

Understanding Trademark Symbols: The Difference Between TM, R, and C

Understanding Your Options for Child Support as a Single Parent

Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities: A Guide to Child Support in the Philippines

Updated Valid IDs in the Philippines 2025

US Tourist Visa Requirements and Application Process for Filipinos

Validation of ITH Entitlement

Validity of Visa Stamp

VAT vs Non-VAT

VAWC – Child Abuse Case

Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) in the Philippines

Visa and Tax Regulations for Foreigners in the Philippines

Visa Downgrade in the Philippines (Comprehensive Guide)

Visa Downgrade: Everything You Need To Know

Visa-Free Countries in the Philippines

Visa-Free Entry for Indians: How to Extend Your Stay in the Philippines with a Tourist Visa

Voluntary Custody Agreement

Watchlist Order (WLO) in the Philippines: Restrictions and Legal Remedies

What Can Employers Do Against Employee Theft?

What Happens When You File a PSA Birth Certificate Multiple Times

What is a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Conditional Certificate

What is a Tourist Visa on Arrival?

What is a Tourist Visa on Arrival?

What is the Foreign Investment Act?

What to Consider Before Filing a Lawsuit

When Can the Mother of a Child Be Deprived of Custody?

Who Gets Custody When Parents Separate?

Withholding Wages

Work in the Philippines as a Foreign National with an Alien Employment Permit (AEP)

Work in the Time of COVID-19: Is It Legal to Put Employees on “Floating Status?”

Work in the Time of COVID-19: Understanding DOLE’s Guidelines for Flexible Work Arrangements

Work Permit in the Philippines

Wrongful Termination? How to Sue When Illegally Terminated

Your Guide to Legal Obligations as a Condominium Owner

Your Guide to Philippine Visa Types

Your Next Steps If You are Divorced Outside the Philippines

Your Ultimate Guide to Spouse Visa Application in the Philippines

Zero Tolerance Behavior