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

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

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

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?

As a Dual Citizen, Do I Need to File Estate Tax in the Philippines?

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

BOI Conducts Compliance Information Drive

BOI Registration Requirements

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

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 a Co-Owner Sue to Partition Land If a Deceased Co-Owner’s Estate Isn’t Settled?

Can a Dual Citizen Run for Barangay Chairman?

Can a Foreigner with a Criminal Record Enter the Philippines?

Can a Lender Claim Collateral Property If the Loan Isn’t Fully Paid?

Can an Illegitimate Child Inherit Property from Her Deceased Father?

Can Discrepancies in My Husband’s Birth Certificate Affect the Validity of Our Marriage?

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

Can I Be Jailed for Failing to Pay a Friend PHP40,000 Under a Breached Contract?

Can I Change My First Name and Gender as a Transgender?

Can I Change My Name in Philippine Records If I’m Now a Dual Citizen?

Can I Contest My Stepmother’s Inheritance If Her First Husband Is Still Alive?

Can I File a Complaint for Online Harassment and Threats Against My Daughter?

Can I File a Petition for Annulment Without Going to Court?

Can I File for Annulment After 10 Years of Separation?

Can I File for Annulment Because My Husband Has a Mistress?

Can I File for Annulment in the Philippines While Abroad?

Can I File for Divorce in the U.S. While in the Philippines?

Can I Get Legal Compensation After My Fiancée Backed Out and Cheated?

Can I Re-acquire My Filipino Citizenship After Becoming a U.S. Citizen?

Can I Regain Custody of My Child I Gave Up?

Can I Register Late Instead of Correcting My Birth Certificate?

Can I Request Additional Financial Support for My Child?

Can I Request the Return or Destruction of My Personal Data Under the Data Privacy Act?

Can I Still Register a Trademark Similar to an Existing One?

Can My Baby Use My Current Partner’s Surname While I’m Still Married?

Can My Employer Legally Terminate Me for a Zero-Tolerance Violation?

Can My Employer Withhold My Final Paycheck Until I Submit My Resignation Letter?

Can My Wife Keep Her Philippine Properties After Becoming a U.S. Citizen?

Can the Father Gain Custody of My Child Born Out of Wedlock?

Can the Mother Regain Custody of Her Son Taken by Her Estranged Husband?

CAR Requirement on Stock Share Transfer for Shares Not Publicly Traded

Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) in the Philippines

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 and Visitation Rights Over a Minor Child in the Philippines

Citizenship and Naturalization

Clerical Errors in Birth Certificate: What should you do?

Closing a PEZA Registered Company

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

Cost of Annulment in the Philippines

Custody Rights of an Illegitimate Child’s Father

Custody: Voluntary Custody Agreement

Cybercrime Law in Full Enforcement

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

DO 174: Securing a Contractor License

Do I Have a Share in My Late Mother’s Uncle’s Property?

Does the Mother Have Sole Custody of an Illegitimate Child?

Driving in the Philippines with a Foreign License

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

Employee’s Daily Rate Computation

Employment 101: Know your basic government deductions and contributions

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 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

Filing a Delayed Registration of Birth in the Philippines

Filing a Petition for a Name Change under Philippine Law

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

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 Can a Mother Regain Custody of Her Son, Who Was Taken by Her Estranged Husband?

How Can I Change My First Name Legally as a Transgender Man?

How Can I Convince My Daughter’s Attorney to Retract the Adverse Claim on My Property, Which Is Preventing Me From Selling It?

How Can I Convince My Fiancé to Sign a Prenuptial Agreement?

How Can I Determine and Have My Filipino Citizenship Recognized?

How Can I Dissolve My Philippine Marriage After Being Divorced Under UK Law as a Dual Citizen?

How Can I Fix a Double Entry of My Birth Certificate with the PSA?

How Can I Get Custody of My Child from Her Grandparents?

How Can I Legally Enforce Child Support From the Father of My Child?

How Can My Partner Legally Change Her Name on Her Birth Certificate to Match Her Passport?

How Can My Wife Change Her Surname From Her Previous Marriage to Mine, Given Her Divorce Is Not Recognized in the Philippines?

How Can We Correct a CENOMAR That Wrongly Shows a Previous Marriage?

How Do I Add a Middle Name to My Child’s Birth Certificate When He Was Born Abroad?

How Does an Uncancelled Mortgage Affect the Sale of My Inherited Property?

How Foreigners Can Work in Nationalized and Partly-Nationalized Industries

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 Apply for PEZA Visa in the Philippines (A Complete Guide)

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

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

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 DO 174 Registration in the Philippines

How to Process DTI Certificate of Conditional Release

How to Process DTI Certificate of Exemption

How to Reduce a Corporation’s Number of Directors

How to Register a One Person Corporation (OPC) in the Philippines

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 a Job Contractor Permit

How to Secure a Private Employment Agency (OFW Recruitment) Permit

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

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 a Second Marriage Valid If the First Marriage Ended in Separation Only?

Is Common Law Marriage Between a US Citizen and Filipina Recognized in the Philippines?

Is My Divorce Abroad Recognized in the Philippines?

Is the Effective Date of Resignation the Notice Date or the Acceptance Date?

Is the TRAIN law good for Filipinos?

Is Unwanted Sexual Touching While Asleep Considered Rape?

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)

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

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

My Friend Died With No Heirs— Who Inherits Her Property?

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

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

Notarization of Documents in the Philippines

Notice to Issue Receipt or Invoice (NIRI)

Nullity of Marriage Explained

Overstaying in the Philippines: Immigration Consequences for Foreigners

Partition of Estate in the Philippines

Partition of Estate: How Does It Work?

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

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

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

Ready to Join Government Bidding? You Need PhilGEPS Platinum!

Real Property Tax

Reasons Why a Foreigner May Be Blacklisted in the Philippines

Recognizing the Divorce of a Filipino and Their Foreign Spouse

Reconstitution vs Reissuance of Lost Land Title in the Philippines

Registering a Trademark and Trade Name in the Philippines

Reissuance of Lost Land Title

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)

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

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

Separation Pay in the Philippines: What Every Employee Should Know

Short-Term and Long-Term Visas in the Philippines

Should I Still Write a Last Will for My Sole Heir?

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

Traveling with a Child

Treaty Trader Visa or Treaty Investor Visa (9D)

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

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

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

What Are the Costs, Processes, and Requirements of Changing My Name in the Philippines?

What Are the Next Legal Steps After Filing a Child Molestation Complaint?

What Can Employers Do Against Employee Theft?

What Can I Do If a Family Friend Is Withholding Land Titles and Demanding Extra Payments Without Receipts?

What Can I Do If My Husband Abuses Us and Refuses to Provide Support?

What Can I Do If Someone Wrongly Claims Our Ancestral Land?

What Case Can I File Against an AWOL Employee Who Owes a Loan and Caused Damage?

What Do I Do If My Philippine Work Visa Is Approved While I’m Outside the Country?

What Happens When You File a PSA Birth Certificate Multiple Times

What If My Partner Is Legally Married But Never Had a Wedding?

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 Deadline and Penalty for My Late Mother’s Estate Tax in the Philippines?

What is the Foreign Investment Act?

What Is the Twin Notice Rule in Employment Termination?

What Legal Steps Can I Take to Get My Child Back From My Partner in the Philippines?

What to Consider Before Filing a Lawsuit

What’s Needed to Make a Voluntary Custody Agreement Valid in the Philippines?

What’s the Fastest Way to Sell an Inherited Farm Lot?

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

When Is an Administrative Hearing Required?

Who Gets Custody When Parents Separate?

Who Is Legally Responsible for My Abandoned (Illegitimate) Niece?

Will I Still Receive My Final Pay After Failing to Render the 30-Day Notice Period?

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