“No permit, no exam” policy in schools and universities

13 Grounds for Refusal of IPOPHL Trademark Registration 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 Revive an Abandoned Trademark in the Philippines

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

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

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 or ACR-I Card

Alien Employment Permit (AEP) Cancellation

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

Application of SRRV during pandemic

Are Dismissed Employees Entitled to Separation Pay?

ASRV (APECO Special Resident Visa)

Authority to Employ Foreign Nationals

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

Benefits of Dual Citizenship for Filipinos

Bigamous Marriage

BOI conducts compliance information drive

BOI Registration Requirements

Breach of Contract

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

Bureau of Immigration Clearance Certification (BICC)

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

Can single parents demand child support?

Change of address when you are a PEZA Registered Entity

Change of Name – Cost and Process

Change of Surname After Marriage in the Philippines

Child custody – Illegitimate

Child Sexual Abuse Steps

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

Corporate Secretarial Services

Cost of Annulment in the Philippines

Custody of Illegitimate Minor

Custody: Voluntary Custody Agreement

Cybercrime Law in Full Enforcement

Data Privacy Act

De Minimis Benefits of Employees in The Philippines

Dear Atty: 10 Years Separation

Dear Atty: Abandonment of Illegitimate Minor Children

Dear Atty: Blacklist Order Sex Offenders

Dear Atty: Breach of Promise to Marry

Dear Atty: Cancellation of Mortgaged Land

Dear Atty: Change Name of an Unborn Child

Dear Atty: Child Out of Wedlock

Dear Atty: Correction of PSA Birth Certificate

Dear Atty: Data Privacy

Dear Atty: Dual Citizen Change of Name

Dear Atty: Dual Citizen Estate Tax

Dear Atty: Dual Citizenship – Dissolution of Marriage

Dear Atty: Eligibility of Dual Citizen for Barangay Chairman

Dear Atty: Estate Tax Liability as US Citizen

Dear Atty: Filing an Annulment Due to Mistress

Dear Atty: Filipino Based Abroad Divorce

Dear Atty: Grandparent’s Rights

Dear Atty: Incorrect PSA Birth Certificate

Dear Atty: Land titles – I am a former Filipino, can I still own land?

Dear Atty: Lender Holds the Land Title as Loan Collateral

Dear Atty: Need for a Middle Name of a Child (Born Abroad)

Dear Atty: No Wedding Ceremony

Dear Atty: Non-Appearance with Annulment Cases

Dear Atty: Parental Authority of a Father

Dear Atty: Portioning (Rule of Proximity)

Dear Atty: Possession of Land

Dear Atty: Reacquisition of Citizenship

Dear Atty: Recognition of Filipino Citizenship

Dear Atty: Revalidation of Work Visa (9G)

Dear Atty: Second Marriage Due to Presumption of Death

Dear Atty: Withholding Wages

Death and Real Estate

Delayed Subdivision or Condominium Project

Deportation and blacklist lifting in the Philippines

Difference Between a Sales Invoice and an Official Receipt

Differences Between an Independent Contractor and an Employee

Differences of a Hold Departure Order, Watch List Order, and Allow Departure Order

Different Kinds of Special Resident Visas 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

Drive in the Philippines with a Japanese Driver’s License

Driving in the Philippines with a Foreign License

Due diligence in the Philippines

Due diligence: Types of documents reviewed

Effectivity of an employee’s resignation

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

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Entrepreneurs Employment Contracts

Essential Guide to Trademark Registration Renewal in the Philippines

Estate planning: What’s the difference between a holographic 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 condo

Exemption of economic zone enterprises under PEZA from local taxes, fees, licenses, and securing LGU permits

False Cenomar

FAQs on Philippine Copyright and Benefits of Getting a copyright Attorney

Fight for Sole Custody

Filing a petition for a name change under Philippine law

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)

Fundamentals of Land Registration

Getting an Emigration Clearance Certificate

Guide to Filing a Civil Case in the Philippines

Guide to Filing a Criminal Case 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

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 Adopt a Child in the Philippines

How to Annul a Marriage in the Philippines

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

How to Correct Birth Certificate Errors

How to file an estafa case

How to File and Get an Affidavit of Loss

How to file for an annulment in the Philippines

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

How to Get an Alien Employment Permit (AEP)

How to legally change your name in the Philippines

How to make due Diligence Investigations Work for you

How to process DTI Certificate of Conditional Release?

How to Process DTI Certificate of Exemption?

How to replace lost, stolen, or destroyed stock certificates

How to Run a Board Meeting

How to transfer shares of stock in a corporation

How to write a last will and testament

How will the TRAIN Law affect Filipinos in 2019?

I’m only here for less than 6 months. Do I need a working permit?

Immigrant Visa

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

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)

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 titles – inheritance/partition/EJS

Land titles – Partition

Land titles – specific performance (title not turned over by the broker)

Lawyers’ Fees: Types of Legal Fee Arrangements

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

Legally Changing The Name On Your Birth Certificate

List of 2025 Holidays in the Philippines

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

Malicious Online Message

Minimum Wage and Tax Exemptions in The Philippines

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

My Child is Illegitimate, can I travel with my Child without the Father?

My passport is expiring. What to do with my Visa Stamp from other countries?

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

Navigating the Process: Filing a Motion for Reconsideration After a Decision is Issued

Need for child support

New Alien Employment Permit (AEP) Rules & Cancellation

New Rules on HOA Election Procedures | Duran & Duran-Schulze Law

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

Notice to Issue Receipt or Invoice (NIRI)

Nullity of marriage explained

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

Petition for Reconstitution of Title

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

Pre-nuptial agreement

Prenuptial Agreements in the Philippines

Proposed Divorce Law in the Philippines

PSA Birth Certificate Online and Walk-In: Easy Steps to Get a PSA Birth Certificate

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

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

Reducing Your Corporation’s Number of Directors

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

Requesting for PSA (Formerly NSO) Certificates

Requirements for Securing a Private Employment Agency License

Requirements in Selling a One-Person Corporation (OPC)

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

Securing a Job Contractor Permit

Securing Private Employment Agency (OFW Recruitment) Permit

Separation Pay in the Philippines: What Every Employee Should Know

Special Proceedings in the Philippines

Student Visa and Permanent Skilled Migration in Australia

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 Spousal Visa

Termination: Zero Tolerance Behavior

The 60-40 equity rule on owning a business in the Philippines

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

The CAR requirement on stock share transfer for shares not publicly traded

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 importance of the stock and transfer book and what to do if it’s inaccessible

The low down on unfair labor practices

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

Things to look for when reviewing a contract

Trademark Registration

Transgender Change Name

Transgender man wants change of first name

Treaty Trader’s Visa or 9(D) Visa

Twin Notice Rule

Types of Taxes in the Philippines

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

Understanding Employee Leaves

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 Permanent Resident Visa (PRV) by Marriage under Memorandum Order No. MCL-07-021 in the Philippines

Understanding the Provisional Work Permit (PWP) Application Process

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

Updated Valid IDs in the Philippines 2025

Validation of ITH Entitlement

VAT vs Non-VAT

VAWC – Child Abuse Case

Visa Downgrade: Everything You Need To Know

Voluntary Custody Agreement

What are the custody rights of an illegitimate child’s father?

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 Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG) : Your Guide to Application

What is a Tourist Visa on Arrival?

What is a Tourist Visa on Arrival?

What is the Foreign Investment Act?

What is VAWC?

What to Consider Before Filing a Lawsuit

What to know about Holiday Pay in the Philippines

What’s the difference between AEP and 9G?

When can the mother of a child be deprived of custody?

Who Gets Custody When Parents Separate?

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 PH

Your Ultimate Guide to Spouse Visa Application in the Philippines

Zero Tolerance Behaviour