ShareJust in case you still don’t know it yet — June 30, 2010 (Wednesday) is a national special non-working holiday for the inauguration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Vice-President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay. Here’s the full text of Proclamation No. 2085 (see also full inaugural speech of President Noynoy Aquino).
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30 June 2010 a Special Non-Working Holiday (Proclamation 2085)
Published by June 28th, 2010 in Litigation and Labor Law. 0 CommentsRevised Rule on Children in Conflict with the Law
Published by November 27th, 2009 in Criminal Law and Litigation and Labor Law. 0 CommentsShareAdministrative Matter No. 02-1-18-SC REVISED RULE ON CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW Section 1. Applicability of the Rule. – This Rule shall apply to all criminal cases involving children in conflict with the law. A child in conflict with the law is a person who at the time of the commission of the offense [...]
FAQ on 13th Month Pay
Published by November 24th, 2009 in Corporate and Investments and Litigation and Labor Law. 6 CommentsShareWhat is 13th month pay? It is a form of monetary assistance equivalent to the monthly basic compensation received by an employee, computed pro-rata according to the number of months within a year that an employee has rendered service to an employer (basic monthly pay/12 x number of months actually worked).
Holiday Economics in the Philippines
Published by November 3rd, 2009 in Corporate and Investments and Litigation and Labor Law. 1 CommentShareWe celebrate holidays to commemorate an event or a person of special significance to the country. While the declaration of holidays is supposed to bring unity, it sometimes results to confusion in the workplace, even if unintended.
Eid’l Adha (November 27-28): Regional Holiday
Published by November 1st, 2009 in Corporate and Investments and Litigation and Labor Law. 2 CommentsShare(Malacanang earlier issued Proclamation 1808, declaring November 27 and 28, 2009 as “national holidays”, in observance of Eid’l Adha, one of Islam’s greatest feasts. Many were wondering why it’s a national holiday, when RA 9492 provides that it’s a regional holiday. Proclamation 1808-A was subsequently issued, providing that Eid’l Adha is a regional holiday in [...]
Eid’l Adha as National Holiday: Computation of Holiday Pay for November 27 and 28, 2009
Published by October 29th, 2009 in Corporate and Investments and Litigation and Labor Law. 2 CommentsShare(Malacanang declared November 27 and 28, 2009 as “national holidays”, in observance of Eid’l Adha, one of Islam’s greatest feasts. Many were wondering if “national holiday” means a regular holiday or a special holiday. This is clarified in the Labor Advisory issued by DOLE. The full text of Proclamation No. 1808 and the DOLE Labor [...]
Proclamation 1699 (Declaring the 2009 Holidays)
Published by January 9th, 2009 in Litigation and Labor Law. 2 CommentsShare(Here’s the full text of Proclamation No. 1699, officially declaring the regular holidays and the special non-working days for 2009. Enjoy the 10 long weekends, folks.)
Basic Q&A on the Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases
Published by October 2nd, 2008 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 1 CommentShareThe Supreme Court approved, through A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC dated 9 September 2008, the proposed “The Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases” (see full text). Here’s the basic primer or discussion on the new procedure.
Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases (A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC; full text)
Published by October 2nd, 2008 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 1 CommentShareNote: In A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC dated 9 September 2008, the Supreme Court en banc approved “The Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases,” scheduled to take effect on 1 October 2008 for the pilot courts designated to apply the procedure for small claims cases following its publication in two newspapers of general circulation. Read the [...]
Supreme Court promotes mediation and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
Published by July 2nd, 2008 in Litigation and Labor Law and Obiter/News. 0 CommentsShareAs the Philippine judiciary continues to battle with hundreds of thousands of cases pending before it, the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the Justice Reform Initiatives Support (JURIS) Project promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms to help de-clog the court dockets.
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