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	<title>Philippine e-Legal Forum &#187; Litigation and Labor Law</title>
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		<title>Employment of Night Workers: A Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress recently passed Republic Act No. 10151, signed into law by President Benigno Aquino on 21 June 2011, allowing the employment of night workers, including women. Here&#8217;s a primer on the Employment of Night Workers. What is the effect of R.A. 10151 on the Labor Code? Women were generally not allowed work during night time. [...]
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		<title>&#8220;At-Will&#8221; Employment and Due Process in Labor Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the first concepts that we have to extensively discuss with foreign clients is the absence of &#8220;at-will employment&#8221; under Philippine labor law. &#8220;At-will employment&#8221; basically refers to an employment arrangement wherein either the employer or the employee can terminate the relationship even without cause. In the Philippines, the employer can only be terminate an [...]
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		<title>Guidelines for the Live Broadcasting by Radio and Television of the Maguindanao Massacre Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court, acting on petitions filed by various groups, allowed the live broadcasting by radio and television of the Maguindanao Massacre cases, subject to certain guidelines which are applicable pro hac vice. The guidelines are: (a) An audio-visual recording of the Maguindanao massacre cases may be made both for documentary purposes and for transmittal [...]
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		<title>30 June 2010 a Special Non-Working Holiday (Proclamation 2085)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you still don&#8217;t know it yet &#8212; June 30, 2010 (Wednesday) is a national special non-working holiday for the inauguration of President Benigno &#8220;Noynoy&#8221; Aquino III and Vice-President Jejomar &#8220;Jojo&#8221; Binay. Here&#8217;s the full text of Proclamation No. 2085 (see also full inaugural speech of President Noynoy Aquino). &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; PROCLAMATION NO. 2085 [...]
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		<title>Revised Rule on Children in Conflict with the Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administrative 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 [...]
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		<title>FAQ on 13th Month Pay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What 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). Who are entitled to [...]
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		<title>Holiday Economics in the Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We 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. Rationalizing national holidays Republic Act No. (“R.A.”) 9492 was passed in 2007, reflecting the practice of moving certain [...]
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		<title>Eid&#8217;l Adha (November 27-28): Regional Holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(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 [...]
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		<title>Eid&#8217;l Adha as National Holiday: Computation of Holiday Pay for November 27 and 28, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Malacanang declared November 27 and 28, 2009 as &#8220;national holidays&#8221;, in observance of Eid’l Adha, one of Islam&#8217;s greatest feasts. Many were wondering if &#8220;national holiday&#8221; 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 [...]
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		<title>Proclamation 1699 (Declaring the 2009 Holidays)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Here&#8217;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.) &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 1699 DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS AND THE SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2009 WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) No. [...]
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