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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>Second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III (English Translation)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: This is the English translation of the second State of the Nation Address [SONA] delivered by His Excellency Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, President of the Philippines, at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on 25 July 2011. Click here for the full text or transcript of the [...]
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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>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[at-will employment]]></category>
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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>JLP-Law is looking for New Lawyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JLP Law is hiring Associates. Send your resume, with cover letter and transcript of grades, to this address or through email. Thank you. Copyright &#169; 2012 Philippine e-Legal Forum. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is [...]
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		<title>JLP-Law Welcomes Atty. Angelo Jimenez as &#8220;Of Counsel&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JLP-Law is pleased to announce the most recent addition to the Firm in the person of ATTY. ANGELO A. “JIJIL” JIMENEZ. Atty. Jijil Jimenez is a well regarded expert on Philippine Labor Laws, foreign relations and investments, as well as East Asian and Middle East affairs, having served with distinction in various capacities with the [...]
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		<title>2010 Bar Exams: Results Released Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court released the results of the 2010 bar examinations today, 17 March 2011. Congratulations to our soon-to-be lawyers. You&#8217;ll be full-fledged lawyers after taking the oath. Here&#8217;s the Top 10 (full list below): No. 1 SINGZON, Jr. Cesareo Antonio S. (Ateneo de Manila University, 89.00%) 2 JAVIER, Filemon Ray L. (Ateneo de Manila [...]
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		<title>Primer on the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 (RA 9485)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a law that deals with red tape? Yes. In addition to laws that deals with red tape, Congress enacted Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9485, also known as the &#8221;Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007&#8220;. If you want the longer title, it&#8217;s &#8220;An Act to Improve Efficiency in the Delivery of Government Service to the Public [...]
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		<title>Prescription of Actions for Annulment in the Philippines (and Who may File Action)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A petition for annulment may be denied for a number of reasons. We&#8217;ve already discussed certain defenses, one of which is the expiration of the prescriptive period within which the petition should have been filed. A prescriptive period simply means that the petition based on a particular ground can no longer be filed beyond a [...]
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		<title>Primer on the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 (RA 9995)</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/primer-on-the-anti-photo-and-video-voyeurism-act-of-2009-ra-9995/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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