The Food and Safety Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10611; full text) was signed by President Benigno Aquino on 23 August 2013. It’s provisions should be interest to both consumers and food business operators. Let’s summarize the salient points of this law. Continue reading
EN BANC
A.M. No. 04-10-11-SC
RE: RULE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
RESOLUTION
Acting on the report of the Committee on Revision of the Rules of Court submitting for this Court’s consideration and approval the Proposed Rule on Violence Against Women and Their Children, the Court Resolved to APPROVE the same. Continue reading
The Supreme Court released today the result of the 2012 Bar Examination. Congratulations to the following: Continue reading
Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
A.M. No. 11-9-4-SC
EFFICIENT USE OF PAPER RULE
Whereas, to produce 500 reams of paper, twenty trees are cut and 100,000 liters of water are used, water that is no longer reusable because it is laden with chemicals and is just released to the environment to poison our rivers and seas; Continue reading
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the “Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines”, is hereby amended to read as follows: Continue reading
[A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC, 4 September 2012]
Whereas, case congestion and delays plague most courts in cities, given the huge volume of cases filed each year and the slow and cumbersome adversarial system that the judiciary has in place; Continue reading
It’s official — the amendments to the Intellectual Property Code will soon come into effect. On 28 February 2013, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10372 [full text], which is an Act Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the “Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines”, and for Other Purposes. It will come into full force 15 days after its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.
We had a discussion, a primer of sorts, of the different cybercrimes under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10175). For those seeking additional information, the primer issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) may be helpful. For easy reference, we are reproducing the primer below: Continue reading
The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10175, An Act Defining Cybercrime, Providing For The Prevention, Investigation, Suppression And The Imposition Of Penalties Therefor And For Other Purposes) was signed by President Aquino on 12 September 2012. It will take effect fifteen (15) days after the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Continue reading
State of the Nation Address
of
His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
To the Congress of the Philippines
[Full text of SONA delivered on on July 23, 2012 at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City] Continue reading
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