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The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has slapped billionaire Dennis Uy’s DITO CME Holdings and China Bank Capital Corp. with the maximum penalty allowed under its charter for canceling DITO’s P8 billion stock rights offering (SRO) in January. DITO CME is the holding company of Dito Telecommunity, which is a joint venture…

Bureau of Corrections The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to submit the prison records of retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito S. Palparan Jr. Justice Undersecretary Deo L. Marco, who has supervision over the BuCor, said on Tuesday, April 26, that this was sought b

AMENDMENTS to economic reform laws, especially the liberalization measures, will benefit investors in the Philippines, and a trade official detailed them at a forum hosted by the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) on Tuesday. Atty. Ryan Romero Perez, Legal Compliance Department of Trade and Industry’s Board of Investments…

While I’m glad the PSE has finally taken action against DITO for what it did, I’m frustrated that the PSE was not more transparent about the sanctions themselves.

Supreme Court (SC) Religious groups or organizations cannot invoke the constitutionally-mandated separation of Church and State or a person’s freedom of religion to exclude their officers or ministers from the coverage of the Social Security System (SSS) provided an employer-employee relationshi

Victor Guo of Panawell & Partners explains why the patent evaluation report plays an important role in patent infringement litigation

Court of Appeals The Court of Appeals (CA) was asked to cite in contempt convicted and detained retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito S. Palparan Jr., Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Baboy and the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI). The contempt citation filed by the National Unio

Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea of former Mayor Alex D. Kindipan of Hingyon, Ifugao and two other persons to dismiss the graft charges filed against them in connection with the purchase of P3.2 million worth of liquid fertilizer in 2004. In a resolution, the Sandiganbayan de

Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra (2) Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra has advised the officials of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to consult with him “on matters of public interest that may give rise to legal questions or involve policy considerations.” The DOJ

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China published the Implementing Rules for Human Genetic Resources Management the Draft Rules to solicit public comments therefor. The Draft Rules consist of 122 articles that are organized in 7 chapters