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AI Disputes Series II: Post-Deployment Risk in a Pre-Legislative Landscape
Building on Series I, a market-by-market look across eight jurisdictions, including the Philippines, at the disputes and regulatory exposure that arise once AI systems are deployed in commerce without dedicated AI legislation.
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Champerty on third-party funding in Philippines arbitration
How the Supreme Court’s ruling in RODCO v Ross, that third-party funding is void only when its terms are grossly disadvantageous to the litigant, may open the door to funded arbitration in the Philippines.
DFDL Regional Data Centers Guide
A regional guide to the legal and regulatory landscape for data centers in Southeast Asia, a sector that ranges from small colocation sites to global hyperscale operators.
Series I – AI-Related Disputes in Asia: Not So Artificially Intelligent
The first instalment of a DFDL series on AI-related disputes in Asia, exploring the legal challenges raised by generative AI and the frameworks different jurisdictions are using to address them.
Arbitration in rehabilitation: Dissecting MAPFRE v Gulapa
A look at the Supreme Court ruling that lets a rehabilitation court send disputes tied to a rehabilitation plan to arbitration, and the questions it leaves open.
Probing Backwages of Probationary Employees: A Critical Look at C.P. Reyes v. Barbosa
Why an illegally dismissed probationary employee’s reasonable expectation of being regularized can now extend backwages beyond the probationary period.
Philippine court adopts fugitive disentitlement, 2025 ruling
The Supreme Court formally adopts the “fugitive disentitlement doctrine”, barring an accused who has fled the country from seeking relief from the courts.
Philippine Supreme Court applies new rule on duplicates as evidence
The Supreme Court applies, for the first time, the 2019 rule that a duplicate is admissible to the same extent as an original.
Over 170 Infrastructure Projects in the Philippine Government’s PPP Procurement Pipeline
A look at the PPP Center’s disclosure of 173 infrastructure projects lined up in the government’s public-private partnership procurement pipeline.
Philippines update: The VAT on digital services
How Republic Act No. 12023 brings digital services supplied by non-resident providers within the Philippines’ 12% VAT.
Driving ESG compliance in the Philippines
How environmental, social and governance standards are built into Philippine law, and how foreign supply-chain due diligence laws affect local suppliers.
A comparison of tax laws: Philippines
The Philippine contribution to ABLJ’s comparative tax feature, on proposals to extend VAT to the digital economy.
Finance & Loan Security Rights in Real Estate in the COVID-19 Era: 10 Key Q&As – Focus on the Philippines
Ten key questions and answers on financing and loan security rights over Philippine real estate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Philippine Investment Guide
The OS Law Philippine Investment Guide is a reference guide to doing business in the Philippines. It provides an introductory summary of the legal and tax aspects of setting up and operating in the country.
Clarifications On The DTI-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2020-04-A, Series Of 2020
On 12 September 2020, the Department of Trade and Industry (“ DTI ”) and the Department of Labor and Employment (“ DOLE ”) issued Advisory No. 20-02, Series of 2020 (“ Advisory No. 20-02 ”) which contained clarifications
Guidelines on the Issuance and/or Reinstitution of Permits and Licenses under the “New Normal”
On 27 August 2020, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (“ARTA”) issued Memorandum Circular No. 2020-06 (“MC 2020-06”) directing all government agencies to adopt streamlined and automated standards and procedures in issuing or ap
Corporate Insolvency Regime in the ASEAN Region – Focus on Myanmar, Thailand & the Philippines
Key questions and answers on the most relevant provisions of corporate insolvency law in Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines.
COVID-19 Measures Related to Real Estate and Construction Across the Region
A regional round-up of COVID-19 measures affecting real estate and construction, one of the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic.
Data Protected – Philippines
OS Law’s contribution to Linklaters’ Data Protected: an overview of Philippine data protection and ePrivacy laws and how they are enforced in practice.
COVID-19 as Force Majeure in Aviation Contracts – Comparative Analysis Across 7 Jurisdictions
A comparative look at whether COVID-19 can be invoked as force majeure under aviation contracts in seven jurisdictions.
Expedited Merger Review Legal Update
The Philippine Competition Commission issued new rules on the expedited review of transactions deemed likely to not have any significant impact on competition conditions.
Salient provisions of Republic Act No. 11285 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act requires and incentivizes the use of energy efficient systems and promotes the use of renewable energy technologies. The law imposes additional regulatory burdens on the real es
Republic Act No. 11165 (Telecommuting Act)
2018 Year in Review – Philippines
A review of the key Philippine legal and tax developments of 2018, from the TRAIN Law and the Ease of Doing Business Act to the PPSA, with a look ahead to 2019.
2018 Investment Guide
OS Law’s 2018 Philippine Investment Guide is a reference guide to doing business in the Philippines. It provides an introductory summary of the legal and tax aspects of setting up and operating in the country.
ASEAN Path 14th Edition
OS Law’s Atty. Christine Antonio contributed the Philippines section of the FinTech issue of DFDL’s ASEAN Path 14th Edition.
2016 Investment Guide
OS Law’s 2016 Philippine Investment Guide is a reference guide to doing business in the Philippines. It provides an introductory summary of the legal and tax aspects of setting up and operating in the country.
Small Hydro Frameworks: The Case of Vietnam and the Philippines
A comparison of the legal and regulatory frameworks for small hydropower projects in Vietnam and the Philippines, published in The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams.
A Closer Look at Thailand’s International Headquarters Regime and Philippine Tax Highlights 2015
Published by Bloomberg BNA: a closer look at Thailand’s International Headquarters regime, together with a summary of the Philippine tax highlights of 2015.