By Atty. Bryan Alvin Rommel Y. Villarosa, Villarosa Law Office (LexRex Ph). Licensed Philippine lawyer, notary public, and PRC-accredited real estate salesperson. If you own or co-own property in the Philippines but
If you’re an overseas Filipino who got married after your TIN was issued, bought property back home, or simply hasn’t touched your BIR records in years, there’s a good chance something in
An employer–employee NDA should protect legitimate business and personal-data interests without becoming so broad that it restricts lawful conduct or penalizes an employee for a good-faith legal claim. 1. Define “confidential information”
Republic Act No. 10173 — Data Privacy Act of 2012 AN ACT PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE
Every week, someone loses a property sale, a court hearing, or a bank release because a document was authenticated the wrong way abroad. Usually it is a Special Power of Attorney. Sometimes
One of the most common questions I get both from myself and my overseas/out-of-town clients whenever there is signing of documents is: “are digital signatures valid?” I am careful in using a
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL USE THEREOF, AND OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
Nobody calls a lawyer about a contractor agreement. They call about the aftermath. By the time most business owners reach me, the relationship has already ended badly, and we are working backwards
Threats, impersonation, review attacks, and data theft by a former remote contractor. What business owners in the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe can actually do under Philippine law.
A guide to SEC, BIR, and Mayor’s Permit registration Every founder we sit down with starts the same way: “I just need help with the paperwork.” By the end of the first
