MANILA – To address the growing number of vexatious requests cloaked under the citizen’s Right of Information, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through the Freedom of Information - Project Management Office (FOI-PMO), has issued detailed guidelines for all FOI implementing agencies. Under the FOI Memorandum Circular No.5, s. a request can be considered vexatious if…
MANILA – To address the growing number of vexatious requests cloaked under the citizen’s Right of Information, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through the Freedom of Information - Project Management Office (FOI-PMO), has issued detailed guidelines for all FOI implementing agencies. Under the FOI Memorandum Circular No.5, s. a request can be considered vexatious if…
DSLaw Criminal Law Series MY BOSS KEEPS SENDING ME INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, WHAT CAN I DO? [Understanding the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act] Aside from the usual work-related e-mails, an employee receives the following messages from her boss: vulgar jokes, sexually explicit images and requests for sexual favors in return for career advancement. The boss likewise invites her…
DSLaw Criminal Law Series I WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT A WARRANT; CAN I FILE A CASE AGAINST THE ARRESTING OFFICER [Understanding Warrantless Arrests under the Rules on Criminal Procedure] If you are arrested without a warrant, does it automatically mean that it was an unlawful arrest? Not necessarily. Section 5, Rule 113 of the Rules on…
DSLaw Criminal Law Series MY FRIEND BORROWED MONEY AND ISSUED A BOUNCING CHECK. HOW CAN I RECOVER MY MONEY [Understanding the Bouncing Checks Law] Borrowing money from a friend is a popular resort when one is in need. A creditor would usually ask for some kind of guarantee in the form of a check. If…
MANILA – The Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court (RTC) has declared a two-week lockdown after a prosecutor tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a memorandum issued on Monday, Acting Executive Judge Ofelia Calo said the lockdown will be in effect "beginning June 15, 2020 until June 29, 2020, unless the lockdown is earlier lifted and…
MANILA – The Department of Finance (DOF) has warned the public against believing information saying that DOF Secretary Carlos Dominguez III is promoting a cryptocurrency auto-trading program called Bitcoin Revolution. In a statement Thursday, the department said DOF employees have also seen similar investment schemes illegally using the names of “key Treasury and Finance officials in…
DSLaw Data Privacy Law Series WHAT CAN I DO WHEN MY IDENTITY IS BEING USED BY ANOTHER IN FACEBOOK? [Understanding the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012] You are one of the few persons who do not believe in social media. One day, a friend calls you and tells you how excited she was upon seeing…
DSLaw Remedial Law Series HOW CAN MY FOREIGN DIVORCE DECREE BE RECOGNIZED IN THE PHILIPPINES? [Understanding the Recognition of Foreign Divorce in the Philippines]* After enduring years of tumultuous marriage, Maria, a Filipino citizen, filed for divorce against her Japanese spouse, Kota. Maria's husand did not oppose it because under Japanese law a grant of…
DSLaw Labor Law Series ARE EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO HOLIDAY PAY ON LABOR DAY AMID ECQ? [Understanding the Payment of Wages for May 1, 2020, a Regular Holiday, under DOLE Labor Advisory No. 15 Series of 2020]? Employees presumably look forward to regular holidays because they are given the opportunity to take time off from work…
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