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Temporary Travel Ban Related to the 2019 nCoV: A Timeline
2ND UPDATE: Feb 15, 2020 4:36PM January 31, 2020 The Philippine Government issued a temporary travel ban on all travellers coming from Hubei, China only. February 2, 2020 President Rodrigo Duterte extended the temporary travel ban to include Mainland China and its...
DOLE NCR To Accept Notarized Affidavit of Undertaking In Lieu of 2020 Business Permit for AEP Applications until March 29, 2020
The Department of Labor and Employment National Capital Region (DOLE NCR) released Advisory No. 14-19 which states that their office shall accept a Notarized Affidavit of Undertaking for the meantime in lieu of the Petitioner's 2020 Business Permit as part of the...
BI Release Guidelines for Annual Reporting 2020
The Bureau of Immigration released Operations Order No. JHM-2019-011 stating the Annual Reporting (AR) 2020 Guidelines. The AR period is from JANUARY 2, 2020 to FEBRUARY 29, 2020 only. Who Are Required To Do AR? All registered aliens or ACR I-Card holders for...
BIR Clarifies Tax Treatment on Alien Employees
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 116-2019 with subject, “Clarifications on the Treatment of Alien Individuals Employed in the Philippines by Regional or Area Headquarters and Regional Operating Headquarters of...
One Person Corporation: A Glorified Single Proprietorship?
By: Rob Avenida One Person Corporation is essentially a corporation with a single stockholder. However, unlike an ordinary corporation, an incorporator in an OPC is limited to natural persons, trust, or estate only. Here are the important details you need to know:...
Dual Citizenship for Filipinos
Once a natural-born Filipino became naturalized as a foreigner, he/she are deemed to have lost their Philippine citizenship. However, these individuals may retain or re-acquire their Filipino citizenship by filing a Petition for Retention/Re-Acquisition of Philippine...