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Philippine Immigration Law Firm Wins Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Avenida and Diaz Law Office, a boutique law firm based in Manila specializing in immigration and general business law, has been named Boutique Law Firm of the Year, among other honors, at the Fourth Annual Asian Legal Business Philippines Law Awards. FOR IMMEDIATE...
SWP Applicants Required to Present Diploma or Proof of Training and Resume
The Bureau of Immigration recently released Operations Order No. JHM-2020-002 "Supplemental Guidelines for Special Work Permit (SWP) Applications" wherein it sets additional requirements for SWP applicants who shall occupy Consultant or Specialist positions: Age...
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...
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...