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Incentives and Operations of Enterprises engaged in Medical and Essential Goods
The Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued Joint Memorandum Circular No. 20-20, providing guidelines on the operations and incentives of covered enterprises engaged in healthcare equipment and supplies and essential goods and...
Relief On Commercial And Residential Rents During the ECQ
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued Memorandum Circular No. 20-12, Series of 2020 (DTI MC 20-12) to provide economic relief for individuals and businesses during the existence of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). In the DTI MC 20-12, landlords...
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...