Lost Title? Not a problem.

What do you do when your precious land titles are lost?  In the Philippines, land titles are issued under the Torrens System. The Torrens system of registration governs the issuance of titles covering real properties in the Philippines. These include privately owned land of whatever kind – agricultural land, commercial land, industrial land, and other […]

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Are you a Consumer? Then Read This: CHANGE IS COMING!

Yes, that is right. All consumers must be given the exact change by business establishments. The newly passed Republic Act No. 10909 mandate this in very clear terms. The law prohibits business establishments from giving insufficient or no change to consumers, and provides penalties ranging from Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) or three percent of the

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The Philippine Competition Law: Regulating Mergers and Acquisitions, Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade in the Philippines

(updated 06 March 2020) Free trade in the Philippines has been a battle cry of businesses in all nations. With the influx of globalization, new business models have been created, leading to more innovative modes of doing business in the Philippines. On the face of a highly competitive business environment in the Philippines, profitable commercial entities

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