The Employers’ Joint & Solidarity Liabilty

Tinig ng Marinao Article – March -April 2016 What is the liability of the foreign principal and the manning agent for any and all claims arising out of an employer-employee relationship or by virtue of any law or contract involving a seafarer?…read more…click the full article below.

Legal & Regulatory Developments

Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan based in Manila with branch offices in Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo.  Led by Managing Partner Atty. Ignacio S. Sapalo and Senior Partner Atty. Neptali L. Bulilan, the IP team represents clients worldwide.  It has advised the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (FILSCAP) in a long-running

2015 Asia IP Profiles Survey for Copyright Prosecution

COPYRIGHT PROSECUTION TIER 1 ACCRALAW Carag Jamora Somera & Villareal Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Quisumbing Torres Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan TIER 2 Baranda & Associates/Rouse Bengzon Negre Untalan Poblador Bautista & Reyes TIER 3 Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan (SVBB)  Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Federis & Associates Esguerra & Blanco Hechanova

2015 Asia IP Profiles Survey for Patent Prosecution/Contentious

PATENT / PROSECUTION TIER 1 ACCRALAW Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan TIER 2 Bucoy Poblador & Associates EB Astudillo & Associates Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc and De Los Angeles Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan (SVBB) Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako  TIER 3 Cesar C Cruz & Partners Federis &

NCMB Directory Retooled Accredited Voluntary Arbitrators

Republic of the Philippines Department of Labor and Employment National Conciliation and Mediation Board Regional Conciliation and Mediation Branch – NRC Directory – Retooled Accredited Voluntary Arbitrators as of March 2016 Philippine Association of Voluntary Arbitrators, Inc. Philippine Association of Maritime Voluntary Arbitrators, Inc.

DOJ Department Circular No. 70

2000 NPS Rule on Appeal July 3, 2000 – In the interest of expeditious and efficient administration of justice and in line with recent jurisprudence, the following Rule governing appeals from resolution of prosecutors in the National Prosecution Service, to be known as the 2000 NPS Rule on Appeal, is hereby adopted. SECTION 1. Scope

OWWA-RWO VI holds Seafarers’ Rights Seminar

To promote the protection of its seabased Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) members, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Regional Welfare Office (OWWA RWO) VI recently held a free seafarers’ rights and welfare seminar. Thirty-four (34) seafarers and representatives from the local manning agencies attended the half-day discussion at the OWWA-RWO VI’s Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) room last January

Blame-shifting in Seafarer’s labor cases

“Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo.”  Never mind if the seafarer dies before he receives compensation. A popular Filipino saying that applies directly to the possible  legal effect of ANGKLA’s  bill (House Bill No. 5430) that seeks to delay the execution of  the favorable judgment from the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)

Paralegal Lectures on Seafarers’ Rights

Let’s  discuss legal matters on seafarers’ rights with  the combined forces of Apostleship Of the Sea Manila and Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan (SVBB) law offices on  regular paralegal lectures. Stellamaris Dorm, May 3, 2016.

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