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SyCipLaw Senior Partner and Head of Litigation Department Ricardo P.G. Ongkiko, Partners John Christian Joy A. Regalado, and Ma. Patricia B. Paz-Jacoba have authored the Philippine chapter in the newly released Chambers International Arbitration 2024 Global Practice Guide (GPG). This chapter explores the significant rise in the use of international arbitration to resolve disputes in the Philippines, aligning with the nation's public policy that favors arbitration and emphasizes the inclusion of arbitration clauses in commercial contracts...

On September 15, 2023, the DOLE issued Labor Advisory No. 20, Series of 2023, providing new guidelines on the implementation of a Cancer Control and Prevention Policy and Program in the Workplace. Under the Labor Advisory, employers and their employees are required to adopt such program, which shall include the following areas: 1. promotion of a safe and healthy lifestyle, including the mental and social well-being of employees; 2. adjustment and updating of the existing cancer policy and program, subject to the information gathered from medical surveillance and examination of employees, especially those engaged in high-risk activities; 3...

TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters Foundation's global pro bono legal service network, with the support of SyCipLaw, the British Embassy in Manila, and Puyat Jacinto & Santos (PJS Law), hosted its annual Café Pro Bono for the social enterprise and non-governmental organization (SENGO) sector. Over 30 representatives from various SENGOs attended the event held at the SyCipLaw Center in Makati City.Café Pro Bono aimed to provide a platform through which legal professionals and civil society representatives can meet to discuss how the law can be used to support the work of SENGOs going forward. The activity was moderated by Emmanuele Marie Parra, TrustLaw's Programme Officer for Asia...

SyCipLaw Senior Partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez has been appointed as the head of the Firm's Special Projects Department, effective September 1, 2024. She succeeds Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes, who retired in August 2024 and who will continue to serve as Of Counsel to SyCipLaw.Rose is an M&A, investments, and commercial law practitioner specializing in technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT). She helped found the SyCipLaw TMT practice group, developing it into a Tier 1 ranked team that advises key global and local leaders in technology and related emerging issues...