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SC orders Lazada: Reinstate illegally dismissed riders, provide backwages James Relativo – Philstar.com January 21, 2023 | 12:26pm MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court ordered Lazada to reinstate five of their “illegally dismissed” riders after the High Court ruled that the laborers were actually regular workers — thus entitling them to backwages and benefits. In…

SC Lays Down Guidelines on Work-Related Injury, Death Claims

By: Estanislao C. Albano, Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 Jan 2021 In his piece “English ‘pa more,’ the betterer’?” (Commentary, 12/4/21), Dr. Ricardo Ma. Nolasco wrote that the current Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) policy is “under review.” But during the language forum held by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Feb. 22, 2021, he…

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by Rey Panaligan, 9 Nov 2021, Manila Bulletin The Social Security System (SSS), the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) must adopt a liberal attitude in favor of employees in deciding claims for compensation, the Supreme Court (SC) said.

by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 19 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines should review and update its consumer laws to take into consideration the rise in digital transactions and increased access to product testing facilities, an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) study showed.

by Jose C. Sison (The Philippine Star), 6 Aug 2021 This is the case of a lawyer Atty. Manuel Castro (Manny) and his wife Tina involving domestic violence that led to the filing of administrative complaint for disbarment and criminal case for violence against women against Manny. The main question that arises here is whether…

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By Marlon Ramos, 7 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A disgraced magistrate of the Sandiganbayan, who was sacked in 2014 for corruption in fixing an earlier criminal case of convicted plunderer Janet Lim Napoles, has won a reprieve from the Supreme Court.

By Marlon Ramos, 1 Jul 2021 Calls to decriminalize libel in the country may have received a boost by way of a landmark Supreme Court ruling that cleared broadcast media personality Raffy Tulfo, who was earlier sued and convicted for what he wrote about 22 years ago as a tabloid columnist.

by Mary Ann LL. Reyes (The Philippine Star), 26 Jun 2021 Just recently, the Supreme Court put to an end the long-standing debate on whether the so-called holistic test can still be used by courts in determining whether or not trademark infringement has been committed.

by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 25 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissing the criminal and administrative charges filed against Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian in connection with the Kentex fire that claimed the lives of 74 slipper factory workers in 2015.

by Kristine Joy Patag (Philstar.com), 23 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of administrative and criminal charges against Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian and two other city officials over the 2015 Kentex fire that resulted in the death of 74 workers and injury to several others.

by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez (The Freeman), 28 May 2021 In the case of LEVI (disguised to protect the name of the company) versus Ms. M (hidden to respect the honor and dignity of the woman), GR 217101, the Supreme Court decided on February 12, 2020, against the company and in favor of the victim…

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By Peter Tabingo, 9 Mar 2021 ONE cannot squeeze blood out of a dry stone or water out of a parched land. With this pronouncement, the Commission on Audit denied a petition by a group of former rank-and-file workers demanding the payment of P461.55 million as compensation for their unjust dismissal from the Light Rail…

by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez (The Freeman), 26 Oct 2020 The answer is no, as a general rule, especially for women workers. There are exceptions though that are applicable to men and I shall explain them below. Women cannot be dismissed due to marriage or for getting pregnant. Both the law and public policy, as…

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by (Philstar.com), 23 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Eleven business groups on Sunday commended the Supreme Court for a decision made public this week that stressed that arrests made on the basis of warrantless searches based on anonymous tips are invalid.

By Benjamin Pulta, Manila Bulletin, 20 Aug 2020 MANILA – Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Thursday said frivolous suits clogging lower courts are expected to lessen following the overhaul of the rules of court.

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Re-reading a 20 year old decision in which I represented a taxi driver arguing he was an "employee" of the dispatch service, Blue Line (BL) in Ottawa. Striking how arguments I made then could apply equally to "gig" workers today. Thread: — David J. Doorey (@TheLawofWork) May 17, 2020