Philippine e-Legal Forum

Pinoy Entrepreneurs

AttyFred — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:17:31 +0000

The Pinoy Entrepreneurs site is intended to be a community of, well, Filipino entrepreneurs. The site includes discussions on legal matters relating to entrepreneurship, contracts, corporate affairs, HR and labor, money and finance, as well as other business-related topics principally in the Philippines.

Law Central, Philippines

AttyFred — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:13:23 +0000

The hope is to make the Law Central, Philippines a comprehensive collection of legal tools, information and resources for the Philippines. This endeavor is made easier by the fact that helpful resources and sites are already online.

This is also intended to be partly driven by all users. There is a "submit" or "add" link in some menu items, i.e., new entries for law firms, law schools, blawgs and the Philippine Online Law Dictionary. The other items, however, are not yet available for general use. Please use the Contact Us menu should you want to submit other helpful resources, primarily books and journals. Submissions in the directories and resources, as well as comments and suggestions, are most welcome.

This is a spin-off from the Atty-at-Work. See also Philippine Online Law Dictionary.

Philippine Online Law Dictionary

AttyFred — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:48:26 +0000

Definition of terms and phrases used in the legal system of the Philippines. Go here to view the Philippine Online Law Dictionary.

Phil. e-Legal Forum’s new home

AttyFred — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:13:25 +0000

It has been some time since the last update on this site. The reason? The creation of a new legal blog or blawg - still called the Philippine e-Legal Forum (click here to view the new site), which is an adjunct of the JLP-Law site.

All existing contents will be retained here. However, some of the articles here will be reproduced and new articles will be posted at the new site. You can subscribe using bloglines or other subscription service (click here to subscribe to Philippine eLegal Forum) or through email (register here).

Anyway, the respective titles of the new contents at the new site are automatically posted here. Check the articles at the left sidebar.

Added: The Pinoy Entrepreneurs also have a new site.

Labor Updates

AttyFred — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:51:39 +0000

Forced early retirement

Probationary Employment

Illegal Dismissal

Holiday pay for regular holidays falling on a rest day: Congrats to DOLE

Computation of pay for holidays: Regular, special non-working, special working

AttyFred — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:09:07 +0000

One of the confusing matters for employees and HR people alike is the computation of holiday pay, complicated by the fact that there are different "kinds" of holidays. This is cleared by Memorandum Circular No. 1 of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 01
(8 March 2004)

Pursuant to the provisions of the Labor Code, as amended in relation to the observance of declared holidays and in response to the queries received every time a Presidential Proclamation or a law is enacted by Congress which declares certain days either as a regular holiday, a special day or a special working holiday, the following guidelines shall be observed by all employers in the private sector:

1. For regular holidays as provided for under EO 203 (incorporated in EO 292) as amended by RA 9177:

          New Year’s Day      -    January 1
          Maundy Thursday   -    Movable Date
          Good Friday           -    Movable Date
          Araw ng Kagitingan -    April 9
          Labor Day             -    May 1
          Independence Day -    June 12
          National Heroes Day-    Last Sunday of August
          Bonifacio Day         -    November 30
          Eidul Fitr                -   Movable Date
          Christmas Day        -   December 25
          Rizal Day               -    December 30

the following rules shall apply:

1. If it is an employee’s regular workday (Read the rest of this entry).