Ceasing business operations is not, by itself, the end of a taxpayer’s obligations with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (“BIR”). Unless the taxpayer...
BIR Streamlines Business Registration Cancellation | RMC No. 47-2026
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No Safe Harbor Behind the Corporate Veil: SEC Tightens Rules on Beneficial Ownership Disclosure | SEC MC No. 15-2025
Authors: Mark Benjamin C. Yam , Bianca Ysabel O. Vicente, Frances Louise M. Ronquillo The Stock and Transfer Book identifies the registered or legal...
Revised Rules and Regulations on Copyright Registration and Copyright Related Services | IPOPHL MC No. 2026-007
Authors: Danielle Francesca T.C. San Pedro, Kyle Gino M. Salazar, Frances Louise M. Ronquillo On 25 February 2026, the Intellectual Property Office...
IPOPHL Issues Revised Rules on Patent Cooperation Treaty
IPOPHL Issues Revised Rules on Patent Cooperation Treaty The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) issued Memorandum Circular No....
Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act to Boost Local Fiscal Autonomy and Valuation Functions (2024)
Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act to Boost Local Fiscal Autonomy and Valuation Functions On 13 June 2024, President Ferdinand R....
IPOPHL Extends Patent Cooperation Treaty Filing Assistance Program
In order to assist Filipino inventors and qualified foreign inventors to protect their inventions internationally through the Patent Cooperation...
Off to a Good Start: Ease of Paying Taxes Act Signed Into a Law
Gone are the days of waiting in long queues and jampacked Revenue District Offices (“RDO”) of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (“BIR”) which could...
Patent Examination Clarity Guidelines Issued By IPOPHL
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines issued in 2022 the Clarity Guidelines (Guidelines) for Patent Applications. The Guidelines...
Message delivered: PEMEDES foreign ownership restriction removed
While all else seemed to take a hit during the global pandemic, the world witnessed an unprecedented rise in e-commerce. People were forced to stay...
IPOPHL issues Guidelines on Examination of Biotechnological Applications with a Section on Stem Cells
On October 2022, the IPOPHL issued Guidelines on the Examination of Biotechnological Applications (Biotech Guidelines) in line with IPOPHIL’s goal...