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SyCipLaw Organizes Kapihan Session on Dispute Resolution Management

24 April 2026 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan - Philippines

SyCipLaw’s Litigation and Arbitration Department recently held its Kapihan sa SyCipLaw titled “Dispute Resolution Management” at The Aurora Subic Hotel, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City. The event brought together over 60 business leaders, legal and HR professionals, and senior executives involved in dispute management and strategic decision-making in their respective organizations.

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SyCipLaw TMT Quick Notes – Data Privacy January 2026

24 April 2026 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan - Philippines

SyCipLaw’s Special Projects/Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) and Data practice group prepared the TMT Quick Notes, which cover significant Philippine legal and regulatory developments in data privacy.

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SyCipLaw Welcomes Top Law School Seniors During Its Annual Hiring Cocktails

24 April 2026 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan - Philippines

SyCipLaw recently held its annual hiring cocktails at the SyCipLaw Center in Makati City, welcoming over 50 top law school seniors from across the Philippines for an evening of meaningful dialogue and engagement.

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SyCipLaw Celebrates 80 Years of ‘Excellence with Purpose’

17 October 2025 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan - Philippines

SyCipLaw celebrated its 80th anniversary with an appreciation night on October 3, 2025 at The Fifth at Rockwell. Highlighting the theme and the Firm’s commitment, “Excellence with Purpose,” the event brought together clients, friends, alumni, as well as lawyers and staff of the Firm to honor a legacy of principled practice and client-centric service.

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DEAL OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER 2024

18 September 2024 by asialaw

asialaw's Deal of the Month for September 2024 is...

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LAWYER OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER 2024

18 September 2024 by asialaw

asialaw's Lawyer of the Month for September 2024 is...

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BSP amends rules on mandatory development financing

04 August 2023 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan - Philippines

On June 9, 2023, the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ("BSP") issued Circular No. 1174, amending the implementing regulations of the mandatory agricultural, fisheries and rural development financing contemplated by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Financing Enhancement Act (Republic Act No. 11901 or the "Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act").

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SEC Adopts the ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund Standards and Establishes Rules on Recognition of Foreign Collective Investment Schemes

20 June 2023 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

On April 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Memorandum Circular No. 4, Series of 2023 ("MC 4-23") to adopt the ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund Standards ("ASEAN SRFS") and establish rules on the qualifications of local investment companies

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The SyCipLaw Corporate Bulletin - SEC MC No.6-2023 Bulletin

22 May 2023 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the deadline for applications for amnesty for late and non-filing of annual financial statements (AFS), general information sheets (GIS), as well as non-compliance with SEC Memorandum Circular No. 28, series of 2020 (Requirement for Corporations, Partnerships, Associations, and Individuals to Create and/or Designate E-mail Account Address and Cellphone Number for Transactions with the Commission) (MC28).

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Doing Business in the Philippines

04 April 2023 by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

This guide, which focuses on how foreign corporations can set up a legal presence in the Philippines, was first published in 2015, when our firm celebrated its 70th anniversary, and this most recent update was prepared in connection with our 78th anniversary celebrations.