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2018 Annual Security Incident Report Due for Submission to the NPC on 31 March 2019

04 June 2019 by Asia law

All personal information controllers and processors, including those who are not required to register with the National Privacy Commission (NPC), are advised to file their respective annual security incident reports covering the period of January to December 2018 on or before 31 March 2019.

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BIR issues Revenue Regulations for Tax Amnesty on Delinquencies

04 June 2019 by Asia law

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Regulations No. 4-2019 (RR 4-2019) on 5 April 2019.

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Insurance Commission Issues Guidelines for Admissibility of Investments by Insurance Companies in Infrastructure Projects

04 June 2019 by Asia law

The Insurance Commission, through Circular Letter No. 2018-74 dated 28 December 2018 (Circular Letter), issued the guidelines for admissibility of investments in infrastructure projects, thereby encouraging insurance and professional reinsurance companies to invest in infrastructure projects under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for 2017 to 2022.

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Philippine Competition Commission Adjusts Thresholds for Mandatory Notification of M&A Transactions

04 June 2019 by Asia law

On 21 February 2019, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) issued Resolution No. 03-2019 (CR 3-19) increasing the thresholds for mandatory notification of M&A transactions (i) from PhP5 billion to PhP5.6 billion for the size of person test, and (ii) from PhP2 billion to PhP2.2 billion for the size of transaction test.

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Post Clearance Audit and Prior Disclosure Program

04 June 2019 by Asia law

The Post Entry Audit Group (PEAG) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was a body created in January 2003 under Executive Order No. 160.

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Client Service Report: Philippines 2019

07 January 2019 by Asia law

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Philippine businesses grapple with data privacy regulations

30 August 2017 by Asia law

The implementing rules and regulations for The Philippines’s Data Privacy Act (DPA) came into force almost a year ago. However, businesses are still feeling the effects of the new law as they grapple with the requirements to seek consent from the individuals and organisations whose data they want to collect.

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Filipino property developers anticipate golden age of infrastructure

15 March 2017 by Asia law

More public and private money promises to transform the infrastructure of the Philippines from this year. Foreign

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Philippines outlines five-year IP rights action plan

12 December 2016 by Asia law

The IP Office of the Philippines has revealed its five year strategic plan, the IPR Action Plan 2017-2022

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Philippine Competition Commission issues first merger clearance under new law

01 November 2016 by Asia law

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has issued its first merger clearance under the Philippine