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Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.

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Apr 15, 1998 labor-law illegal-dismissal security-of-tenure employee-rights just-cause termination

When Can an Employer Refuse a Work Order? Employee Rights in the Philippines

Philippine law protects employees from unjust dismissal. Learn when a work order can be refused and what employers must prove to terminate a worker.

Apr 15, 1998 labor law illegal dismissal burden of proof security of tenure nlrc drug testing

When Dismissal Fails: The Burden of Proof in Drug-Related Termination Cases

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies employer's burden of proof in drug-related dismissals, requiring clear evidence, not speculation, for valid termination.

Jul 7, 1997 real-estate-law land-titles foreclosure agrarian-reform tenant-rights writ-of-possession

Overlapping Land Titles in the Philippines: Resolving Ownership Disputes

Learn how Philippine courts resolve ownership disputes involving overlapping land titles, foreclosure, and tenant rights under agrarian reform laws.

Nov 21, 1996 partition property law ownership prescription civil law co-ownership

Partitioning Property Proving Ownership AND Avoiding Legal Pitfalls IN THE Philippines

Learn how Philippine courts handle partition actions, ownership disputes, and prescription from the Catapusan case.