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Protecting Employee Benefits: Non-Diminution and Publication Rules in Philippine Law

Learn how the Supreme Court protected incumbent employee benefits under RA 6758 and voided an unpublished DBM circular that would have removed them.

Publication Is Key: Ensuring Government Transparency and Rule of Law in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on why administrative circulars must be published to be effective, ensuring transparency and rule of law.

Publication of Implementing Rules: The De Jesus v. COA Doctrine on Administrative Circulars

Supreme Court rules on when administrative circulars must be published to be effective, using DBM-CCC No. 10 as the case example.