Legal Insights
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.
The Limits of Delegated Authority Protecting Indigenous Land Rights in the Philippines
A mining firm's compliance certificate was voided when an NCIP commissioner signed it without valid delegated authority. Learn the rules.
Laches and Indigenous Land Rights: When Delaying a Claim Can Cost You Everything
A Supreme Court ruling shows that laches can bar recovery of ancestral land, even when a sale lacked required government approval.