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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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Perfecting Labor Appeals: The Indispensable Surety Bond and Jurisdictional Requirements

Posting an appeal bond is jurisdictional in labor cases. A late bond means no appeal, and the Labor Arbiter's decision becomes final.

Perfecting Labor Appeals: The Jurisdictional Requirement of Appeal Bonds in the Philippines

Learn the mandatory appeal bond requirement in Philippine labor cases and why failure to perfect an appeal on time is fatal.