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.
Customs Law: Abandonment of Goods Requires Due Notice Despite Importer's Delay
Supreme Court rules that ipso facto abandonment of imported goods under the Tariff and Customs Code requires due notice, absent fraud.
When Customs Seizure Needs a Warrant: Lessons from Commissioner of Customs v. New Frontier Sugar
The Supreme Court clarifies that even "automatic seizure" of imported goods requires a warrant and due process under the Tariff and Customs Code.