During the second day of my Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) online seminar, our speaker who was a former colleague in the Philippine Judicial Academy – Supreme Court, Former Judge Marjorie T. Uyengco-Nolasco, led the Lawyer’s Oath Renewal of all 300+ lawyer-attendees of the MCLE. Prior to that, all of us were asked to close …
All About Wills
It’s all over the news lately — the untimely death of Kobe Bryant. Who doesn’t know Kobe Bryant? He was a basketball legend, a loving husband, a doting father, a good friend, and a positive inspiration to many. Who would have thought that in a snap, he would be gone… for good. No one anticipated …
All About the 13th Month Pay
It’s December 20 and a few days before Christmas. Have you received your 13th month pay already? Or is it already gone by this time? If you have already received your 13th month pay, good for you! On the other hand, if you have not yet received your 13th month pay at this time, this …
What’s New? – All About the Revised Corporation Code
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a business forum sponsored by a prestigious law firm. The timing was perfect. I had a relatively lighter than usual work schedule that time and my boss gave the go signal. The forum was entitled “The Future of Businesses: A Forum on Revised Corporation Code and the Ease …
You’re fired!
These are probably the two most dreadful words any employee fears to hear coming from an employer. In my profession, however, I hear, see and encounter these words regularly. Worse, almost always, I am personally involved in the whole process leading to the firing, termination or dismissal of an employee. Well, what can I do? …
What is the Essence of a Contract?
Everybody knows what a contract is. At one point in your life, you have either seen or signed a contract. All of us who are working for a company have signed an employment contract, right? All of you who have businesses have prepared and signed different kinds of contracts, right? For those of you who …