SyCipLaw Bulletin 34: GCQ over Metro Manila Extended until September 30, 2020

Released via MailChimp on September 1, 2020 SyCipLaw has issued a bulletin on COVID-19 related issuances as of September 1, 2020.The bulletin covers the following matters:  A. General Community Quarantine (GCQ) over Metro Manila Extended until September 30, 2020  B. Online…

SyCipLaw Bulletin #31: Supreme Court, BIR and IPOPHL Issuances in relation to MECQ

Released via MailChimp on August 8, 2020 SyCipLaw has issued a bulletin on COVID-19 related issuances as of August 8, 2020.The bulletin covers the following matters:  A. Supreme Court (SC) Suspends Reglementary Periods for Filing of Pleadings with Courts in…

SyCipLaw Bulletin # 19: Revised IATF Omnibus Guidelines; No Further Extension of Deadlines to Pay Taxes

This is a briefing on the issuances as of May 24, 2020 on the following matters in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic: A. IATF Revises the Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines (IATF Resolution No. 38…

SyCipLaw Bulletin # 18: New MECQ Guidelines issued by the IATF; IPOPHL re-opens on May 25

This bulletin to SyCipLaw clients is on the issuances of the Philippine government as of May 16, 2020 about the new guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) in areas under modified…

SyCipLaw Bulletin # 16: Extension of Periods to File Documents with DOLE; Other COVID-19 Issuances

The following updates, among others, were covered by SyCipLaw’s bulletin to its clients: A. The Department of Labor and Employment released Department Order No. 213-2020 dated May 5, 2020 (DO No. 213-2020) which prescribes guidelines in the prescription of actions…

SyCipLaw Bulletin # 11: Enhanced Community Quarantine Extended until April 30; Bayanihan Act IRRs

The Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) over Luzon has been extended until 11:59 PM of April 30, 2020. This is pursuant to the Memorandum issued on April 7, 2020 by the Executive Secretary. The ECQ period was initially from March 17…