Mark P. Piad, Attorney-at-Law

08/04/2024

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11/01/2024

We will be opening our Pililla, Rizal extension office on January 15, 2024!

27/06/2023

BREAKING: The Supreme Court declares unconstitutional the law postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) from its initial schedule of December 5, 2022 to the last Monday of October 2023.

However, the court also notes that it “recognizes the legal practicality and necessity of proceeding with the conduct of the BSKE on the last Monday of October 2023" and says the BSKE scheduled for October shall proceed.

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17/05/2023

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Women in le***an relationships may also be charged for violation of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children (Anti-VAWC) Act, the Supreme Court reiterated in a ruling made public recently. https://bit.ly/454B28l

12/05/2023

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 008-A

Re: ASSESSMENT OF PENDING CRIMINAL CASES FOR OFFENSES COGNIZABLE BY THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS (MTCs), MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES (MTCCs), AND METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS (MeTCs)

"In view of the Department’s policy direction to only file cases with a [reasonable certainty of conviction], i.e. cases supported by prima facie evidence, and in line with the Justice Sector Coordinating Council’s efforts to unclog and decongest court dockets, all prosecutors handling criminal cases for offenses cognizable by the Municipal Trial Courts (MTCs), Municipal Trial Courts in Cities (MTCCs), and Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTCs) are hereby enjoined to carefully assess all their cases and to determine if each has a reasonable certainty of conviction based on the evidence in hand, availability of witnesses, and continued interest of private complainants.

If, upon assessment by the handling prosecutor, it is determined that there is no such reasonable certainty of conviction, the said handling prosecutor is ordered to immediately file the proper motion to [withdraw information]." (Emphasis ours).

This Department Circular shall take immediate effect until modified.

For strict compliance.

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04/05/2023

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16/04/2023

"Making a living from a business you don't fully understand can be risky. Yet a large number of artists, including major ones, have never learned such basics as how record royalties are computed, what a copyright is, how music publishing works, and a number of other important factors that directly affect their lives." -Donald Passman

16/04/2023

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Can a foreign corporation not doing business in the Philippines file an administrative complaint for alleged violation of intellectual property rights?ANSWER:YES. A foreign corporation has the leg…