On Firm Ground: Business Mirror Column

On Firm Ground is the opinion column of CVCLAW (Villaraza Cruz Marcelo & Angangco) published bi-weekly in Business Mirror. Written by the partners of the Firm, On Firm Ground provides in-depth discussion of contemporary legal issues and specialized analysis of strategic developments and issues affecting the country’s commercial and socio-economic environment.

The opinions published by CVCLAW are prepared for informational purposes only and are not to be treated as legal advice.

• Bulwark behind It's more fun in the Philippines
• Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Mining Policy?, 13 April 2012
• Taxing BOT projects, 4 April 2012
• The revised SALN form, 22 March 2012
• Pagcor's identity crisis, 8 March 2012
• DVD piracy affects you more than you think, 16 February 2012
• Magna Carta for Homeowners, 02 February 2012
• Deadline extended on public float level, 19 January 2012
• The limited duty-free market in the Philippines, 29 December 2011
• Fourth-generation wireless technology: All about Speed, 22 December 2011
• Hybrid PPP variants, 01 December 2011
• Listing by way of introduction, 10 November 2011
• Revisiting court-issued hold departure orders, 20 October 2011
• Key private-sector issues, 13 October 2011
• Shepherding RTE applications, 6 October 2011
• A long overdue upgrade, 29 September 2011
• Tax consequences of intercompany advances, 15 September 2011
• Supplemental listing rules for power and RE firms, 8 September 2011
• Shepherding TEZ applications, 1 September 2011
• Environmental concerns in mining, 11 August 2011
• Shepherding Silver Aristocrats, 4 August 2011
• Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act of 2010, 14 July 2011
• Reckoning with Nationality Restrictions, 28 July 2011
• Riding the energy wave, Business Mirror, 7 July 2011
• The GOCC Governance Act of 2011, Business Mirror, 30 June 2011
• The GOCC Governance Act of 2011, Business Mirror, 23 June 2011
• The GOCC Governance Act of 2011, Business Mirror, 14 June 2011
• A review on real-property sale taxes, Business Mirror, 7 June 2011
• Mining in daily life, Business Mirror, 1 June 2011
• Lipitor patent-infringement suit in the Philippines, Business Mirror, 24 May 2011
• Can a business method be patented?, Business Mirror, 14 September 2010
• On implementing the Technology Transfer Act of 2009, Business Mirror, 03 August 2010
• New wings for tourism, Business Mirror, 20 July 2010
• Rules of procedure for environmental cases, Business Mirror, 22 June 2010
• Public bidding and executive agreements, Business Mirror, 8 June 2010
• When use of certain trademarks is deemed infringing, Business Mirror, 18 May 2010
• Liberalizing 'restrictions' in selected gaming firms, Business Mirror, 27 April 2010
• Residential free patents now available, Business Mirror, 13 April 2010
• Opportunities and challenges for renewable-energy devt in RP, Business Mirror,
  30 March 2010
• Issuance of free patents made easy", Business Mirror, 16 March 2010
• Protecting trade secrets under Philippine law, Business Mirror, 16 February 2010
• The Credit Information System Act, Business Mirror, 04 February 2010
• More challenges ahead for mining companies and LGUs, Business Mirror,
  30 November 2009
• To Tax or Not to Tax Election-related Activities, Business Mirror, 17 November 2009
• Put it on the REITs, Business Mirror, 20 October 2009
• RP's Thrust Toward Clean Technologies and Green Industry, Business Mirror,
  06 October 2009
• Poker Fees and Taxes, Business Mirror, 22 September 2009
• Property Rights vis-a-vis Informal Settlers, Business Mirror, September 08, 2009
• Trademark Registration No Guarantee for Protection, Business Mirror, 25 August 2009
• The 2009 Revised Code of Corporate Governance, Business Mirror, 04 August 2009
• Breaking Up Cartels: The Cheaper Medicines Act of 2008, Business Mirror, 14 July 2009
• Tourism Act of 2009, an Engine for National Development;, Business Mirror, 07 July 2009
• WTO Dispute Settlement: A Brief History, Business Mirror, 23 June 2009
• Licensing Executives Gather at LESI 2009 Annual Conference, Business Mirror,
  09 June 2009
  
• Dual Franchise/License Requirement for Broadcast, Business Mirror, 26 May 2009
• Coping with Mortgage 'Insecurity', Business Mirror, 12 May 2009
• Compulsory Licensing: The Philippine Experience, Business Mirror, 28 April 2009
• Special Visa for Employment Generation, Business Mirror, 14 April 2009
• Model law, new rehab rules and beast that knows no borders, Business Mirror,
  24 March 2009
• Local governments’ share in mineral resources, Business Mirror, 10 March 2009
• Living Trusts, Business Mirror, 23 February 2009
• Fundamental Change, Business Mirror, 10 February 2009
• Availing patent protection in the Philippines and abroad, Business Mirror, 27 January 2009
• Taking advantage of the optional standard deductions, Business Mirror, 13 January 2009
• Reconciling opposing views on mining, Business Mirror, 22 December 2008
• Realty-tax collection: Basic taxpayers’ remedies (Part 2), Business Mirror,
  08 December 2008
• Realty-tax collection: Basic taxpayers’ remedies, Business Mirror, 02 December 2008
• Battle against cable piracy in the Philippines, Business Mirror, 03 November 2008
• The BOT law revisited, Business Mirror, 21 October 2008
• Originating, protecting business idea for long-term success, Business Mirror,
  23 September 2008
• Pera law and developing a national savings consciousness, Business Mirror,
  09 September 2008
• Advantages of international commercial arbitration, Business Mirror, 26 August 2008
• Spurring Growth Through Technology Transfer, Business Mirror, 12 August 2008
• Republic Act 9504: A welcome relief, Business Mirror, 29 July 2008
• The promise of cheaper medicines, Business Mirror, 08 July 2008
• Good Business, Business Mirror, 17 June 2008
• 2008 IPP a balancing act, Business Mirror, 03 June 2008
• Expert, efficient IP rights adjudication: Harnessing BLA power, Business Mirror, 20 May 2008
• Finding a new home on Philippine soil, Business Mirror, 13 May 2008
• The CDM and wind power: Not just a lot of hot air, Business Mirror, 22 April 2008
• Sorting the confusion, Trademark protection in RP, Business Mirror, 08 April 2008
• Fortifying credit control extrajudicially - don't shoot the sheriff, Business Mirror,
  11 March 2008
• Joint ventures with government, Business Mirror, 25 March 2008
• Pyramid schemes vs legitimate marketing: the difference", Business Mirror, 12 February 2008
• Debt relief as Greek tragedy, Business Mirror, 29 January 2008
• Protecting internationally well known marks against piracy, Business Mirror, 15 January 2008
  
• The Kyoto Protocol and carbon credits, Business Mirror, 1 January 2008
• Amparo, Business Mirror, 18 December 2007
• REITs: Key to Philippine capital-market development, Business Mirror, 04 December 2007
• Creating The Philippines' Silicon Valley and More, Business Mirror, 20 November 2007"
• The New Tax Amnesty Law", Business Mirror, 06 November 2007

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