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The Renewable Energy market in the Philippines: Why companies should invest in renewable energy corporations as early as now.

Background In a landmark opinion [1] made by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), foreigners are now allowed to have 100% ownership over renewable or “green" energy sectors, which includes solar, wind, hydro and ocean or tidal energy resources. In support of its...

Honest Mistakes and Breach of Contract

Breach of contract is a word commonly tossed when things go sour as to contracts or agreements. A common scenario is when people attempt to create contracts on their own without fully understanding the implications of placing certain words or phrases within the...

Preliminary Investigation

What is a preliminary investigation? The Rules of Court provide that it is an inquiry or proceeding to determine whether there is sufficient ground to engender a well-founded belief that a crime has been committed and the respondent is probably guilty thereof and...

Piercing the Corporate Veil

What is the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil A Corporation is defined as an artificial being created by the operation of law, having the right of succession and the powers and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence. [1] It means...