Ease of doing business law On May 28, 2018 President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA 11032) or the Ease of Doing Business Law. This law aims to entice entrepreneurs to open up their businesses in the Philippines by expediting business and non-business transactions including the issuances of permits and licenses and holding government officials accountable for graft and corruption. This law is an amendment to the Anti Red-Tape Act of 2007. The following are the salient provisions of the Ease of Doing Business Law. FASTER TRANSACTIONS DUE TO EASE…

Salient provisions and incentives of Republic Act (RA) 9513 On December 16, 2008 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law Republic Act (RA) 9513 or Renewable Energy Act of 2008. This landmark legislation which is first of its kind in Asia, was promulgated by congress to ensure that the Philippines slowly move away from its dependence on fossil fuel in order to minimize the country's exposure to price fluctuations in the international markets, the effects of which spiral down to almost all sectors of the economy (section 2[a]). At the same time, the…

On 17 April 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act No. 11313 or the “ACT DEFINING GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES, ONLINE, WORKPLACES, AND EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR” also known as the safe spaces act. This law is meant to widen the scope of what is considered sexual harassment and placing safeguards against it. Before the enactment of the safe spaces act, the only law that tackled sexual harassment is the Republic Act 7877 or the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of…