Did you know that a scanned copy of your handwritten signature is not necessarily a valid electronic or digital signature? We have prepared an FAQ to help you learn more about the legal and proper use of electronic and digital signatures under Philippine law.
For those who want to fight it out, the Department of Labor and Employment has given us several alternative options called flexible working arrangements that employers can explore to continue with our struggling business in lieu of outright closure or employee termination.
It’s May 16, 2020, and the Philippine government has relaxed the enhanced community quarantine in most of the country shifting to either a modified community quarantine or general community quarantine.
The following guidelines are based on IATF Resolution Numbers 34, 35, 36, IATF Transition Infographics, statements of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and news report on Interior Secretary Eduardo Año’s statement. The following may be subject to change, upon issuance of resolutions amending the previously issued Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine of the Philippines and other National Task Force Recommendations on Zoning.
In order to provide guidelines and safety measures for work places allowed to operate during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (“ECQ”) and General Community Quarantine (“GCQ”), the Department of Health (“DOH”) and Department of Trade and Industry (“DTI”) issued Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19 (“DOLE-DTI Interim Guidelines” or “Guidelines”).
The changes to how we do things brought about by COVID-19, including the implementation of community quarantines, have increased our reliance on on-line platforms and services. Such reliance on these virtual modes of communicating and conducting commerce is dependent on extending much trust to a people we do not know or physically see. Unfortunately, this has also increased our vulnerability to scams and frauds. When such vulnerability becomes apparent, the prevalence of malicious people taking advantage of the situation also increases.
So, you were not covered by the rent concessions prescribed by DTI Memorandum Circular No. 12-2020. What can you do? We offer some suggestions.