Any employee may be required by the employer to perform overtime work when there is urgent work to be performed on machines, installations, or equipment, in order to avoid serious loss or damage to the employer or some other cause of similar nature. (Article 89 (c), Labor Code of the Philippines)

News as expressed in a video footage is entitled to copyright protection. Broadcasting organizations have not only copyright on but also neighboring rights over their broadcasts.

The forms of payment of wages are regulated by the Labor Code, which specifies that wages must be paid using legal tender.

Constructive dismissal is an involuntary resignation resorted to when continued employment is rendered impossible, unreasonable or unlikely; or when there is a demotion in rank and/or a diminution in pay.

Imagine you’re selling a parcel of land, but you can’t be present when the buyer signs the contract. How do you make sure everything goes smoothly? That’s where a Special Power of Attorney (SPA) steps in.

A common carrier is bound to observe extraordinary diligence for the safety of the passengers it transports.

By virtue of Proclamation No. 533, series of 2013, the 23rd of January of every year is declared as “Araw ng Republikang Filipino, 1899”.

January 6 of every year is declared as Community Development Day. (Proclamation No. 341, s. 1964)

Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be waived except in writing and in the presence of counsel. (Section 12, par. 1, Article III, 1987 Constitution)

Every December 10 of every year is declared as the Human Rights Day.