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An e-commerce logistics firm terminates its ten-year Regional Sales Manager, Lara Reyes, for willful disobedience of...

...cs and uses a single central doctrine with a natural follow-up. Labor Code provisions on termination for just causes and due process (notice to explain and hearing)., NLRC decisions interpreting due process in termi...

Citations: Labor Code provisions on termination for just causes and due process (notice to explain and hearing)., NLRC decisions interpreting due process in terminations for willful disobedience and other just causes.

An e-commerce warehouse within the same facility has Team Alpha composed of regular workers paid 1,000 per day. Team...

...e-commerce warehouse within the same facility has Team Alpha composed of regular workers paid 1,000 per day. Team Beta consists of DOLE-registered apprentices in a six-month training program, paid a training wage of 700...

Citations: Labor Code of the Philippines, Implementing Rules and Regulations for Apprenticeship and Wage Distortion (DOLE guidelines), Latest Regional Wage Orders

An e-commerce fulfillment company terminates the employment of its Warehouse Team Leader, T, claiming redundancy afte...

An e-commerce fulfillment company terminates the employment of its Warehouse Team Leader, T, claiming redundancy after implementing a fully automated warehouse-management and supervision system that eliminates the need f...

Citations: DOLE Department Order No. 147-15 (Redundancy Guidelines), Labor Code provisions on authorized causes (Redundancy), DOLE guidance on separation pay and 60-days notice in redundancy cases

AROMALEAF, a registered trademark for coffee beans and ready-to-drink coffee beverages, first used in commerce in 201...

...eaf & Bean for trademark infringement under the Intellectual Property Code (RA 8293), alleging use of a confusingly similar mark in commerce for goods identical or related to Aromaleaf's. Leaf & Bean answers with (a) no...

Citations: Intellectual Property Code, RA 8293

Nebula Roasters, Inc. owns a registered mark NEBULA for coffee and related beverages, first used in commerce in 2016....

...ues Galaxy for trademark infringement under the Intellectual Property Code (R.A. 8293), alleging use of a confusingly similar mark in commerce for goods identical or related to Nebula’s. Galaxy answers (a) no likelihood...

Citations: RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code

Solaris Ice Cream Co., owner of the registered mark SOLARIS for ice cream and frozen desserts, first used in commerce...

...REAMS, LLC for trademark infringement under the Intellectual Property Code (R.A. No. 8293). SOLARA begins marketing a line of ice creams under the brand SOLARA, using a stylized sunburst logo and packaging in yellow and...

Citations: Republic Act No. 8293 (Intellectual Property Code)

Pulse Tea, Inc. owns the registered mark PULSE for tea and ready-to-drink beverages, first used in commerce in 2016....

...e Tea sues for trademark infringement under the Intellectual Property Code (R.A. 8293), alleging use of a confusingly similar mark in commerce for goods identical or related to Pulse’s. Rising Beverages pleads (a) no lik...

Citations: Republic Act No. 8293 (Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines)

Sunrise Gold Foods, Inc. owns the registered mark GOLDEN GRAIN for cereals and baking mixes, first used in commerce i...

...rings suit for trademark infringement under the Intellectual Property Code (R.A. No. 8293), alleging use of a confusingly similar mark in commerce for goods identical or similar to Sunrise’s. NorthPeak pleads (a) no like...

Citations: Republic Act No. 8293 (Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines), as amended by RA 9150, RA 9502, and RA 10372.

At a private e-commerce fulfillment center in Pasay, a contractor houses a live‑in courier, Leila, in a dorm on the p...

...rolling rule. (b) Distinguish involuntary servitude from lawful forms of compulsory labor or service that may be allowed by law or contract. Under what circumstances could such compulsory service be permissible? (c) If t...

Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 18, Revised Penal Code (provisions on illegal detention and coercion)

Identify the rights conferred by registration of a trademark under the Intellectual Property Code in relation to the...

...ferred by registration of a trademark under the Intellectual Property Code in relation to the goods/services for which it is registered. Facts: NovaMark Co. registers the mark NOVA for cooking oil. A rival company, NovaT...

A city enacts Ordinance No. 2028-07 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business ta...

...Ordinance No. 2028-07 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on short-term rental platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.34% of annual gross receipts fr...

A city enacts Ordinance No. 2035-21 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business ta...

...Ordinance No. 2035-21 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on platform-based logistics and last-mile delivery platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.2...

A city enacts Ordinance No. 2040-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business ta...

...Ordinance No. 2040-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on ride-hailing platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.36% of annual gross receipts from ri...

A city enacts Ordinance No. 2047-03 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business ta...

...Ordinance No. 2047-03 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on cloud-kitchen platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.29% of annual gross receipts from o...

An LGU enacts Ordinance No. 2050-18 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business ta...

...Ordinance No. 2050-18 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on on-demand platform-based service providers operating in its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.32% of annual gross...

Aqua Vista Corp., owner of the registered mark AQUA VISTA for bottled water, first used in commerce in 2013, sues Azu...

...ring, Inc. for trademark infringement under the Intellectual Property Code (RA 8293) for using AQUA VYBE on bottled water sold through the same channels and packaging features a water droplet logo in blue-white. Azure Sp...

City of Aurora enacts Ordinance No. 2037-02 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local bus...

...Ordinance No. 2037-02 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on digital wallet platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.32% of annual gross receipts from...

Citations: Local Government Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 7160, Sec. 130, Local Government Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 7160, Sec. 132

City of Lianen enacts Ordinance No. 2085-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local bus...

...Ordinance No. 2085-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on streaming platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.33% of annual gross receipts from strea...

Citations: Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code), Sec. 130, Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code), Sec. 132

City of Lunti enacts Ordinance No. 2030-12 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local busi...

...Ordinance No. 2030-12 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on app-based ride-hailing platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.32% of annual gross receip...

Citations: Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code) Sec. 130, Sec. 132

City of Malinaw enacts Ordinance No. 2029-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local bu...

...Ordinance No. 2029-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on drone-delivery platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.32% of annual gross receipts from...

Citations: Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code), Sec. 130, Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code), Sec. 132

City of Nueva enacts Ordinance No. 2100-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local busi...

...Ordinance No. 2100-11 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on platform-based advertising marketplaces operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.37% of annual gross...

City of Pilar passes Ordinance No. 2033-19 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local busi...

...Ordinance No. 2033-19 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on platform-based service providers within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.33% of annual gross receipts from tr...

City of San Isidro enacts Ordinance No. 2027-22 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local...

...Ordinance No. 2027-22 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on online shopping platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.28% of annual gross receipts from...

City of Tagpuan enacts Ordinance No. 2030-12 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local bu...

...Ordinance No. 2030-12 under Secs. 130 and 132 of the Local Government Code imposing a local business tax on app-based food-delivery platforms operating within its jurisdiction. The tax base is 0.33% of annual gross recei...