MCM Law Firm Iloilo

17/10/2025

27/08/2025

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to one of our partners, Atty RR Matorres for having been admitted to the ASEAN Smart City Professional Program (ASPP) in Technology Management, Economics, and Policy Program (TEMEP), College of Engineering of Seoul National University (SNU) at Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.

We are proud of your dedication and commitment to continuous learning! 🤩

16/05/2025

We are happy to announce that our Associate Lawyer, Atty. Denee Vem Matorres, is now commissioned as notary public.

For notarial needs, you may contact us through this page or email us at [email protected].

13/05/2025

Congratulations to one of our partners, #2 SB Atty. Gen!

MCM Law Firm celebrates with one of its partners, Atty. Gen Canaya, for having been elected as Sangguniang Bayan Member in the Municipality of Tigbauan, Iloilo during the 2025 National and Local Elections.

Running as an independent candidate, Atty. Gen secured the 2nd spot in the said election. We are happy for you. Make the Tigbauanons proud.

09/03/2025

24/01/2025

Matorres-Canaya-Medianero (MCM) Law Firm congratulates and welcomes its new associate, Atty. Denee Vem S. Matorres.

Atty. Vem finished her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Marketing at the University of the Philippines Visayas and earned her Juris Doctor Degree at the University of San Agustin. She has a comprehensive background on real estate and banking laws, being a Senior Assistant Manager of Chinabank in Iloilo.

Welcome aboard, Atty. Vem!

06/06/2024

MCM Law Firm is happy to be part of this program. Padayon sa panabang. ⚖️

JCI Iloilo is proud to introduce its new program, MeDaL for Life: A Medical, Dental, and Legal Aid Program, which aims to provide said services to those who are in need down to the grassroots level. The program, anchored on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), is set to be done every 2nd quarter of the succeeding years.

For 2024, MeDaL for Life will have its debut on June 9, 2024, 8AM, at the Covered Gym of Brgy. Taban-Manguining, Alimodian, Iloilo with the following partners:

1. LGU Alimodian;
2. Brgys. Taban-Manguining, Sulong, Sinamay, Coline, and Coline-Dalag, all of Alimodian;
3. Alimodian Municipal Police Station
4. Office of Con. Michael B. Gorriceta & Dr. Kathy Fermin Gorriceta;
5. Redeeming the Nations Foundation, Inc.;
6. Fuentebella-Basco Optical Clinic;
7. Solareco Philippines;
8. TDCX Philippines;
9. MCM Law Firm;
10. Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Iloilo Chapter; and
11. University of San Agustin College of Law Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP).

We are looking forward to having more partners and sponsors in the future.

See you on Sunday, Alimodian!

26/03/2024

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26/03/2024

SC: One-Year Appointment Ban on Losing Candidates Applies to Contracts of Service |

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitutional prohibition on the appointment to government positions within one year from the election applies to all losing candidates, regardless of the position and the place or jurisdiction of the office where they are appointed.

In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez, the Supreme Court En Banc denied the petition for certiorari under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65, of the Rules of Court filed by Raul F. Macalino (Macalino). The petition challenged the rulings of the Commission on Audit (COA) disallowing the payment of Macalino’s wages and allowances as Legal Officer II of the Municipal Government of Mexico, Pampanga.

In denying Macalino’s petition, the Court stressed that Article IX-B, Section 6 of the Constitution is clear that those who lost in the election are prohibited from being appointed to any government position within one year of such election.

Section 94(b) of the LGC likewise states that except for losing candidates in barangay elections, no candidate who lost in any election, within one year after such election, shall be appointed to any office in the government or any government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) or in any of their subsidiaries.

The Court added that such prohibition is “a recognition of political will—it means that the people rejected the losing candidate and did not want him or her to occupy a public office. Thus, the electorate’s volition will be flouted if a candidate is immediately appointed to an office in the government after losing an election bid.”

The Court also rejected Macalino’s arguments that (1) the prohibition does not apply to contracts of service and (2) there was no violation because he was appointed as Legal Officer II in Mexico, Pampanga, and not in San Fernando City, Pampanga, where he ran and lost as vice mayor.

The Court stressed that both the Constitution and the LGC explicitly use the phrase “any office in the Government or any [GOCCs] or in any of their subsidiaries.”

Read more at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-one-year-appointment-ban-on-losing-candidates-applies-to-contracts-of-service/. Read G.R. No. 253199 at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/253199-raul-f-macalino-vs-commission-on-audit/.

22/03/2024

The lawyers of MCM Law Firm are glad to be part of this. Thank you, DILG Iloilo Province and partners!

22/03/2024

Under the Buwan ng Juana Year 2 of DILG Iloilo Province, LavDrive: Support for Girl-Child and Women Welfare with the theme “Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas: Kakayahan ng Kababaihan Patutunayan” was successfully conducted earlier today, March 22, 2024 at Cameleon Association, Passi City, Iloilo.

This was made possible by MCM Law Firm, in partnership with DILG Iloilo, JCI Iloilo, and Ecotrend. The beneficiaries are girls who are victims of sexual abuse and violence. We thank our sponsors and donors for sharing their blessings to these lovely girls. Surely, your kind hearts will be rewarded thousands fold.

22/03/2024

MCM Law Firm has partnered with UP Silab, JCI Iloilo, Iloilo Business Park, Festive Walk Iloilo, among others, in the conduct of "Half the Story,” a play about Untold Narratives of Women - stories of inherent successes, vulnerabilities and strengths found within the female experience.

🕰️ March 23, 2023, 3:00 PM
📍 Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art, Casa De Emperador, Iloilo Business Park

Theatre Pass is 400.00 comes with ACCESS to ALL Museum Galleries and Exhibits at ILOMOCA.

Your presence also contributes significantly to the CAMELEON Association Inc. at Passi City, Iloilo, an NGO housing, protecting and helping young girl surivors heal from sexual abuse.

Send a DM to get your Theatre Pass. See you there!

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