COC Law Office - Notary Public

28/04/2026

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued new guidelines governing the scraping of publicly available personal data, warning organizations that such practices remain subject to strict data privacy rules under the country’s law.

28/04/2026

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has found no evidence of personal data processing or unlawful access to user messages in connection with the “Holiday Gems Christmas Campaign 2025” of Jollibee Foods Corporation and Rakuten Viber.

24/04/2026

The Supreme Court denied the petition of a local company called ISCO Holding Corporation and affirmed an earlier ruling of the Court of Appeals, which rejected its application to register the “NIKON & DESIGN” mark for home and household goods.

The Supreme Court (SC) denied the petition of a local company called ISCO Holding Corporation and affirmed an earlier ruling of the Court of Appeals, which rejected its application to register the “NIKON & DESIGN” mark for home and household goods.

20/04/2026

The Supreme Court (SC) has reaffirmed that cyber libel cases prescribe within one year from the time the offense is discovered, rejecting attempts to extend the period or reckon it from publication.

01/04/2026

Supreme Court senior associate justice Marvic Leonen said technology should support — not replace — judicial decision-making.

Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Marvic Leonen said technology should support — not replace — judicial decision-making.

22/03/2026

In 𝐃𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐳𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐯. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚, 𝐆.𝐑. 𝐍𝐨. 𝟐𝟔𝟓𝟖𝟒𝟕, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟎𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, the SC ruled that a petition for disqualification filed via email at 6:21 PM on May 10, 2022 was timely, despite being submitted after office hours.

The COMELEC dismissed the petition on the ground that electronic filing beyond office hours are deemed filed at 8:00 AM the next working day, thus rendering the filing late.

However, the SC emphasized that under Article 13 of the Civil Code, “day” refers to a full 24-hour period, and that advancement of technology permit valid filings via email beyond regular working hours, as long as they are completed within the same day. SC found that COMELEC committed grave abuse of discretion in dismissing the petition and ordered that the case be remanded for resolution on the merits.

20/03/2026

The Supreme Court (SC) has approved a governance framework regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the judiciary, setting guidelines aimed at modernizing court operations while preserving human judgment in decision-making.

25/02/2026

The Supreme Court (SC) will launch the first phase of its Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS) Portal on March 3, 2026, introducing a centralized digital platform designed to streamline how lawyers report and monitor compliance with mandatory pro bono legal aid services for underprivileged Filipinos.

19/02/2026

The Supreme Court (SC) has received new equipment from the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to strengthen the handling of digital evidence in Philippine cybercrime courts, as the judiciary moves to keep pace with increasingly technology-driven offenses.

05/02/2026

The SC introduced key reforms to expand access to videoconferencing, particularly for digitally disadvantaged individuals, and to enable wider participation by individuals abroad.

27/12/2025

The Supreme Court (SC) has laid down guideposts for proving who owns or controls a social media account in criminal cases.

18/12/2025

The Supreme Court (SC) has held that bank deposits remain confidential, but the Cybercrime Prevention Act allows disclosure of certain information for cybercrime investigations.