Escudero Marasigan Vallente & E.H. Villareal Law

07/01/2026

Congratulations to our new Junior Associates, Attys. Jose “Dora” L. Dorado III and Eugene Enrique "Hari" P. Tan, for passing the 2025 Bar Exams. Both are graduates of the Ateneo Law School! We are proud of you 🥂

06/06/2024

01/06/2020

To Our Clients:

Even with the relaxation of certain mobility restrictions during the General Community Quarantine (GCQ), we still consider the safety and well-being of our clients, lawyers, employees and families as our main priority. We sincerely care about the welfare of the community and we want to do our part in minimizing the spread of COVID-19.

Thus, we would like to inform you that during the GCQ and until further notice (the “Covered Period”), we will be implementing a Business Continuity Plan (“BCP”), which involves the following, subject to any and all directives of the government, and issuances of other concerned offices, agencies and authorities (the “Authorities”):

a) Temporary minimization of the number of people in our offices while we slowly resume our on-site service operations;
b) Alternative working arrangements for our lawyers; and
c) Rotational shift work for certain members of our team.

During the Covered Period, our team of lawyers will continue to primarily work remotely from home, while the members of our accounting department, non-legal personnel and administrative staff will be working on-site in alternate shifts in order to ensure compliance with the necessary physical distancing, but always subject to any and all guidelines and protocols prescribed by the Authorities. We assure you that all our clients’ confidential information will remain secure even when our lawyers are working remotely.

Consistent with the foregoing, below are our general BCP guidelines during the Covered Period, for your reference:

1) Our lawyers, as well as the members of our accounting department, non-legal personnel and administrative staff are available to render assistance to you from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, daily from Monday to Friday, except during any official leave of absence or during holidays and government-declared non-working days.
2) Communication will be done primarily through email and phone.
3) While you may mail documents to our Penthouse 2 and Unit 1404 offices, we highly encourage you to email us instead, as it may be a faster, safer and more secure way of transferring information and documents. In case you do not find electronic transmission of documents practical or suitable for your purposes, please feel free to coordinate with any of the handling lawyers assigned to your account so you may be properly assisted while we maintain our prescribed BCP workflow and ensure the delivery of service to you as best as possible.
4) All meetings are to be conducted through teleconferencing or video conferencing.
5) All non-essential client visits are suspended during the Covered Period, for everyone’s safety.

We hope that you understand that these steps are necessary to preserve the health of all concerned individuals. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and we will keep you informed of any further changes regarding the above measures.

As we transition to a new normal, please rest assured that we continue to uphold our commitment to serve you.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

We hope that you are safe and well, too.

01/06/2020

To Our Clients:

Even with the relaxation of certain mobility restrictions during the General Community Quarantine (GCQ), we still consider the safety and well-being of our clients, lawyers, employees and families as our main priority. We sincerely care about the welfare of the community and we want to do our part in minimizing the spread of COVID-19.

Thus, we would like to inform you that during the GCQ and until further notice (the “Covered Period”), we will be implementing a Business Continuity Plan (“BCP”), which involves the following, subject to any and all directives of the government, and issuances of other concerned offices, agencies and authorities (the “Authorities”):

a) Temporary minimization of the number of people in our offices while we slowly resume our on-site service operations;

b) Alternative working arrangements for our lawyers; and

c) Rotational shift work for certain members of our team.

During the Covered Period, our team of lawyers will continue to primarily work remotely from home, while the members of our accounting department, non-legal personnel and administrative staff will be working on-site in alternate shifts in order to ensure compliance with the necessary physical distancing, but always subject to any and all guidelines and protocols prescribed by the Authorities. We assure you that all our clients’ confidential information will remain secure even when our lawyers are working remotely.

Consistent with the foregoing, below are our general BCP guidelines during the Covered Period, for your reference:

1) Our lawyers, as well as the members of our accounting department, non-legal personnel and administrative staff are available to render assistance to you from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, daily from Monday to Friday, except during any official leave of absence or during holidays and government-declared non-working days.

2) Communication will be done primarily through email and phone.

3) While you may mail documents to our Penthouse 2 and Unit 1404 offices, we highly encourage you to email us instead, as it may be a faster, safer and more secure way of transferring information and documents. In case you do not find electronic transmission of documents practical or suitable for your purposes, please feel free to coordinate with any of the handling lawyers assigned to your account so you may be properly assisted while we maintain our prescribed BCP workflow and ensure the delivery of service to you as best as possible.

4) All meetings are to be conducted through teleconferencing or video conferencing.

5) All non-essential client visits are suspended during the Covered Period, for everyone’s safety.

We hope that you understand that these steps are necessary to preserve the health of all concerned individuals. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and we will keep you informed of any further changes regarding the above measures.

As we transition to a new normal, please rest assured that we continue to uphold our commitment to serve you.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

We hope that you are safe and well, too.

15/05/2020

To Our Clients:

With the implementation of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region, please rest assured that EMSAVVIL will continue to serve you within certain parameters and protocols adopted to safeguard the health and safety of our lawyers, employees and clients, and in compliance with the directives of the government and issuances of other concerned offices, agencies and authorities.

Thus, similar to how we have operated during the Enhanced Community Quarantine, the following shall remain to be effective during the MECQ and until further notice:

1. Our physical offices at the Penthouse 2 and Unit 1404 of the Manila Luxury Condominium in Ortigas Center, Pasig City will still be closed to the public.
2. As it is our commitment to continue to promptly and timely provide you with service, the default work arrangement shall be an implementation of the Firm’s prescribed work from home policy, with the following details:
a) Our lawyers and non-legal staff will continue to work in separate remote locations and will be available to render assistance to you from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, daily from Monday to Friday, except during any official leave of absence or during holidays and government-declared non-working days.
b) In case permissible under the effective regulations, but only by way of an exception and only when absolutely necessary, the members of the Firm who need to perform essential on-site work may from time to time and strictly on a case-to-case basis, be allowed to work on-site, strictly following the government-prescribed limitations, but without prejudice and subject to any further directive or issuance by the government and other concerned offices, agencies and authorities.
3. Email will still be the primary mode of communication.
4. Should you require any meetings, please note that our lawyers are still directed to hold meetings through teleconferencing or videoconferencing.
5. As you are aware, while we have some files in digital form already, there are still some items that are only available in hard copies that are kept in our office. Thus, we apologize in advance for any considerable amount of time required or any delays that may occur in case we need to access or transmit physical documents in connection with any of your referrals.
6. Should you have recently sent, whether through mail, private courier or any other mode, any documents or packages to us, kindly inform the handling lawyer in-charge of your account of such circumstance, as well as the details of the transmittal, including but not limited to any tracking details so that our staff can properly receive or retrieve these items.
7. Please note that considering the recent issuances of the concerned government offices and agencies, our transactions with certain offices, entities and parties may be affected by the MECQ regulations, as well as the suspension of work or limitations prescribed or in place.
8. For any and all payment and finance/account-related concerns, please send an email to our Ms. Merle Benigay at [email protected] so she may address your concerns or provide you with specific payment instructions, for your convenience.
9. Please note that we may also continue to experience some difficulties or delays in issuing our bills covering items related to your retainer agreement with our Firm and we may also issue at a much later time official receipts covering payments made in our favor, in view of the closure of our physical offices. In any case, please rest assured that we will confirm your payments and issue official receipts as soon as possible.

We will promptly inform you of any subsequent policy of our Firm regarding the foregoing.

Thank you very much for your understanding. We hope that you are safe and well, too.

Please do not hesitate to email us any referral or concerns.

29/04/2020

Congratulations to Atty. Lorenzo Reyes and Atty. Darlene Beloso for passing the 2019 Bar Exams! Your Emsavvil Law family is proud of you 🥂🍻🍾👏

17/03/2020

To Our Clients:

EMSAVVIL supports the government’s efforts in managing the COVID-19 situation in the Philippines. Even with the declaration of the enhanced community quarantine, please rest assured that EMSAVVIL will continue to serve you within certain parameters and protocols adopted to safeguard the health and safety of our lawyers, employees and clients, and in compliance with the directives of the government and issuances of other concerned offices, agencies and authorities.

For your guidance, kindly note the following, which will be effective from 17 March 2020 and until further notice:

1. Our physical offices at the Penthouse 2 and Unit 1404 of the Manila Luxury Condominium in Ortigas Center, Pasig City will be closed to the public.

2. However, each of our lawyers and non-legal staff will continue to work in separate remote locations and will be available to render assistance to you from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, daily from Monday to Friday, except during any official leave of absence or during holidays and government-declared non-working days, should circumstances permit, but without prejudice to any further directive or issuance by the government and other concerned offices, agencies and authorities.

3. Email will be the primary mode of communication.

4. Should you require any meetings, please note that our lawyers are directed to hold meetings with clients through teleconferencing or videoconferencing.

5. While we have some files in digital form already, there are still some items that are only available in hard copies that are kept in our office. Thus, we apologize in advance for any considerable amount of time required or any delays that may occur in case we need to access or transmit physical documents in connection with any of your referrals.

6. Should you have recently sent, whether through mail, private courier or any other mode, any documents or packages to us, kindly inform the handling lawyer in-charge of your account of such circumstance, as well as the details of the transmittal, including but not limited to any tracking details so that our staff can properly receive or retrieve these items.

7. Please note that considering the recent issuances of the concerned government offices and agencies, our transactions with certain offices, entities and parties may be affected by the suspension of work or limitations prescribed or in place.

8. For any and all payment and finance/account-related concerns, please send an email to our Ms. Merle Benigay at [email protected] so she may address your concerns or provide you with specific payment instructions, for your convenience.

9. Please note that we may also experience some difficulties or delays in issuing our bills covering items related to your retainer agreement with our Firm and we may also issue at a much later time official receipts covering payments made in our favor, in view of the closure of our physical offices. In any case, please rest assured that we will confirm your payments and issue official receipts as soon as possible.

We will promptly inform you of any subsequent policy of our Firm regarding the foregoing.

Thank you very much for your understanding. We hope that you are safe and well, too.

Please do not hesitate to email us any referral or concerns.

08/03/2019

EMSAVVIL at Destinations: UP Law Career and Internship Fair, UP Diliman Campus, 07/03/2019.

Catch us at UP BGC Campus today, 1:00pm to 5:00pm!

11/02/2018

Escudero Marasigan Vallente & E.H. Villareal Law is a multi-specialty firm whose founding partners include Senator Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero and MTRCB Chairman Eugenio H. Villareal, with ALS Associate Dean Giovanni F. Vallente as senior partner. Now on its 22nd year, the Firm continues to render CUTTING-EDGE, COMPREHENSIVE, and BALANCED LEGAL SERVICE in a trusting and responsive relationship with its clients.

The Firm’s office culture promotes professional courtesy, a strong sense of community, and faith. The ETHICAL PRACTICE OF LAW drives the Firm forward; to UNBURDEN THE CLIENT is its aim.

Find out more about the Firm and its lawyers this February 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Ateneo Professional Schools Amphitheater from Atty. Conrada A. Balboa ("CAB"), Atty. Aiza Camille O. España ("ACE") and Atty. Michael Gerard T. Victoriano ("MTV").

11/02/2018

Not sure yet which firm to apply to? Are you still considering your options?

Find the perfect fit by listening to the hiring partners themselves during the Firm Talks. Put your best foot forward and make that first impression count during the cocktail event. This might be your best shot at getting into your dream internship!

It's time to EMULATE! See you tomorrow at 9am-12nn at the Amphitheater for the firm talks and 9pm onwards at the 4th Flr APS for cocktails! ⭐️

Participating Firms: Nisce Mamuric Guinto Rivera & Alcantara Law Offices, Escudero Marasigan Vallente & E.H. Villareal Law, Romulo Law Offices, EnGendeRights, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, and Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon and San Jose.

12/08/2017

These lawyers will give you a run for your money. EMSAVVIL Law in Runrio Trilogy 2017 Leg 2!