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Eliseo M. Zuñiga, Jr.

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Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr. is the head of Quisumbing Torres' Dispute Resolution Practice Group and a member of the Employment Practice Group. He is also a member of the Industrial, Manufacturing & Telecommunications and the Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Groups. He has over 20 years of experience advising clients on general employment issues, employee termination, executive compensation, benefits transfers and terminations, and general litigation. He actively participates as a speaker and presenter in various regional and local seminars and conferences on labor and employment-related issues. He served as a Chairperson of the People Management Association of the Philippines’ Labor Policy Reforms and Industrial Relations Committee and is currently the Co-Chairperson of the European Chamber of Commerce Human Capital Committee. He has been consistently cited as a Leading Individual for Employment by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2019-2023), Band 3 for Labor and Employment by the Chambers Asia Pacific (2018-2023), Litigation Star for Labor and Employment by Benchmark Litigation (2019 to 2023) and Notable Practitioner for Labor and Employment by asialaw Leading Lawyers (2020 to 2022). Eliseo is also recognized as a thought leader in the 2021 Q3 Lexology Legal Influencers for the Future of legal services - Asia-Pacific.
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Philippines: Philippine economic stimulus law now in effect

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On 11 September 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11494, otherwise known as the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which details the measures to be implemented by the Philippine government to stimulate and accelerate the recovery of the Philippine economy from the adverse impact brought about the by the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. 

The Bayanihan 2 took effect on 15 September 2020.

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Philippines: COVID-19 – The National Labor Relations Commission Issues Interim Amendments to the 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure, As Amended

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As a protective measure against the COVID-19 virus and in line with the directive of the Philippine President to all government offices to issue guidelines on the conduct of proceedings during the time of public health emergency, the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) promulgated En Banc Resolution No. 03-20 (Series of 2020), or the “Interim Amendments to the 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure, as amended.”

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Philippines: COVID-19 – The National Labor Relations Commission Issues Interim Amendments to the 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure, As Amended

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As a protective measure against the COVID-19 virus and in line with the directive of the Philippine President to all government offices to issue guidelines on the conduct of proceedings during the time of public health emergency, the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) promulgated En Banc Resolution No. 03-20 (Series of 2020), or the “Interim Amendments to the 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure, as amended.”

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Philippines: Reopening the workplace – A legal perspective

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In brief The Philippine national government has imposed an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) over the entire Luzon island effective 17 March 2020 to 15 May 2020. Local governments have also imposed ECQ over territories they oversee. As a result, only private establishments providing basic necessities and activities related to food…

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Philippines: Department of Labor Issues Guidelines on Adjustment Measures Program for Affected Workers due to COVID-19

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The Department of Labor and Employment issues guidelines on the adjustment measures program for affected workers due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) In light of the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and in response to growing concerns on the same, President Rodrigo Duterte issued a Memorandum on…

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Philippines: Department of Labor and Employment Issues Guidelines on Payment of Employees’ Final Pay and Issuance of COE

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently issued Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2020, or the “Guidelines on the Payment of Final Pay and Issuance of Certificate of Employment” (LA 06-20). LA 06-20 prescribes the periods within which an employee’s final pay should be released by the employer…