PHILIPPINES Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Patricia A O Bunye and Rafael Raymundo A Evangelista Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia is a top-tier, full- service law firm based in Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines, with proven expertise in, among others, Energy, Mining and Natural Resources, Corporate and Special Projects, In - tellectual Property, and Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Its other areas of practice include Infrastructure, Transportation and Public Utili - ties, Taxation; Labour and Employment; Trade; Telecommunications; Data Privacy; Competi - tion; Financial Technology; Family Law; and Information and Communications Technology. The firm’s multi-disciplinary approach, involving collaboration among the firm’s different depart -
ments, guarantees its clients effective and com - prehensive legal solutions and representation. The Mining and Natural Resources department has represented diverse clients on a broad range of legal issues, from ensuring compliance with nationality and capitalisation requirements; obtaining government approvals, licences, and registrations; preparing and reviewing appli - cations for pertinent agreements and permits; drafting, negotiating and reviewing contracts relevant to the industry; joint ventures; asset exchanges; disputes; regulatory and environ - mental issues; and project development and structuring.
Authors
Patricia A O Bunye heads Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s Mining and Natural Resources and Energy departments. She is the Founding President of Diwata- Women in Resource
Rafael Raymundo A Evangelista is a senior associate in Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s Mining and Natural Resources and Energy departments. His practice encompasses a broad
Development, Inc, a non-government organisation advocating the responsible development of the Philippines’ wealth in resources, principally through industries such as mining, oil and gas, quarrying and other mineral resources. She is also a columnist in a prominent Philippine mining, petroleum and energy publication and a member of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines’ Legal Committee and lectures in the Mining 101 course of the University of the Philippines.
scope of legal topics involving the Philippine resources sector, ranging from general matters to complex legal issues. He provides comprehensive advice to clients regarding corporate restructuring, immigration, labour, indigenous peoples, land acquisition, local government, administrative regulation, intellectual property and environmental matters, among others, and frequently collaborates with members of the firm’s other departments. He has conducted legal reviews of corporations involved in high-stakes transactions and has been part of teams handling controversial cases in the Supreme Court.
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