
Navigating ‘on-us’ check intricacies
The Supreme Court re-emphasized that an ON-US check that had been cleared and credited to an account could not be the subject of a stop-payment order anymore.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read


The Supreme Court re-emphasized that an ON-US check that had been cleared and credited to an account could not be the subject of a stop-payment order anymore.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

“The act of taking the customer’s son’s picture was disproportional as it was not the least intrusive means to the declared and specified purpose.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read

“ Verily, the recovery of ill-gotten wealth belonging to the people or to the nation is superior to any supposed rights of a transferee, even if he or she…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

“As a matter of doctrinal policy, the Supreme Court upholds the validity of quitclaims provided the requisites provided by law and jurisprudence are present.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

“When the case was appealed to the NLRC and the Court of Appeals, it ruled that the quitclaims and resignation letters were invalid.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

“The burden rests on the employer to prove that the quitclaim constitutes a credible and reasonable settlement of what an employee is entitled to recover.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read

“The Supreme Court stated that it recognized the pivotal role that the CIAC plays in the swift settlement of construction controversies.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 4 min read

“Compliance with the provisions (notice/publication requirements) of Act 3135 is considered a condition sine qua non for the validity of an extrajudicial…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

“A party whose corporation is vulnerable to piercing of its corporate veil cannot argue violation of due process.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 4 min read

“While labor rules must be applied fairly, reasonably, and liberally in favor of the seafarers, they cannot be taken to sanction award of disability benefits…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
