May an Employee be Dismissed for Participating in Lewd Conversations in a Private Chatroom? Yes, according to the Supreme Court.

Does participating in profane conversations with co-workers using company resources during office hours and sending company information to one's personal email address in violation of company rules be considered as enough basis for the termination of an employee's employment?

According to one decision by the Supreme Court, yes it is.

This is what happened in the case, Jannsen D. Perez vs. JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. - Philippine Global Service Center (G.R. No. 256939, Nov 23 2023). The facts of the case are as follows:

Philippine Jurisprudence Digest 2.0.

 Good day readers!

It's been awhile since I posted here in this blog/website. I have been very busy with work (a.k.a. "real life") hence the reason for no update of this blog. But recently, I found time to squeeze in with my busy schedule.

In this "new version" of Philjurisdigest, I am planning to continue on making blogposts about recent (and peculiar) Supreme Court decisions. 

I am also planning on accepting questions/legal queries from readers that I can (possibly) make a topic in one of my future posts.

Also, I will be incorporating my legal services here in this blog. Through this blog, I can provide you legal opinions on your legal questions or legal reviews of your important contracts, all for a cost-effective fee. I am still in the process of implementing this into this blog. If you have suggestions though, feel free to post it in!

May a Lawyer Perform Notarial Practice Outside the Jurisdiction of His Notarial Commission?

Lawyers are required to follow certain rules in notarial practice. Lawyers engaged in notarial practice are not merely signing a piece of document – they are executing an act that will transform documents into pieces of evidences that can be used by people against other people.

In this January 21, 2015 decision by the Supreme Court, Atty. Juan C. Siapno, Atty. Pedro L. Santos and a certain Atty. “Evelyn”. 

Facts of the Case Re: Complaint against Atty. Siapno 

Atty. Siapno was alleged to be maintaining a notarial office along Alvear St. East, Lingayen Pangasinan and was performing notarial acts and practices in Lingayen, Natividad and Dagupan City without the requisite notarial commission. Atty. Siapno applied and was commissioned to perform notarial functions by Executive Judge Anthony Sison of the RTC, San Carlos City, Pangasinan from March 22, 2007 to December 31, 2008. His notarial commission was never renewed upon expiration.

Lawyer Making a Fake NLRC Decision in Favor of His Client Resulted to his Disbarment.

In representing clients, lawyers have the ultimate responsibility to be trustworthy with their clients and efficient in their work. In addition, as officers in the administration of justice, lawyers must also act lawfully and without malice in doing their legal work with the bench. A lawyer must not manipulate the law and the legal system to attain his client's favor (and get some additional money in the process) Playing with this well-entrenched rules in the legal profession is dangerous, as it may result to a lawyer's suspension or worse, disbarment. This is what happened to this January 13, 2015 case filed by Fernando Chu against Atty. Jose C. Guico, Jr.

Dismissal by Reason of Pregnancy in the Airline Industry - Valid or Not?

Being a flight attendant in an international airline company has its perks. Just imagine, your work office is high up in the air at 41,000 feet above ground. But just like any work place, discrimination is still present in this occupation. In a previous post, we tackled a labor issue concerning the dismissal of an employee by reason of pregnancy. This 2015 case tackles on discrimination of women in the airline industry.

How to Determine if You are a Project Employee of a Call Center Company.

BPOs in the Philippines are thriving. Most Yuppies (young professionals) today start their working career in call centers. Call Center work provides good working opportunities, training, and of course salary. Being a very competitive and rewarding job, call center employees should be aware of the circumstances of their employment. Are they regular employees or project-employees that can be terminated after a project is done? The Supreme Court tackled that question in this 2015 case about call center employees terminated by Sykes Asia.

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