Blog Posts on legal matters

Actos Cancer Lawyers by El Oweini's Life on Nov 15, 2011Do you know that taking Actos can increased the risk of having bladder cancer? I came across some reviews about people looking for actos lawyers. There’s a law firm accepting cases like these since they believe that these types of cases are special...

Serious by Blessings in Life on Nov 5, 2011I never expected that the news that my friend will tell me was so serious that I was not able to speak for a few minutes out of disbelief when she shared me the news that one of our former classmate’s husband had suffered a heart failure at his...

Philippine Congress wants to terminate a contractor’s service to address delays in passport processing. by Barangay Singapore on Sep 28, 2011A House panel wants to terminate the services of a contractor to address delays in passport processing. This was among the recommendations Representative Walden Bello and his fellow lawmakers submitted to the Foreign Affairs committee after an ocular...

Good to Know by Blessings in Life on Sep 28, 2011It is good to know some important things about certain medications that you may be taking which can cause serious side effects.  People want to get cured and not get anymore sick than they may already be. Recently read about this Crestor lawsuit for...

Singapore Retrenchment and Retirement benefits, when is it taxable? by Barangay Singapore on Sep 1, 2011As an employee who have serve a company for sometime, you may receive the following: Retrenchment benefits when your employer no longer needs your services; or Retirement benefits when you reached your retirement age. Retrenchment benefits Retrenchme...

Philippine Embassy Singapore to resume six-week passport processing by Barangay Singapore on Aug 31, 2011The Philippine Embassy in Singapore announced that the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila have fully resolved the technical issues causing the delay in the release of e-passports. Applications for passport renewal received starting Thursday, 1 S...

Retrenchment in Singapore, Know your rights by Barangay Singapore on Aug 23, 2011The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) advises employers to carry out any retrenchment exercise responsibly, in consultation with the union (if the company is unionised). The company should pay all salaries (including unconsumed annual leave, notice pay, etc...

Singapore Paid Public Holiday as per Employment Act by Barangay Singapore on Aug 21, 2011All employees covered by the Employment Act are entitled to 11 paid public holidays in a year. The 11 gazetted public holidays are: New Year’s Day; Chinese New Year (two days); Hari Raya Puasa; Hari Raya Haji; Good Friday; Labour Day; Vesak Day...

Bureau of Immigration (BI) detained Cambodian who faked Immigration Commissioner’s signature by Barangay Singapore on Aug 18, 2011The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has detained a Cambodian national who attempted to apply for a Philippine passport using fake documents. BI intelligence chief Maria Antonette Bucasas-Mangrobang identified the Cambodian as 61-year-old Edy Hu. Hu is now...

Electronic Submission of Supporting Documents via enhanced EP Online by Barangay Singapore on Aug 17, 2011  The Employment Pass Online (EP Online) system will be enhanced to allow EP Online users to upload relevant supporting documents when submitting a work pass/related pass application. This means that employers will no longer need to submit physi...