- Agrarian Reform
- Agribusiness
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust
- Appeals
- Asean Legal Systems
- Aviation
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets / Securities
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- Corporate Rehabilitation and Restructuring
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- Foreign Investments and Joint Ventures
- Immigration
- Insurance and Admiralty
- Intellectual Property, Audit and Due Diligence and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
- Intellectual Property Inter-Pares Cases
- Intra-Corporate Disputes / Proxy Fights / Corporate Take-overs
- Labor Relations
- Land Disputes
- Licensing, Franchising and Technology Transfer Arrangements
- Management of Intellectual Property Assets
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mining and Natural Resources
- Negligence
- Patents / Trademarks / Copyrights
- Product Liability
- Project Finance
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- Tax Litigation
- Tax Planning
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Employment and Labor Standards

MARCIAL G. DE LA FUENTE
Email: mgdelafuente@accralaw.com
Mr. de la Fuente obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree major in Philosophy from San Beda College and Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1975. Prior to joining ACCRA LAW in April 1977, he held various positions...

JEFFERSON M. MARQUEZ
Born 1964; admitted, 1990, Philippines
EDUCATION/ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS:
- University of Santo Tomas (B.S.C.)
- San Beda College (LL.B.)
LAW TEACHING & LEGAL PUBLICATIONS:
- Instructor, Labor Law Review, University of San Carlos
- Executive Assistant, Office of Supreme Court Justice, Florenz Regalado, 1990
MEMBERSHIPS:

JOSEPH ANGELO D. ANGEL
TRANSACTIONS/CASES HANDLED:
Labor Litigation Cases
Conduct of Legal Audit / Labor Compliance
Dismissal/ Suspension and Money Claims Arising From Employment
Conduct of Administrative Investigations
Voluntary Arbitration Cases
Certification Election Cases
Petitions for Injunction with the National Labor Relations Commission
Preventive Mediation/Conciliation of Labor Disputes
Strike Related Cases
Handling Employee...

EMITERIO C. MANIBOG JR.
Email: ecmanibogjr@accralaw
Partner-In-Charge of Finance
Member, Executive Committee
EDUCATION/ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS:
Mr. Manibog obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from far Eastern University and his Bachelor of Laws degree from Ateneo de Manila University.
He underwent training in labor relations as a government scholar at the International Training Institute in...

EMERICO O. DE GUZMAN
Email: eodeguzman@accralaw.com
Born Manila, Philippines, November 10, 1956; admitted, 1983, Philippines.
TRANSACTIONS/CASES HANDLED:
- Labor Aspect of the MWSS Privatization Project
- Litigation of Claims for Illegal Dismissal/ Regularization of Employment status for various clients
- Audit of Contracting Arrangements at Meralco and Procter and Gamble
- Certification Election Proceedings at Amkor...

ERNESTO R. AÑASCO
Email: eranasco@accralaw.com
Ernesto R.Añasco is a Senior Partner of ACCRALAW. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the San Beda College of Law in 1984 and was awarded the Order of Kalantiao when he placed 4th in the bar examinations held the following year. He is an active member of the...

CRESELDA G. BALDONADO
Email: cgbaldonado@accralaw.com
Born 1966; admitted, 1992, Philippines.
EDUCATION: Adamson University (B.S., cum laude); San Beda College (LL.B.).
LANGUAGES: English and Filipino.

CLARENCE DARROW C. VALDECANTOS
Email: ccvaldecantos@accralaw.com
PRACTICE AREAS:
CLARENCE DARROW C. VALDECANTOS focuses his practice on the different areas of labor and employment laws, which include money claims and termination disputes; labor litigation; voluntary arbitration cases; certification elections; social security cases; overseas employment; collective bargaining negotiations; preventive mediation/conciliation of labor disputes, strikes and lockouts; union...

FRANKLIN M. DRILON
Email: fmdrilon@accralaw.com
PRACTICE AREAS:
Labor and Employment
Commercial Law
EDUCATION/ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS:
University of the Philippines, Bachelor of Arts, 1965
University of the Philippines College of Law, Bachelor of Laws, 1969
3rd Place Bar Examinations, 1969
Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, Central Philippine University
LAW TEACHING & LEGAL PUBLICATIONS:

MARIA KHRISTINA Z. GARCIA
PRACTICE AREAS:
Employment and Labor Standards
Labor Relations
Immigration
TRANSACTIONS/CASES HANDLED:
Illegal Dismissal and Illegal Suspension Cases
Money Claims arising from Employment Relationship
Conduct of Labor Compliance Audits
Closure/Cessation of Operations
Implementation of Redundancy Programs
Labor Inspection/Labor Standards Claims
Conduct of Administrative Investigations
EDUCATION/ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS:
