What is an Alien Employment Permit? Who Needs it and Who is Exempted and Excluded? | 05 April 2024

The Alien Employment Permit (AEP) is not an exclusive authority for a foreign national to work in the Philippines. It is just one of the requirements in the issuance of a work visa to legally engage in gainful employment in the country. (DOLE Department Order No. 146-15, August 20, 2015)

What is an Alien Employment Permit? Who Needs it and Who is Exempted and Excluded?

The Alien Employment Permit (AEP) is not an exclusive authority for a foreign national to work in the Philippines. It is just one of the requirements in the issuance of a work visa to legally engage in gainful employment in the country. (DOLE Department Order No. 146-15, August 20, 2015)

Who needs an Alien Employment Permit?

All foreign nationals who intend to engage in gainful employment in the Philippines shall apply for Alien Employment Permit (AEP).

SUPREME COURT DECISION: PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMERCE vs. RIA DE GUZMAN RIVERA (G.R. No. 217411, December 13, 2023)

ISSUES:
1. Can an ON-US check which has been cleared and credited to an account still be the subject of a stop payment order?
2. Is the bank liable for damages in case a check is dishonored due to the execution of a late stop payment order?

RULING:
(1) No. An ON-US check which has been cleared and credited to an account can no longer be the subject of a stop payment order.
(2) Yes. When a late stop payment order is enforced and the payee’s account is debited, resulting in the dishonor of the check withdrawn from such account, the bank is deemed to have committed a breach of contract which makes it liable for damages.

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