By Category

Administrative Law

• Pacman v. Bigman: Pacquiao and Drilon Take the (Senate) Ring (March 26, 2017)

Anti-Distracted Driving Act

• Watch the Road, MVP! Russ and the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (July 20, 2017)

Arbitration

• A Primer on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) (March 3, 2022)
• Casong CAS: Of Cocaine and Kisses (October 11, 2017)
• Keeping Sports Out of Courts: Philippine Sports Arbitration (Part I, II, and III) (October 12, 18, and 27, 2016)

Athlete Activism

• Four Tips on Athlete Advocacy and Activism (November 15, 2020)

Athlete Benefits

• 2017 SEA Games: Golden Incentives (August 15, 2017)
• 20% for 2020: BIR Releases Guidelines for National Athletes and Coaches’ Discounts (May 30, 2020)
• Discounts for National Athletes and Coaches. Not A Joke. (October 10, 2019)
• Equal Protection: Athletes with Disabilities and RA 10699 (September 17, 2016)
• Hidilyn’s Golden 33M: Taxable or Not? (July 27, 2021)
• Rio Olympics: Show Me The Money (July 28, 2016)

Athlete Protection

• Balipure’s Dzakovic and Her Possible Sanctions (June 30, 2019)
• Cheap Shot: The Inadequacy of the Anti-Hazing Law (June 21, 2016)
• Four Key Legal Issues To Answer When Sports Comes Back (May 29, 2020)
• Leave Carly Alone: Cyberlibel and Fake Sex Scandals. (February 20, 2019)
• Out of Bounds: When Sports Fans Might Commit an Offense (March 19, 2021)
• Ricci Rivero’s Residency and the SAPA (May 21, 2018)
• Run Yo’ Race, But Make It Safe: A Safety Guide for Organizing Marathons (December 13, 2017)
• SAPA Benches Student-Athletes’ Royalty Rights (March 7, 2018)
• Sports Torts: When Rough Play Can Lead to Court (August 27, 2016)
• Tanking to Win: The Good, the Bad, the Legal (December 12, 2018)
• The Legalities of a Rampage (November 9, 2022)
• The Mental Health Act and Sports (July 18, 2019)
• The SAPA and the Recruitment Period Gap (March 12, 2019)
• Wanted for Statutory Rape and Sexual Abuse: Volleyball Coach (January 4, 2016)

Athlete Rights

• 20% for 2020: BIR Releases Guidelines for National Athletes and Coaches’ Discounts (May 30, 2020)
• Discounts for National Athletes and Coaches. Not A Joke. (October 10, 2019)
• Half A Medal: Different Incentives for Olympians and Paralympians (August 14, 2021)
• Let Me Play, Coach! Unwrapping the Student-Athletes Protection Act (May 5, 2016)
• Pay for Play: Pro Athletes and their Employment Status (December 14, 2016)
• Pray or Play: Religious Accommodation for Student-Athletes (February 28, 2017)
• Ricci Rivero’s Residency and the SAPA (May 21, 2018)
• Rio Olympics: Show Me The Money (July 28, 2016)
• SAPA Benches Student-Athletes’ Royalty Rights (March 7, 2018)
• Score Cards Are In! SC Declares Espinosa Winner in a Unanimous Decision. (January 23, 2020)
• The Mental Health Act and Sports (July 18, 2019)
• #LetRobPlay: Explaining Rob Ricafort’s Eligibility Case Vs. the UAAP (October 19, 2017)

Athletes with Disabilities

• Equal Protection: Athletes with Disabilities and RA 10699 (September 17, 2016)
• Half A Medal: Different Incentives for Olympians and Paralympians (August 14, 2021)

Child Welfare and Sexual Abuse

• Basketball Coach/Pastor Accused of Sexual Harassment and Abuse (January 18, 2018)
• Wanted for Statutory Rape and Sexual Abuse: Volleyball Coach (January 4, 2016)

Citizenship and Immigration Law

• Athlete to Citizen: A Primer on Naturalization Laws (February 19, 2019)
• Getting Jordan Clarkson to the 2019 FIBA World Cup (April 3, 2019)
• Passport by 16: A Look at the FIBA Eligibility Rule on Dual Citizens (May 16, 2017)

Collegiate Sports

• Don’t You Dare Post That On SnapFace! Social Media Policies for Student-Athletes (February 10, 2017)
• Let Me Play, Coach! Unwrapping the Student-Athletes Protection Act (May 5, 2016)
• Pray or Play: Religious Accommodation for Student-Athletes (February 28, 2017)
• Ricci Rivero’s Residency and the SAPA (May 21, 2018)
• SAPA Benches Student-Athletes’ Royalty Rights (March 7, 2018)
• The SAPA and the Recruitment Period Gap (March 12, 2019)
• #LetRobPlay: Explaining Rob Ricafort’s Eligibility Case Vs. the UAAP (October 19, 2017)

Competition Law

• No Foul: Player Collusion in the PBA (August 8, 2022)

Consumer Protection

• U A Big Baller? That Ain’t Faire! (May 28, 2017)

Constitutional Law

• Athlete to Citizen: A Primer on Naturalization Laws (February 19, 2019)
• Banning Foreign Student-Athletes, Legal or Not? (June 21, 2018)
• Behind the Logo: Law Firm Sponsorship of Athletes (January 19, 2017)
• Benta Ka, Ref! Referees, Angry Fans, and Free Speech (June 6, 2016)
• Don’t You Dare Post That On SnapFace! Social Media Policies for Student-Athletes (February 10, 2017)
• Equal Protection: Athletes with Disabilities and RA 10699 (September 17, 2016)
• Half A Medal: Different Incentives for Olympians and Paralympians (August 14, 2021)
• The Demand to Stand: the Protesting Athlete and the Philippine Flag Code (September 10, 2016)
• Pacman the Cutman: Attendance in the Senate (August 3, 2016)
• Pray or Play: Religious Accommodation for Student-Athletes (February 28, 2017)
• Pacman v. Bigman: Pacquiao and Drilon Take the (Senate) Ring (March 26, 2017)
• Passport by 16: A Look at the FIBA Eligibility Rule on Dual Citizens (May 16, 2017)
• Six Important Questions About a Possible Senate Inquiry Into Gilas, Answers (August 2, 2022)
• TAM STRAIGHT! SCOTUS Ruling Allows Disparaging Trademarks (June 22, 2017)

Contract Law

• Balipure’s Dzakovic and Her Possible Sanctions (June 30, 2019)
• The Break-up: Examining Waiver and Buyout Clauses in Player Contracts (January 30, 2019)
• Covid-19: Fortuitous Event or Not? (March 10, 2020)
• Four Key Legal Issues To Answer When Sports Comes Back (May 29, 2020)
• The Decision: Pacman Taking His Talents to UNTV? (September 4, 2016)
• Keeping Sports Out of Courts: Philippine Sports Arbitration (Part I, II, and III) (October 12, 18, and 27, 2016)
• Score Cards Are In! SC Declares Espinosa Winner in a Unanimous Decision. (January 23, 2020)

Copyright Law

• Run T M : Sports Plays and Copyright Law (June 1, 2017)

Corporation Law

• Cojuangco v. Vargas: #AndStill or #AndNew? (November 21, 2016)

Court of Arbitration of Sport

• Casong CAS: Of Cocaine and Kisses (October 11, 2017)
• Kiefer Ravena’s Suspension and the WADA List: Legal FAQs About Doping and How It Affects the Phenom (May 28, 2018)

Criminal Law

• Basketball Coach/Pastor Accused of Sexual Harassment and Abuse (January 18, 2018)
• Benta Ka, Ref! Referees, Angry Fans, and Free Speech (June 6, 2016)
• Caught in the Act: Breaking Down Kiefer Ravena’s Case Vs. An Alleged Extortionist (April 2, 2017)
• Cheap Shot: The Inadequacy of the Anti-Hazing Law (June 21, 2016)
• Leave Carly Alone: Cyberlibel and Fake Sex Scandals. (February 20, 2019)
• Let’s Talk About VAWC: Agatha Uvero’s Allegations Against Paul Desiderio (July 13, 2022)
• Out of Bounds: When Sports Fans Might Commit an Offense (March 19, 2021)
• Misguided and Criminal “Tradition”: the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 and Varsity Sports (November 13, 2018)
• No Harm, No Foul: Daily Fantasy Sports under Philippine Law (December 30, 2016)
• P.D. 483: Fixing the Fix (May 30, 2019)
• Stealing Sports Stuff—Don’t! (March 24, 2017)
• TANKING TO WIN: The Good, The Bad, The Legal (December 12, 2018)
• Taulava with the W over the BIR (November 18, 2017)
• The People v. Mr. Excitement (x 2) (June 8, 2017)
• Wanted for Statutory Rape and Sexual Abuse: Volleyball Coach (January 4, 2016)

Dangerous Drugs Act

• The People v. Mr. Excitement (x 2) (June 8, 2017)

Dispute Resolution

• A Primer on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) (March 3, 2022)
• Legal Q&As Regarding PATAFA versus EJ Obiena (January 4, 2022)
• Sports Mediation: A Lost Opportunity? (January 25, 2022)

Doping

• Casong CAS: Of Cocaine and Kisses (October 11, 2017)
• Kiefer Ravena’s Suspension and the WADA List: Legal FAQs About Doping and How It Affects the Phenom (May 28, 2018)

Election Law

• Vote or Play? The May 2022 Elections v. Vietnam SEA Games Dilemma (November 6, 2021)

Ethics

• Behind the Logo: Law Firm Sponsorship of Athletes (January 19, 2017)

Equal Protection

• Banning Foreign Student-Athletes, Legal or Not? (June 21, 2018)
• Equal Protection: Athletes with Disabilities and RA 10699 (September 17, 2016)
• Half A Medal: Different Incentives for Olympians and Paralympians (August 14, 2021)

Fandoms

• Out of Bounds: When Sports Fans Might Commit an Offense (March 19, 2021)

FIBA

• The FIBA Decision on the Basketbrawl: Where Do We Go From Here? (July 19, 2018)
• Getting Jordan Clarkson to the 2019 FIBA World Cup (April 3, 2019)
• Kiefer Ravena’s Suspension and the WADA List: Legal FAQs About Doping and How It Affects the Phenom (May 28, 2018)
• Possible FIBA Sanctions from Gilas v. Boomers, the Basketbrawl in Bulacan (July 3, 2018)

Free Speech

• Four Tips on Athlete Advocacy and Activism (November 15, 2020)
• Benta Ka, Ref! Referees, Angry Fans, and Free Speech (June 6, 2016)
• Behind the Logo: Law Firm Sponsorship of Athletes (January 19, 2017)
• Don’t You Dare Post That On SnapFace! Social Media Policies for Student-Athletes (February 10, 2017)
• The Demand to Stand: the Protesting Athlete and the Philippine Flag Code (September 10, 2016)
• TAM STRAIGHT! SCOTUS Ruling Allows Disparaging Trademarks (June 22, 2017)

Gaming Law

• TANKING TO WIN: The Good, The Bad, The Legal (December 12, 2018)
• No Harm, No Foul: Daily Fantasy Sports under Philippine Law (December 30, 2016)

Injuries

• The Legalities of a Rampage (November 9, 2022)
• Sports Torts: When Rough Play Can Lead to Court (August 27, 2016)

Intellectual Property

• Carpe Name: Kareem Takes on GMC (May 16, 2016)
• Out of Bounds: When Sports Fans Might Commit an Offense (March 19, 2021)
• SAPA Benches Student-Athletes’ Royalty Rights (March 7, 2018)
• Run T M : Sports Plays and Copyright Law (June 1, 2017)
• TAM STRAIGHT! SCOTUS Ruling Allows Disparaging Trademarks (June 22, 2017)

Labor Law

• The Break-up: Examining Waiver and Buyout Clauses in Player Contracts (January 30, 2019)
• COVID-19 and the Sports Workforce: Employees’ right to pay, paid sick leaves, work-from-home, and non-termination (March 14, 2020)
• Four Key Legal Issues To Answer When Sports Comes Back (May 29, 2020)
• Pay for Play: Pro Athletes and their Employment Status (December 14, 2016)

Olympics

• Cojuangco v. Vargas: #AndStill or #AndNew? (November 21, 2016)
• Hidilyn’s Golden 33M: Taxable or Not? (July 27, 2021)
• Rio Olympics: Show Me The Money (July 28, 2016)

Religious Freedom

• Pray or Play: Religious Accommodation for Student-Athletes (February 28, 2017)

Remedial Law

• Caught in the Act: Breaking Down Kiefer Ravena’s Case Vs. An Alleged Extortionist (April 2, 2017)
• #LetRobPlay: Explaining Rob Ricafort’s Eligibility Case Vs. the UAAP (October 19, 2017)
• Score Cards Are In! SC Declares Espinosa Winner in a Unanimous Decision. (January 23, 2020)

Right of Publicity

• Carpe Name: Kareem Takes on GMC (May 16, 2016)

Sexual Harassment

• Basketball Coach/Pastor Accused of Sexual Harassment and Abuse (January 18, 2018)

South East Asian (SEA) Games

• 2017 SEA Games: Golden Incentives (August 15, 2017)
• Discounts for National Athletes and Coaches. Not A Joke. (October 10, 2019)

Sponsorships

• Behind the Logo: Law Firm Sponsorship of Athletes (January 19, 2017)

Sports Integrity

• P.D. 483: Fixing the Fix (May 30, 2019)
• TANKING TO WIN: The Good, The Bad, The Legal (December 12, 2018)

Student-Athlete Protection Act

• Banning Foreign Student-Athletes, Legal or Not? (June 21, 2018)
• Let Me Play, Coach! Unwrapping the Student-Athletes Protection Act (May 5, 2016)
• Ricci Rivero’s Residency and the SAPA (May 21, 2018)
• SAPA Benches Student-Athletes’ Royalty Rights (March 7, 2018)
• The SAPA and the Recruitment Period Gap (March 12, 2019)

Tax Law

• 20% for 2020: BIR Releases Guidelines for National Athletes and Coaches’ Discounts (May 30, 2020)
• Hidilyn’s Golden 33M: Taxable or Not? (July 27, 2021)
• Pacman and the Taxman: Taxing the Pacquiao-Horn Purse (July 5, 2017)
• Pacquiao’s Got Game: the New Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (September 3, 2017)
• Rio Olympics: Show Me The Money (July 28, 2016)
• Taxing Kobe and Dame (July 4, 2016)
• Taulava with the W over the BIR (November 18, 2017)
• TRAIN-ing the Athlete: A Quick Guide on Taxing the Athlete under TRAIN (April 9, 2018)

Transportation Law

• Watch the Road, MVP! Russ and the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (July 20, 2017)

Torts

• Four Key Legal Issues To Answer When Sports Comes Back (May 29, 2020)
• Run Yo’ Race, But Make It Safe: A Safety Guide for Organizing Marathons (December 13, 2017)
• Sports Torts: When Rough Play Can Lead to Court (August 27, 2016)
• The Legalities of a Rampage (November 9, 2022)
• Two Horses and A Bull: Bringing the F1 Crash to EDSA (September 25, 2017)

Violence Against Women and Their Children

• Let’s Talk About VAWC: Agatha Uvero’s Allegations Against Paul Desiderio (July 13, 2022)
• The People v. Mr. Excitement (x 2) (June 8, 2017)

World Anti-Doping Agency

• Kiefer Ravena’s Suspension and the WADA List: Legal FAQs About Doping and How It Affects the Phenom (May 28, 2018)