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In the Philippines, a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), sometimes with an "and/or", [1] is a state-owned enterprise that conducts both commercial and non-commercial activity. Examples of the latter would be the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), a social security system for government employees.
There are currently about forty-thousand (40,000) living attorneys who comprise the IBP. [6] These are the attorneys whose names appear in the Rolls of Attorneys of the Supreme Court. They have qualified for and have passed the Philippine Bar Examination conducted annually, and have taken the attorney's oath, unless otherwise disbarred.
Heads of government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines (2 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Its mandate is to regulate and supervise the practice of the professionals (except lawyers, who are handled by the Supreme Court of the Philippines) who constitute the highly skilled manpower of the country. As the agency-in-charge of the professional sector, the PRC plays a strategic role in developing the corps of professionals for industry ...
Through the years, Aquila Legis has produced over 40 lawyers who reached the top ten of the Philippine Bar Examinations, four (now five) [14] of whom placed first. [15] A number of alumnus bar topnotchers have gone on to distinguished public careers in government.
The Court of Tax Appeals (Filipino: Hukuman ng Apelasyon sa Buwis [2]) is the special court of limited jurisdiction, and has the same level with the Court of Appeals. The court consists of 8 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice.
A small-town corporate lawyer in a small firm may deal in many short-term jobs such as drafting wills, divorce settlements, and real estate transactions, whereas a corporate lawyer in a large city firm may spend many months devoted to negotiating a single business transaction. Similarly, different firms may organize their subdivisions in ...
A small percentage of graduates from prestigious law schools working for large law firms earn salaries near $160,000. However, most graduates working for smaller law firms, government, and non-profit organizations earn about $40,000 to $60,000. According to IRS data, the average solo practicing attorney earned $49,130 in 2012. [4]