—Carlo E. Abarquez, Partner—Justine Abigail C. Sablan, Senior Associate —Carl Vincent G. Reinante, Associate—Basilio Gerardo B. Apolinario VIII, Associate The public is advised to be more wary of Deceptive Design Patterns, which deceive one to give his/her consent to the disclosure of personal information. Recently, the National Privacy Commission (“NPC”) issued guidelines on these patterns.

VAL Law CEO and Founding Partner Elyrhey Cesar R. Vasig was recently named by Asian Legal Business as among the Top 15 Southeast Asia Litigators in 2023. Atty. Vasig was among 45 litigators from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand who were considered for the list, and the only Filipino to make it to

VAL Law has once again been named finalist in various categories of the Asian Legal Business Southeast Asia Law Awards. We have been shortlisted for the Rising Law Firm of the Year category—the only Philippine law firm to have been given such recognition. As in previous years, we have also been named finalist in the

VAL Law’s tradition of excellence in legal services has once again been acknowledged with our selection as among the four winners in the INSURANCE & REINSURANCE and REAL ESTATE practice areas of the Asian Business Law Journal Philippines Law Firm Awards 2022. For our recognition in the Insurance & Reinsurance practice area, the ABL Journal

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”- Aristotle VAL Law is honored to rank, once again, among the top law firms in the country with its inclusion as FINALIST in 15 Law Firm categories of the Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards for 2022. As we await

Well done! Thank you for setting the bar high for legal professionals in our country! Atty. Carlo E. Abarquez, Finalist, Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year Atty. Paolo E. Abarquez, Finalist, Managing Partner of the Year Atty. Reginald Anton J. Puno, Finalist, Fintech Lawyer of the Year Atty. Timothy Joseph N. Lumauig, Finalist,