Whether the implementation of Debit-Credit Payment Method (DCPM) nationwide, even to health care facilities (HCFs) not catering to COVID-19 patients and to low-risk areas, is consistent with the fiduciary duty of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Board of Directors and officers to protect the National Health Insurance Fund.

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Regarding the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No. 10930, in particular, its effectivity and the pre-requisites/conditions prior to the grant of drivers' licenses with ten-year validity period, which was endorsed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTr).

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Whether the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Resolution No. 148-B, dated 11 November 2021, is a form of governmental regulation or policy, to aid the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in representing the IATF in the case docketed as SCA Case No. 21-09509-SC entitled "Kathryn Joy Hautea-Nunez v. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Philippines (IATF), et al." pending before the Regional Trial Court in the City of Manila, Branch 41.

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Confirmation that while the assets distributable to the creditors and/or stockholders of the closed corporate broker-dealers may be escheated in favor of the government, pursuant to Section 139 of the Revised Corporation Code, the remaining assets in cash, of a partnership broker-dealer in the custody of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and which is being  requested to be returned to the partnership, cannot be escheated in the absence of a provision in the Civil Code which sanctions the escheat of partnership assets in favor of the government. 

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Validity of Article VII of the Memorandum of Agreement (Second MOA) entered into between the Leyte Metropolitan Water District (LMWD) and the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) on November 27, 2018.  View / Download PDF File

Authority of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center to access and obtain confidential project documents.

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Possibility of amending the Toll Operation Agreement (TOA) to update the specific Segments of the Expressways

(R-1 Expressway,  C-5 Link Expressway and R-1 Expressway Extension) and explicitly reflect separate 35-year

Franchise Periods from the Final Operation Date of each Expressway of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway

Project (MCTEP), subject to the 50-year limitation for Franchise Period provided under the

1987 Constitution.

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Whether or not the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) went beyond its powers under Republic Act (R. A.) No. 11364, otherwise known as the “Cooperative Development Authority Charter of 2016,” when it provided for the organization and recognition of the Regional Clustered Organizations (RCOS) pursuant to the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R. A. No 11364 in order to effectuate and to make the provision of Section 4(z) of the said law operative.

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Propriety of the Commission  on Filipinos Overseas’ (CFO) continued collection of registration fees from permanent migrants.

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Whether a newly-appointed Secretary can immediately execute the duites and finctions cited in the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Act (Republic Act No. 11641) prior to the formal establishment and full operationalization of the DMW.

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Whether a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation is an absolute requirement before the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) can make a recommendation to the Department of Health (DOH) on COVID-19 vaccines.

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Confirmation on the Department's position that the Republic of the Philippines, through the Department of Finance, can validly execute under existing laws a Shari'ah-compliant financing instrument called Susuk, which in particular, will be issued following a structure denominated as a Commodity Murabarah via a Tawarruq Arrangement.

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Relative to the application for water rate increase of the Lemery Water District (LEWAD).

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Whether the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) may, in light of the provision of existing statutes and the existence of a previously issued Department of Justice (DOJ) legal opinion on the matter, issue a Resolution granting adjudicatory authority to the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Internal Audit Service (IAS).        

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Opinion on Sections 4 (Counterfeit goods to be taken into custody…) and 7 (Prosecution of commission of offenses) of the

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2020-124 which require local government units (LGUs) to adopt and promulgate ordinances to promote and protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). 

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Opinion on who is the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) pursuant to the office of the President (OP) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 1, series of 2022 (Declaring Vacant Positions in the Departments, Offices, Agencies and Bureaus in the Executive Department and Fixing Rules Therefor…) and MC No. 3, series of 2022 (Amending and Supplementing Memorandum Circular No. 1, series of 2022, By Extending the Term of Office of Government Officials and Employees Covered Therein…)

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Clarification on: 1) Whether the unutilized cash balance of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program may be used for the

implementation of the Targeted Cash Transfer of (TCT) Program; and 2) What legal basis can be used by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in authorizing the release of UCT cash balance, assuming that such may be utilized for the implementation of the TCT Program.   

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Guidance on the following issues: 1) Whether the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has administrative

supervision over the National  Mapping and   Resources Information Authority (NAMRIA) and if so, the extent of such supervision; 2) Whether NAMRIA is just attached to the DENR for policy directions; and 3) Whether DENR’s Human Resources Development Committee(DENR-HRDC) may validly implement separate and independent screening procedures for travel authorities (TA) requests filed by NAMRIA, notwithstanding prior screening conducted by NAMRIA’s own HRDC.

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Reconsideration of previous legal opinions on the issue of whether the National Power Corporation--Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG) has the authority to borrow funds or incur loans to carry out the purpose for which it is organized and/or fulfill its missionary electrification function pursuant to Republic Act No. 63952, as amended, vis-à-vis Section 70 of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001" (EPIRA).

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Opinion on the maximum foreign equity participation allowable in the exploration, development and utilization (EDU) of solar, wind, hydro and ocean or tidal energy resources under Section 2, Article XII of the1987 Constitution.

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Opinion relative to Resolution No. 478 passed by the City Council of Zamboanga City on 7 June 2022, entitled “A Resolution Strongly Objecting to the Construction and Establishment of the Regional Project Management Office for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RPMO-BARMM) Within the Premises of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Zamboanga City District Engineering Office in Barangay Divisoria.”  

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Whether one hundred percent (100%) foreign ownership  is allowed for renewable energy development under Section 2, Article XII of the 1987 Constitution.

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Whether the recommendations discussed during the meetings of the Economic Development Cluster (EDC) and contained in EDC’s Resolution No. 1, series of 2022 are consistent with the 1987 Constitution and the applicable laws and resolutions.

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Whether the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) can write a letter to the named father in the child’s Certificate of Live Birth simply him to provide financial support to his minor child since his failure to do so has corresponding civil and criminal consequences.

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Relative to the Department of Budget and Management's (DBM) denial of request of the Department of National Defense-Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND-AFP) for the release of funds for the pension claims of 286 Claimants, allegedly filed ten (10) years from the accrual of their rights of action.

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Proper appointing authority of the Assistant Commissioner position  in the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) given the current  vacancy in the position and in relation with the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) Resolution No. 1420, series of 2018, which declares the position of Assistant Commissioner as a non-Career Executive Service (CES) position since it falls beyond the appointing authority of the President of the Philippines.

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Proposed amendments to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)  and the Philippine Statistics  Authority (PSA) and the BSP’s contract for the personalization of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) Card with AllCard, Inc. and whether such

are legally valid and permissible for being in accordance with the directive under PhilSys Policy and Coordination Council (PSPCC) Resolution No. 25.

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Consequent ramifications of the contractual relationship between Stradcom Corporation and Land Transportation Office (LTO) pursuant to their Build-Own-Operate (BOO) Agreement, and its succeeding Phase-Out  Agreement, for the development and operation of LTO’s Information Technology (IT) system.

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Opinion on the pending Petition for Review with the Supreme Court of the Philippines of the decision of Presiding Judge Zaldy  B.

Docena of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 170 of Malabon City, declaring Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 266, series of 2020, issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) null and void, for being unconstitutional.

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Request to revisit DOJ Opinion No. 55, series of 2014, relative to tax exemption afforded to electric cooperatives (ECs) by virtue of

Republic Act (RA) No. 10531, otherwise known as the National Electrification Administration Reform Act of 2013.

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Whether regional Internal Review Boards (IRBs) may be legally created in    the interim for public and private health facilities; and Whether the Department of Health (DOH) can legally delegate the accreditation of Service User Organizations (SUOs) to other entities.

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Regarding Republic Act (RA) No. 10931, or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, specifically on the following: 1) Whether Section 55 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of said law has been rendered nugatory, of no effect or validity, in view of the passage of various general appropriation acts (GAAs) since 2018; 2) Whether it is proper for the Universal Student Financial Assistance System (UniFAST) Board to develop a policy on the reimbursement of Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF) to Local Universities and Colleges (LUC); and 3) Whether it is necessary to revise Section 55 in order to carry out the general intentions of RA No. 10931.

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Request for legal opinion on the following: 1) Whether a building permit may be issued on structures built on parcels of land covered by a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) or a Certificate of Ancestral Lands Title (CALT), and  its derivative titles that were not nullified by a court order; 2) Whether a local ordinance allowing the issuance of a building permit on structures built on unregistered land contrary to Section 302(2) of P.D. No. 1096 (The National Building Code of the Philippines), may be validly implemented; and 3) Can the Building Official implement the ordinance if it is in conflict with the Building Code?

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Whether the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) is a permanent owned-or controlled corporation (GOCC) covered by GOCC Governance Act of 2011 and whether PEMC and the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) were created in accordance with the provisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001.

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Confirmation on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) position that the Republic of the Philippines, in addition to Commodity Murabarah via a Tawarruq Arrangement  Sukuk structure, may  issue Sukuk in Ijarah and Wakalah structures.

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Interrelated issues regarding electric cooperatives (ECs), specifically on the following: a) Whether ECs can maintain membership in the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) or the Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) despite the latter’s registration as party-lists and holding of incumbent congressional seats; b) Whether ECs can join major political parties; c) Whether the payment of membership fees and annual dues by ECs to PHILRECA and APEC or any other political party may amount to a prohibited contribution  under the Omnibus Election Code; d) What is the difference between registration as an association and registration as a corporation  with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ; and e) Whether ECs can legally affiliate with PHILRECA. 

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