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Jennifer Garcia
Family law client · Davao City
“Dugay na nga na-freeze ang estate sa akong amahan kay wala mi kahibalo asa magsugod. Gi-mapa ni Atty. Gascon ang matag lakang, gibayran ang estate tax, ug na-transfer ang mga titulo ngadto sa amo nga lima ka manununod. Sa unang higayon, nag-istoryahanay na pud ang pamilya imbis nga mag-away.”
Elena Mendoza
Estate settlement client · Davao City
“We got a BIR Letter of Authority and honestly akala nako mawala na among negosyo. Kay si Atty. lawyer ug CPA man, the assessment got answered sa language nga gigamit gyud sa examiner. Na-cut down ang deficiency to a fraction of the original.”
Roberto Santos
BIR audit defense client · Digos
“Selling our family land had a tax angle I didn't even know existed. Because Atty. Gascon is both a lawyer and a CPA, he caught it, computed the capital gains correctly, and structured the sale so we didn't overpay. Having one person handle both sides made a real difference.”
Rolando Espino
Property sale client · Tagum
“Gi-handle niya ang akong petisyon nga diskreto kaayo, bisan ang akong pinakasuod nga mga higala wala makahibalo hangtod ako mismo ang misulti. Prangka siya gikan sa unang panagkita kung unsa ka-dugay ni mahimo, ug wala gyud niya ako gihatagan og bakak nga paglaom.”
Cristina Flores
Family law client · Tagum
“The lot we inherited had a title still naa pa sa pangalan sa akong lola. Gi-buhat sa firm ang extrajudicial settlement, they paid the right taxes, ug gi-proseso ang papeles sa Registry of Deeds. We finally hold a clean title.”
Danilo Reyes
Property title transfer client · Panabo
“A supplier owed us a large balance and kept stalling. The firm sent the demand, secured the claim with an attachment so the assets couldn't quietly disappear, and we recovered most of it without a drawn-out trial. Practical from day one.”
Alfredo Bernardo
Collection case client · Davao City
“Naulaw ko mo-amin nga dili nako kaya bayran ang tanan sa makausa. Gihatagan ko nila og gamay nga paunang bayad ug pleksible nga iskedyul, walay paghukom. Murag firm gyud nga seryoso kung mo-ingon sila og barato nga presyo para sa ordinaryong tawo.”
Lourdes Rivera
Family law client · Davao City
“I came in to register one small company ug mibiya ko nga complete na ang books, BIR registration, ug SEC papers, parehas ra og office ang nag-ayo. Doing the legal side and the accounting side under one roof, dako gyud og time na-save namo.”
Eduardo Castillo
Business formation client · General Santos
“Our SEC filings were years behind and a co-owner dispute was brewing. They cleaned up the records first, then sorted the disagreement through the by-laws without dragging us to court. Calm and methodical.”
Daisy Galang
Corporate client · General Santos
“Dili gyud nako kaya og abogado sa akong kaugalingon. Gidawat nila ang akong kaso sa kontingensiya nga kasabotan ug gi-atiman nila kini sama ka-seryoso sa bisan kinsa nga nagbayad. Wala gyud ko mibati nga limos lang ang akong kaso.”
Marilou Salazar
Family law client · Bansalan
“Magulo kaayo ang bookkeeping sa among cooperative ug nahadlok mi sa penalties. They cleaned up two years of records, gi-ayo ang among payroll filings, and now we actually understand our own financial statements.”
Arturo Domingo
Accounting client · Mati
“Solid work on our incorporation and good advice on the tax side. My only note is that getting a first appointment took a couple of weeks because they're clearly busy. Once we started, though, the service was excellent.”
Gerardo Alcantara
Business formation client · General Santos
“Masakit ug komplikado kaayo ang pag-areglo sa estate sa akong namatay nga bana. Mapailubon kaayo ang firm sa matag pirma, ug gipasabot nila ang estate tax sa mga pulong nga akong masabtan.”
Remedios Castro
Estate settlement client · Cagayan de Oro
“The process took longer than I hoped. Daghan og balik-balik sa BIR, pero gi-update ko nila sa tibuok panahon ug patas man ang resulta. I'd still recommend them, just be ready for government timelines.”
Nestor Morales
Tax compliance client · Davao City
“They registered our brand with the IPOPHL and keep track of the renewal deadlines so we don't lose it. It took longer than I expected because of the office actions, but they explained each step and saw it through.”
Evelyn Sevilla
Trademark client · Davao City
“Ang custody mao ang pinakalisod nga akong naagian. Gipanalipdan niya ang akong mga anak gikan sa kasamok ug gipaningkamotan niya ang kasabotan nga mu-angay gyud para namo. Kalmado, andam, ug wala gyud nagdrama atubangan sa akong mga bata.”
Marivic Pascual
Custody client · Panabo
“Wala gyud siya misaad og result nga dili niya ma-control, which I respected. What he did was prepare me completely ug gi-assert ang tanan nakong rights. I walked into each hearing knowing exactly what would happen.”
Vicente Diaz
Criminal defense client · Tagum
“We had a small breach at our clinic and panicked. They walked us through the NPC notification window, fixed the consent forms we didn't even realize were non-compliant, and trained the staff. The follow-up letter from the Commission was routine because the paperwork was finally in order.”
Concepcion Romualdez
Data privacy client · Davao City
“Nagdali-dali ang among kooperatiba sa wala pa ang mga deadline sa CDA ug nagkagubot ang reserve fund. Kay abogado ug CPA man, na-areglo ang legal nga bahin ug ang bookkeeping nga dungan. Nahiuyon na mi sa balaod karon, ug ang mga miyembro mosalig na sa mga numero.”
Erlinda Ignacio
Cooperative client · Mati
“Our business was drowning in debt ug abi nako og pagsira na lang ang bugtong dalan. They reviewed the books honestly ug gipakita nga mahimo diay ang rehabilitation. The plan kept us running ug nakabayad sa mga creditor sa hinay-hinay.”
Wilson Magno
Corporate rehabilitation client · Cagayan de Oro
“I had overstayed and was terrified of being blacklisted. They told me plainly what the Bureau would require, regularized my status, and handled the paperwork. The government timeline was slow, but they kept me updated the whole way.”
Hiroshi Tanaka
Immigration client · Davao City
“Gipapahawa ko sa trabaho nga walay hustong pahibalo ug wala ko kahibalo nga mubo ra diay ang akong panahon para mu-aksyon. Paspas silang milihok sa proseso sa DOLE ug nakakuha ko og patas nga kasabotan. Salamat gyud nga wala ko naghulat.”
Norma Javier
Labor case client · Panabo
“After a contested local race, importante kaayo ang oras. Na-file nila ang protesta within the deadline ug gi-guide ko sa ballot revision realistically, wala nag-oversell sa chances. Steady hands bisan sa tinuod nga pressure.”
Allan Ventura
Election case client · Digos
“After we lost a family member we were angry and wanted to sue immediately. They read the records first and were honest about what could and could not be proven, then built the case carefully on the medical evidence. The candor mattered as much as the work.”
Salvador Hernandez
Medical malpractice client · Davao City
“Giingnan ko niya og prangka nga adunay huyang nga bahin ang akong kaso ug mas maayo nga makig-areglo kaysa mogasto og duha ka tuig sa korte aron mapildi lang. Mas gipabilhan nako ang kaprangka kaysa bisan unsang saad. Nag-areglo mi ug natipigan nako ang akong tinigom.”
Renato Navarro
Property dispute client · Digos
LAW · DATA PRIVACY
Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173), every organization that collects or processes personal data must designate a Data Protection Officer — the accountable point of contact for the National Privacy Commission and for the people whose data you hold. Most organizations do not need a full-time hire for this. The firm serves as your outsourced DPO, or supports the officer you already have, holding the role on a retainer and keeping your privacy program alive — the DPO designated, the records documented, the team trained, registration filed with the NPC where the rules require it, and a response ready if a breach or a complaint ever comes.
Led by a dual-licensed Attorney and CPA
Scope
Serving as your Data Protection Officer
The firm holds the designated DPO role for your organization — the accountable contact the NPC and your data subjects can reach — or backstops your in-house officer, so the function is covered by someone who does this for a living.
Designation and NPC registration
Designating your DPO, and — where the NPC's registration rules apply to your organization — registering with the National Privacy Commission and keeping that registration current as your systems and vendors change.
The Privacy Management Program
Building and maintaining the records the NPC expects: the record of processing activities, data-handling and retention policies, access controls, and the security and disposal rules — kept as living documents, not a binder on a shelf.
Privacy Impact Assessments
Running PIAs before you launch a new system, process, or vendor integration, so privacy risks are found and fixed while they are still cheap to fix.
Notices, consent, and agreements
Privacy notices and layered point-of-collection statements, consent forms that actually collect consent, and the data sharing and data processing agreements your vendors and group companies need.
Breach readiness and response
An incident plan agreed in advance, and if a breach happens, containment, notification to the NPC and to affected data subjects within the prescribed timelines, and the post-incident report.
Data subject requests
Handling access, correction, erasure or blocking, objection, and portability requests within the regulatory window, with the paper trail that shows you did.
Staff training and awareness
Orienting your team so the program is followed day to day — because most penalized breaches trace back to a person, not a policy.
NPC liaison, inquiries, and complaints
Responding to a Notice to Confer, representing you in mediation, and standing with you through a formal NPC investigation if one is ever opened.
ALREADY HAVE A DPO?
You may already have someone designated — often a manager wearing the DPO hat alongside another job. The firm can stand behind that person instead of replacing them.
A second opinion on the calls that carry real exposure: breach notification, a novel data-sharing arrangement, an NPC inquiry.
The Privacy Management Program and its documents, drafted and kept current, so your officer runs the program instead of building it from scratch.
Training for your DPO and any Compliance Officers for Privacy, and for the wider team they answer for.
A standing line to the firm for the question that cannot wait until the next quarter.
Before you engage
The law does not just want a name in a box — it wants a real, reachable, accountable officer who keeps the program running and answers when the NPC or a data subject calls. A designation that lapses quietly, or a DPO who exists only on paper, is worse than none: it is a finding waiting to happen. On retainer, the firm keeps the role genuinely staffed — the records alive, any NPC registration current, the team trained — so the designation means what it says.
Engagement
Consultation: the firm reviews how you collect and use personal data, checks for conflicts, and quotes a fee.
Engagement: a signed letter fixes the scope, the DPO designation, and the fee.
Onboarding: the firm maps your data flows, designates the DPO and — where NPC registration applies to you — files it, and builds or refreshes your Privacy Management Program.
Ongoing role and reporting: the firm serves as your DPO, monitors compliance, handles requests and any NPC contact, and reports to you on a set schedule.
Reasonable prices, client first
Razonable Gascon is built for ordinary Filipinos: the highest quality of legal, tax, and accounting work at prices the masses can actually afford. Talk to the firm about a payment plan that works for you, cost should never be the reason a real problem goes unanswered.
Begin your case with a small initial payment and settle the balance on a schedule that fits your situation. No need to pay everything up front.
For qualified cases, the firm can work on a contingency basis, the professional fee is owed only if and when you actually recover.
Meritorious matters for clients who genuinely cannot pay are taken on at reduced or no fee. Access to good counsel should not depend on means.
Not sure what you can manage? Start with a free consultation and the firm will be candid about cost before you commit to anything.
Questions
Under RA 10173 and the NPC's issuances, every personal information controller and processor must designate a Data Protection Officer. The requirement does not depend on your size — a small clinic, a cooperative, an online seller, and a BPO all fall under it. What changes with size is whether you staff the role in-house, share it across related entities, or outsource it. Registering with the NPC is a separate question that turns on the size and risk of your processing, and the firm sorts out whether it applies to you.
Yes. The NPC allows an outsourced or shared DPO, provided the person is genuinely accountable, sufficiently knowledgeable, and reachable — not a name borrowed for a form. The firm serves in that capacity, with the designation and NPC registration done properly so the arrangement holds up.
The Data Privacy Law practice handles specific matters — a breach you are working through, a complaint that arrived, a set of documents to fix. The DPO retainer is the ongoing role: the firm holds the officer function and keeps the whole program running month to month, so the specific matters are rarer and calmer when they come.
Yes. The firm can support your in-house officer with the program documents, training, and a standing line for the hard calls, or take the designated DPO role itself if that suits you better. The consultation sorts out which fits.
See also
Tell the firm how you collect and use personal data, and it will map what your DPO function needs — and a retainer to hold the role, so you are not designating a name and hoping.
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