These Terms of Use explain the rules for using The Philippines Web (thephilippinesweb.com, “we”, “us” or “the site”). By visiting or using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
What the site is for
The Philippines Web is an independent news and explainer site for Filipinos in the Philippines and overseas. It publishes news, practical guides and, where clearly labeled, opinion. The site is free to read. It is not a government office, bank, insurer or legal clinic, and it does not replace official advice from the agency or company that issued a rule, rate or product.
Using the site
You may read, share and link to our articles for personal, educational or non-commercial use, provided you do not present the material as your own and you do not alter it in a way that changes its meaning. You may not scrape the site in a way that overloads our servers, attempt to break into the site, post spam or malware, or use our content to train commercial models without permission. Ordinary search-engine crawling that respects our robots.txt file is allowed.
User comments and messages
If comments are enabled, you are responsible for what you post. Do not post unlawful, defamatory, hateful or infringing material, or personal data about someone else without a lawful basis. We may refuse, edit or remove comments, and we may keep them to detect spam. If you email us, we use your message only as described on our Contact and Privacy Policy pages.
Advertising, affiliate links and third-party sites
The site carries display advertising and, on some articles, affiliate or referral links. Those practices are described in our Affiliate Disclosure and Privacy Policy. We also link to government sites, news outlets, shops and other third parties. We are not responsible for their content, availability, prices or privacy practices. Following a link or completing a purchase or sign-up on another site is a transaction between you and that third party.
Intellectual property
Unless we say otherwise, the text, headlines, original graphics and arrangement of the site are owned by The Philippines Web or used under license. Official documents and third-party material remain the property of their owners. If you believe something on the site infringes your copyright, email pinoy@thephilippinesweb.com with “Correction” or a clear subject line, the URL, and a description of the work.
No professional advice
Our guides are general information. They are not legal, tax, medical, immigration or financial advice. Rules, fees and forms change. Check the official source, and get professional advice if you need it, before you act on anything you read here.
Limitation of liability
We take care to publish accurate, sourced information, but the site is provided as is. To the fullest extent allowed by Philippine law, we are not liable for losses that arise from using the site, relying on an article, following a third-party link, or a temporary outage, typo or delay. This does not limit liability that cannot be excluded by law.
Changes and governing law
We may update these terms when our practices or the law change. The date at the top of a revised page will show when it was last published. These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. For questions, email pinoy@thephilippinesweb.com or use our Contact page.
Related pages: Disclaimer, Affiliate Disclosure, Corrections Policy, Privacy Policy, About.
