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Behind every crisis is opportunity, as the adage goes. Astute entrepreneurs and business executives embrace this as their mantra. They invest instead of hold back, may it be in people, property, and even in innovation. The latter is the wellspring of new processes and technologies,...

We come to the root of where all great debates in the Philippines seem to start or end up with — the constitutional basis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), as the basis for upholding the Stakeholder Theory for publicly-held companies and all other corporations vested...

The MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (MAP) announced recently the selection of Amb. CARLOS CHAN, Chair of Liwayway Group, as the recipient of the “MAP Management Man of the Year 2021” award. The “MAP Management Man of the Year” is an award that the MAP...

(2nd of 2 Parts) Why is our tax system inefficient? The simple answer is that we have a very narrow taxpayer and tax base. According to the UN data, the current population of the Philippines as of October 3, 2021 is 111,404,546 versus 24,015,416 total...

Let’s talk about our risk environment. I’ve been harping on this because my sense is that we’re not engaged in a whole-of-nation effort. Would it be correct to say that there’s no palpable systematic whole-of-society nor whole-of-government integrated initiative to mitigate and manage risk? I...

How Can I Be A Steward Of The Future? Join us on November 12, 2021 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm via Zoom....

The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) congratulates Maria Ressa on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. Her award underscores the importance of protecting freedom of the press as our vanguard against the abuse of power, and an essential element of democracy. In a...

(1st of 2 Parts) For more than two decades, we have been paying first-world taxes with the highest rate among ASEAN member countries regarding personal and corporate income taxes, even value-added taxes. While some sectors enjoyed tax incentives and exemptions, regular employees and micro-entrepreneurs suffered...