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Is there Wisdom in Being Small?
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June 28, 2022
We always think of scale in everything. Every other business person will ask of an idea: is it scaleable? If there is no scale, it is not worth it, some may say. But, really, is there wisdom in staying small?   I recently shared our...
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The Tax Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Administration
MAPping the Future
June 27, 2022
Approximately 24 million (M) out of 110M Filipinos are registered taxpayers. That is only 22% of the total population or 50% of the 48M total labor force in 2021.   Around 20M are employees or compensation income earners and at least 6M are earning P250,000...
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Demand Management
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June 21, 2022
I was listening to MAP outgoing President and incoming Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual on TV the other day and was pleasantly surprised that he believed in managing demand to address the current challenges of a high import food bill.   He spoke about...
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Making the Agri-Agra Law: Work Some Implementable Proposals
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June 14, 2022
The Agri-Agra Law has been a frustration of regulators and farmers alike. The banks who find it inconvenient to comply just opt to pay the penalties. The penalties are not even prohibitive because the Central Bank implementors themselves (they will not admit it though) are...
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ESG SUSTAINABILITY: Societal and Global Perspectives
MAPping the Future
June 13, 2022
The strategic quest for corporate sustainability   The increasing volatility and unpredictability of the global economy arising from Black Swan events, such as the COVID pandemic and the Ukraine war, is prompting corporate managers the world over to initiate measures to enhance their chances of...
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CONGRATULATIONS, DR. FRED PASCUAL,
Incoming DTI Secretary
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June 10, 2022
Best wishes to our very own MAP 2022 President, Dr. FRED PASCUAL, on his appointment as the new DTI Secretary....
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Tolerating Graft and Corrupt Practices
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June 7, 2022
Under Section 168 of the Revised Corporation Code (RCC), a director, trustee, or officer shall be punished with a fine ranging from P500,000 to P1.0 Million, who knowingly:   (a)        Fails to sanction, report, or file the appropriate action with the proper agencies; or (b)       ...
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MSME Recovery: A View from the Unheard
MAPping the Future
June 6, 2022
Now that COVID-19 is nearly behind us, it is time to talk about recovery.  How do we enable MSMEs to recover?  At the height of discussions and subsequent legislative work on stimulus plans, a lot of tribute was paid to MSMEs as the engine of...
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