NEWS & ARTICLES

GDP is Never Enough (2nd of 2 Parts)   In my previous article, Blindsided By The Market, I explained the need for robust institutions and a socially-oriented mindset to counter two side effects of the neoclassical market model – devaluation of the priceless and inequality...

This article (Part 2 of a series) focuses on Pillar 2 which requires the imposition of a 15% global minimum corporate tax on multinational enterprises (MNE). As mentioned in Part 1, this new global tax regime consisting of a two-pillar solution (Pillar 1 and 2)...

Social enterprise, sustainable products, workplace diversity and inclusion, work-life balance, and mental health – these are words I never spoke or heard of when I was a kid. Back then, the only balance I knew was on a see-saw, and I worried about my health...

Rapidly shaping up at the global tax arena is a new tax regime that challenges the very core of generally accepted international tax rules and principles.  Agreed to by 136 member countries of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on October 8 is...

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,...

When the 18th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO Web Conference was held last year 2020, it was with high hopes that 2021 will be a different scenario, that leaders of the business community will be able to actively join the discussions in...

More than a year in the pandemic, a lot of businesses are still struggling due to the imposition of community quarantines. In fact, around 10 percent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have closed as of June amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the...