NEWS & ARTICLES

One of the issues that arises from the criminal penalty provisions of the Revised Corporation Code (RCC) is whether private complainants, especially those within the intra-corporate relations, may, on the basis of their criminal complaint, commence a preliminary investigation with the prosecutor’s office without going...

Unless Mr. Putin’s madness is taken off the equation, the world’s hurtling towards a world war which humanity can’t afford and doesn’t want for all the obvious reasons.   Since communism’s demise in 1991, the West’s and Putin’s struggle for power has placed all the...

Criminal Law Principles   Although both the old and Revised Corporation Codes are derived from American common law system, nevertheless, it has been long held by our Supreme Court (SC) that the so-called “common law crimes” known in the United States and England as the...

One of the key thrusts of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) for 2022 is Human Development and Well Being.  The levers of Human Development and Well Being broadly encompass an ecosystem consisting of the workforce, the citizenry, the education sector and tri-sectoral leadership...

Many managers think of the C-Suite as the ultimate goal before finally ending a corporate career. “I want to be a CIO or a CMO,” may be running in an executive’s mind before he or she finally says goodbye to the executive office and prepares...

Due Process Considerations   The constitutional due process clause — “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law” — has application to both natural and juridical persons, and has been held to apply not only to criminal proceedings,...

IF YOU HAVE WATCHED Designated Survivor on Netflix you may understand what governance means. And it simply means transparency and accountability expressed in leadership and in decision-making.   Tom Kirkman is what every leader should be in the free world: honest, sincere and accountable. But...

Corporations, especially publicly listed corporations (PLCs), are constantly on the “lookout” for individuals who can be invited or recruited to become Board members. With the push towards good corporate governance, there is no question that having competent individuals sitting as Board members more so if...

The current situation   Let us now take a quick look at our country’s current situation. We are still facing severe and multiple crises, including a health crisis, an economic crisis, an education crisis, an environmental crisis, and a social justice crisis. Given that 2022...