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Whenever I dream of what we could become, the term “total package” crosses my mind. It’s mission-focused and considers the necessary capabilities, enablers and tools necessary to make things happen. At ground level, these include:   Transforming our educational, political, cultural and economic systems and...

In celebration of Women’s Month, I had the privilege of speaking in a webinar organized by Women’s Business Council Philippines (WomenBizPH) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).  As current and past member of the boards of both organizations which support the advocacies close to...

A second paragraph was introduced under Section 170 of the Revised Corporation Code (RCC) providing that “Liability for any of the foregoing offenses shall be separate from any other administrative, civil, or criminal liability under this Code and other laws.” It clearly expresses the Legislative...

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,...