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Where To, Workforce?
Tax Bulletins
July 27, 2021
If we were still of that age, where droves of students write up their CVs and send out resumes, we would be very worried. One, where do you apply for work? In my younger days, schools would send your names to prospective employers (like hotels...
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Disclosure of Shareholders’ Voting Results and Publication of the Minutes of Stockholders’ Meetings
Tax Bulletins
July 13, 2021
Recommendation 13.3 of the Corporate Governance (CG) Code for Publicly-Listed-Companies (PLCs) provides that “The Board should encourage active shareholder participation by making the result of the votes taken during the most recent Annual or Special Shareholders’ Meeting publicly available the next working day. In addition,...
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CG Principle of “Fair and Equitable Treatment of All Shareholders”
Tax Bulletins
July 6, 2021
Principle 13 of the Corporate Governance (CG) Code for Publicly-Listed-Companies (PLCs) provides that “The company should treat all shareholders fairly and equitably, and also recognize, protect and facilitate the exercise of their rights.” There are five (5) Recommendations under Principle 13, namely: (a) RECOMMENDATION 13.1:...
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The Future In The Present Tense
Tax Bulletins
June 29, 2021
The past fifteen months have brought unprecedented chaos and life changes for the generations alive today. We battled and continue the big fight with a ‘corona’ of thorns that already bled us with grim stories of lives disrupted, jobs lost, businesses closing, and loved ones...
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CG Principles of “Transparency” and “Accountability”: Duty to Maintain and Report on Key Corporate Records
Tax Bulletins
June 29, 2021
One of the significant corporate governance (CG) reforms introduced under the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines (RCCP) was the formally institution of the “fiduciary duty to maintain records and to report on significant corporate information.” Section 161 of the RCCP, under the title “Violation...
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What resilience looks like
Tax Bulletins
June 22, 2021
The disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has, unfortunately, left many organizations paralyzed, unable to weather the storm. For those of us that have been able to adapt, it continues to be a challenging period filled with uncertainty and difficult decisions. The resilience that is...
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Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty: Conflict-of- Interests Situations for Directors, Trustees or Officers
Tax Bulletins
June 15, 2021
Principle 2 of the Corporate Governance (CG) Code for Publicly-Listed Companies (PLCs) provides that “The fiduciary roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of the Board as provided under the law, the company’s articles and by-laws, and other legal pronouncements and guidelines should be clearly made known to...
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GFSI: Measuring food security across countries
Tax Bulletins
June 8, 2021
Food security is a pressing concern among countries, especially that food is essential to meet the needs of a growing population. Food security means that “all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their...
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Claiming the Proverbial Seat at the Table
Tax Bulletins
June 1, 2021
International Women’s Day is celebrated every March, and this is the second that we are again spending at home. Ironically, one of the (many) events where I had the privilege to speak gave me the opportunity to “come back home.” As a proud SGV alumni...
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