NEWS & ARTICLES

(2nd of 2 Parts) Why is our tax system inefficient? The simple answer is that we have a very narrow taxpayer and tax base. According to the UN data, the current population of the Philippines as of October 3, 2021 is 111,404,546 versus 24,015,416 total...

Let’s talk about our risk environment. I’ve been harping on this because my sense is that we’re not engaged in a whole-of-nation effort. Would it be correct to say that there’s no palpable systematic whole-of-society nor whole-of-government integrated initiative to mitigate and manage risk? I...

(1st of 2 Parts) For more than two decades, we have been paying first-world taxes with the highest rate among ASEAN member countries regarding personal and corporate income taxes, even value-added taxes. While some sectors enjoyed tax incentives and exemptions, regular employees and micro-entrepreneurs suffered...

Over the years, sustainability has become an important global issue and an emerging policy priority for many countries and organizations. There has been a strong push to disclose data on this subject through various forms of public reports. A particular and increasing interest has been...

Never before in the last fifty (50) years has there been any disruption in the school system as compelling and life-changing! As a result of the pandemic, schools were closed and face-to-face classes were prohibited. The traditional academic fundamentals as well as the business of...

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...

After more than a year of rolling out experimental drugs for emergency use to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the jury’s still out as to which vaccine brands are effective against the current Delta variant. Some of those who’ve been fully jabbed are still getting infected...

This month of September we are celebrating two of our most important natural assets or capital—our marine biodiversity resulting from our being a MAN (Maritime and Archipelagic Nation that hosts the center of the center of marine biodiversity in the world) and our bamboo of...

The world has gone green. TESLA and even Porsche has electric cars. Yet, in a country like ours, GREEN power is not getting enough push. Did you know it would take 200 permits to get a solar plant started? Now that’s real red tape. We...