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Institutionalizing innovation in your organization
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October 25, 2021
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,...
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Constitutional Basis for Social Responsibility of Corporations Vested with Public Interest
MAP Insights
October 19, 2021
We come to the root of where all great debates in the Philippines seem to start or end up with — the constitutional basis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), as the basis for upholding the Stakeholder Theory for publicly-held companies and all other corporations vested...
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Tax reform in progress
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October 12, 2021
(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...
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All-risk environment
MAPping the Future
October 11, 2021
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...
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MAP congratulates Maria Ressa for her Nobel Peace Prize
News Release
October 9, 2021
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) congratulates Maria Ressa on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. Her award underscores the importance of protecting freedom of the press as our vanguard against the abuse of power, and an essential element of democracy. In a...
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Tax reform in progress
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October 5, 2021
(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...
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Sustainability is the “new” language of business
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September 28, 2021
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...
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Going virtual during the pandemic
MAP Insights
September 21, 2021
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...
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Hindsights, Insights, Foresights: THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT TENSE
MAPping the Future
September 20, 2021
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...
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