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Violations of the Revised Corporation Code Specifically Punished
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April 19, 2022
Unauthorized Use of Corporate Name   Section 159 of the Revised Corporation Code (RCC) expressly penalizes 鈥渢he unauthorized use of a corporate name鈥� with a fine ranging from P10,000 to P200,000. The rather simplistic formula used under Section 159 raises many 鈥渄ue process鈥� issues when...
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The total package
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April 12, 2022
Whenever I dream of what we could become, the term 鈥渢otal package鈥� crosses my mind. It鈥檚 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...
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The complex view of women in power in the Philippines
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April 11, 2022
鈥淲omen hold up half the sky.鈥� Mao Zedong鈥檚 proclamation that encouraged the participation of Chinese women in the workforce in the 1950s is now a rallying statement worldwide in the fight for gender equality, specifically the recognition of women鈥檚 rights and capability to contribute significantly...
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Corporate Governance with a Gender Lens
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April 5, 2022
In celebration of Women鈥檚 Month, I had the privilege of speaking in a webinar organized by Women鈥檚 Business Council Philippines (WomenBizPH) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).聽 As current and past member of the boards of both organizations which support the advocacies close to...
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Big-business strategies SMEs should take on for growth
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April 4, 2022
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should not be run like a big business. Resource poverty is the biggest reason: SMEs do not have enough employees to manage hiring, bookkeeping, fundraising, and other business aspects 鈥� in contrast to large corporations, which have entire departments dedicated...
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Criminal Liability for Other Violations of Provisions Not Specifically Separate from Administrative Liability
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March 29, 2022
A second paragraph was introduced under Section 170 of the Revised Corporation Code (RCC) providing that 鈥淟iability for any of the foregoing offenses shall be separate from any other administrative, civil, or criminal liability under this Code and other laws.鈥� It clearly expresses the Legislative...
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PEZA vs work from home: an accelerated sunset?
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March 28, 2022
If there is one incentive that did not originate from law, government or employers even 鈥� it is work from home (WFH or work from anywhere). It’s one of pandemic鈥檚 gifts: working mothers tend to their kids, even while on Zoom; guys taking meetings while...
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SEC鈥檚 Power to Investigate Criminal Offenses
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March 22, 2022
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鈥檚 office without going...
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GOVERNANCE AND TAX COLLECTIONS
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March 21, 2022
While tax administration is crucial in improving tax collections, an efficient tax system requires a whole government approach. Equally important in addressing tax evasion and smuggling is eradicating graft and corruption in all government agencies and its instrumentalities. Studies show that corruption and governance has...
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