Corporate and Securities Info

Incentives for foreign investments

With the recent signing into law of Republic Act No. 12252, foreign investors may now…

Shallow stock divestment claims

The excuse usually invoked by people who are caught in conflict-of-interest situations in their business…

Ambivalent regard for CSR

In the wake of the controversy over ghost and substandard flood control projects in some…

Daunting government hiring system

Last week, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that, as part of the celebration of…

Transparency cuts both ways

For the first time in the history of Congress, its deliberations on the national budget…

Strict rules on BIR audits

The receipt by a taxpayer, especially the corporate type, of a Letter of Authority (LoA)…

Reliance on legal precedents

As of this writing, it’s all quiet on the local business front with regard to…

Calculated investment decisions

Shortly before Ombudsman Samuel Martires retired on July 25, he ordered the preventive suspension for…

Miscommunication on bank deposits tax

The first day of effectivity (July 1, 2025) of the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act…

Business-friendly SEC fees

Shortly after Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Francis Ed Lim assumed office last month,…