In my last column, I described how FINEX recently conducted a step-back to re-examine its purpose with the assistance of our partner institute—the Institute of Corporate Directors. We felt it was timely to review our charter as we celebrated our 50th year foundation. I was fortunate to have been recently tasked to do the same […]
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Read moreAHEAD of yesterday’s release of the official price inflation data for August, a Department of Finance economic bulletin attempted to preemptively sugar-coat what policymakers had to have known was going to be bad news with this optimistic observation: “The inflationary momentum is easing as shown by the forecast deceleration in the month-on-month price change to […]
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Read moreOne of the main tasks of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is to exercise, directly or indirectly, any customs power, duties and functions for the effective implementation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and other customs related laws. The power includes the issuance of alert orders as a tool to […]
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Read moreLiving an independent life means you need to earn money to sustain your needs and wants. Receiving your monthly salary seems to be a one-day reward knowing you can splurge it on impulse buys or use it to pay off existing debts. Perhaps you can’t get a grip on your finances if you’ll just continue […]
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Read more“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” — Steve Jobs In 2015 when my wife, Kay, and I were thinking of a business to set up, we tossed our observation that there’s a dearth of sales professionals in the technology sector as evidenced by companies and headhunters often asking us to refer sales professionals. Traits commonly cited by […]
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Read moreGOLDEN Bria Holdings Inc. (HVN) belongs to a group of companies either owned or controlled by the family of Sen. Cynthia Villar who is married to former Sen. Manuel Villar. One of its two principal stockholders is Fine Properties Inc. which indirectly owns 412.058 million HVN common shares which are equivalent to 63.97 percent of […]
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Read moreWith its recent sputtering movements, the present market run is starting to cause some concern. And the discussions are getting more widespread. They have even reached the crowds of various social gatherings like in the wedding ceremony of a relative I attended last weekend. One good thing, though, the banter is still limited to people […]
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Read moreMy brother is an avid Star Wars fan. When asked why he loves the film franchise so much, he would tell us how amazing the futuristic space technology looks. I remember a particular scene from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith that tickled my curiosity about whether it can happen in real life. […]
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Read moreThe Revised Corporation Code (RCC) proposed under Senate Bill No. 1280 continues to impose the duties of diligence, loyalty and obedience upon directors, trustees and officers of corporations. Thus, it continues to uphold the rule that directors and officers can’t be held liable for corporate acts if they meet the standard of “due diligence” when […]
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Read morePRIME Orion Philippines Inc. (POPI) has authorized capital stock (ACS) of 7.5 billion common shares with par value of P1 per common share, according to a general information sheet (GIS). Of the company’s ACS, 792 Filipinos subscribed to 4.875 billion POPI common shares which is equivalent to 99.025 percent of 4.923 billion outstanding common shares. […]
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