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Two patriarchs once stood shoulder to shoulder atop a major Philippine bank in the practical style of old Manila capitalism. One served as chairman, the other…
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Two patriarchs once stood shoulder to shoulder atop a major Philippine bank in the practical style of old Manila capitalism. One served as chairman, the other…
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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is set to raise P2.7 billion by selling its stake in the payment platform Bayad following a strategic pullback from direct…
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In an increasingly complex business environment, good corporate governance has become a cornerstone of sustainable growth, accountability and long-term value…
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A group of minority shareholders, seething in silence, has had enough of being collateral damage in a certain old-money clan’s very public civil war. Nosy…
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When a fast food chain told the stock market it planned to spin off its international operations and list them in the United States by late 2027, it triggered…
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The legal standard is not whether a director has heard of nature-related risk. It is whether a director exercised the judgment and diligence that the situation…
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Listed liquor maker Emperador Inc. is raising €300 million, or more than P20 billion from a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) to refinance an existing debt of…
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A listed holding company, long feted in boardrooms and award galas for its gleaming CSR scorecard, especially its much-publicized push to make quality…
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First Gen Corporation’s recent P62-billion hydropower deal allegedly contains a “poison pill” that would penalize the Lopez Group by P16 billion if Federico…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday resorted to a little theatrics in confronting rumors — walking and shuffling as if he were about to break into a…
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In the tight-knit circle of Philippine family empires, where boardrooms double as family reunions and a handshake can outlast any contract, debts have a way of…
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There is something quietly revolutionary about taking a group of folks from the Filinvest legal department out of their natural habitat — away from case files,…
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A Regional Trial Court in Bacolod has declared four members of the Yanson family “fugitives from justice,” barring them from seeking relief or participating in…
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A landmark legal opinion released by the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI), in partnership with ClientEarth and the Institute of Corporate…
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The OPC was created to make incorporation easier — but not to dilute corporate responsibility.
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‘PAL’s Ba2 rating reflects its position as the national flag carrier of the Philippines, with steady domestic and international market shares and a defensible…
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One cannot credibly oppose entrenched power in politics while defending it in corporate boardrooms.
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There’s a certain pride in carrying the name of your organization onto the fairways.
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