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Forfeiture under Republic Act No. 1379: Presuming Unlawfully Acquired Wealth Manifestly Disproportionate to Lawful Income

The recovery and forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth acquired by government officials under RA 1379 extends not only to assets directly registered under the public officer’s name but also to properties intentionally concealed through registration in the names of other individuals.

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This article talks about the SEC Memorandum Circular No. 3, Series of 2025 and the mandatory use of SEC Zuper Easy Registration Online (ZERO) platform for the registration of corporations using the Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company (eSPARC) and One-day Submission and E-registration of Companies (OneSEC) portals.

The Mandatory Digital Transition: SEC Memorandum Circular No. 3, series of 2025 and the Implementation of SEC ZERO in Corporate Registration

This article talks about the SEC Memorandum Circular No. 3, Series of 2025 and the mandatory use of SEC Zuper Easy Registration Online (ZERO) platform for the registration of corporations using the Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company (eSPARC) and One-day Submission and E-registration of Companies (OneSEC) portals.

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This talks about the insufficiency of the General Information Sheet (GIS), by itself, is as proof of stock ownership since it is the Stock and Transfer Book (STB) that is the ultimate legal determinant of corporate membership.

The Stock and Transfer Book as the Controlling Record of Shareholders: Refuting the Conclusiveness of the General Information Sheet

This talks about the insufficiency of the General Information Sheet (GIS), by itself, is as proof of stock ownership since it is the Stock and Transfer Book (STB) that is the ultimate legal determinant of corporate membership.

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