This article talks about the 12th Foreign Investment Negative List and the foreign equity allowed by law in the Philippines for certain businesses and industries.
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This legal explainer navigates the intricate process of corporate mergers under Philippine law, detailing the governing statutes, procedural requirements from board and stockholder approval to regulatory certification, and the significant legal and practical consequences for the involved corporations and their stakeholders.
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This is a comprehensive guide to the Philippines’ foreign ownership laws, including the Revised Corporation Code, Foreign Investment Act, SEC circulars, and recent Supreme Court decisions.
This article talks about the roles and qualifications of a Corporate Secretary of a Philippine Corporation.
This article talks about how to legally conduct board meetings of directors of a corporation.
This article talks about the liability of corporate officers for corporate acts of the corporation under Philippine law.
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This article talks about SEC Memorandum Circular No. 14 (2025) wherein starting 01 April 2026, loans not exceeding 10 months are subject to a maximum effective Interest Rate of 12% per month and a total cost cap where the sum of all interests and fees cannot exceed 100% of the principal.
This article talks about SEC Memorandum Circular No. 15 (2025) or the Revised Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Rules of 2026 which implements a rigorous transparency framework requiring corporations to identify the natural persons who exercise ultimate effective control over their operations.
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.
This talks about the SEC Memorandum Circular No. 7, Series of 2025 and the timelines for processing of applications and requests filed before the Securities & Exchange Commission.
