What is the default voting right of a member in a nonstock corporation?

What is the default voting right of a member in a nonstock corporation? The right of members of any class to vote may be limited, broadened, or denied, provided this is explicitly specified in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws (SEC. 88, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). However, unless such voting rights are […]

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What percentage of stock or membership constitutes a quorum for stockholders’ meetings?

What percentage of stock or membership constitutes a quorum for stockholders’ meetings? Unless otherwise provided in the Code or in the bylaws, a quorum for stockholders’ meetings consists of the stockholders representing a majority of the outstanding capital stock (SEC. 51, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). For nonstock corporations, the quorum consists of a

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What is the distinction between a corporator and an incorporator?

What is the distinction between a corporator and an incorporator? Corporators are generally defined as all individuals who compose a corporation, whether they hold shares in a stock corporation or are merely members in a nonstock corporation (SEC. 5, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). Incorporators, however, are a specific subset of corporators. They are

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