Learn about best practices in corporate housekeeping

MANILA, Philippines — The term ‘corporate housekeeping’ refers to the multitude of services that a corporate secretary (who could be a lawyer or a non-lawyer) who needs to perform such tasks for a corporate entity. Every corporation must have an orderly corporate housekeeping as part of good corporate governance. To the new lawyers who have recently passed the bar exam, being equipped with corporate housekeeping skills will certainly give you a competitive advantage over those who don’t have training in this area of practice. It is one of the fastest ways to rise in the boardroom to be among the board directors. Lawyers, accountants, consultants, and compliance officers can also add this to their list of services they can provide their valued clients.

The Center for Global Best Practices will host a three-session training entitled, Best Practices in Corporate Housekeeping on Wednesday to Friday, Feb. 1, 2 and 3 from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. via Zoom.

The knowledge and skills to be taught in this SEC and MCLE-accredited program is not available and not taught in any schools. Whether you are a new or a seasoned lawyer servicing a corporate client, a professional or a family member assigned by the board as CorpSec or assistant corporate secretary, a board director or an owner of a corporation, it is a must to know corporate housekeeping.

This training will feature CGBP course directors and lecturers, lawyers Danny Espejo Bunyi, and Adrian Bustos. Bunyi is a Certified Compliance Officer for which he obtained certification from the American Academy of Financial Management, and is a senior partner at Divina Law. On the other hand, Atty. Bustos is a tax and corporate lawyer specializing in corporate tax planning, tax assessments, investments, securities, corporate housekeeping and commercial transactions.

This program is tailored best for those who want to professionalize their corporation’s corporate housekeeping and for organizations that want to broaden their offered services. Attendees will learn about the many essential areas of good corporate housekeeping including legal, regulatory compliance, risk management, and many more.

CGBP is an accredited training provider of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Supreme Court for MCLE, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Anti-Money Laundering Council, PRC-Board of Accountancy, DILG-Local Government Academy, Governance Commission for GOCCs, and Civil Service Commission.

Government employees who enroll in this training program will not be covered by Philippine Procurement Law or RA 9184 based on its Revised IRR’s Section 4.5-b, which classifies training and seminars as non-procurement activities. DBM circular 563 issued on April 22, 2016 also exempts public officials and government employees from the P2,000-limit per day on training fees.

For details and to register, visit www.cgbp.org. You may also call Manila lines (+63 2) 8556-8968 / 69 or (+63 2) 8842-7148 / 59.