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What Marcos gave the world

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - November 21, 2021 - 12:00am

Swiss anti-money laundering rules, Japanese protocols against corruption of aid they give, US policy vs supporting dictators.

The country’s sources of hope

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - October 17, 2021 - 12:00am

A bigger share in national taxes should go to local governments, said the Supreme Court in the now-famous Mandanas ruling, which would take effect in 2022.

The country’s sources of hope

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - October 10, 2021 - 12:00am

There is good cause to call a ceasefire to all the negativity, not because they are unfounded, or sufficiently immaterial to turn a blind eye to.

Numbers speak louder than words

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - September 12, 2021 - 12:00am

It’s not the lack of laws, but the lack of enforcement. It’s not the lack of denial, but the lack of counterevidence.

ESG investing is a sign of protest

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - July 25, 2021 - 12:00am

It’s not going to be 40 days and nights of rain, but it now feels like it’s been raining for a week without letup, save for short reprieves.

Will investors fight to stay here?

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - July 11, 2021 - 12:00am

Is the foreign soil theory for economic zones dead? Should everybody protect themselves and pass on the 12 percent value-added tax to registered enterprises?

Is family business the most valuable family asset?

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - June 27, 2021 - 12:00am

A perceptive investor is more likely to put money in a corporation whose founder still works there.

Is estate tax planning still needed?

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - May 30, 2021 - 12:00am

“With this pandemic and all the deaths happening near us, you don’t really know when you will be ‘taken’.”

‘Public utility’: The lesser evil vs the greater good

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - May 9, 2021 - 12:00am

Amending the Philippine Constitution is a tough process, if not the hardest thing to do.

CREATE Law: 10 most asked questions

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - April 4, 2021 - 12:00am

Not surprisingly, I have already spoken in a few webinars this week on the Comprehensive Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (Republic Act 11354), with the ink of presidential approval on it barely ...

CREATE: A tale of two kindnesses

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - March 21, 2021 - 12:00am

People are not into praising new tax measures because oftentimes, that just means more burden.

Family business: Missing middle no more?

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - February 28, 2021 - 12:00am

One thing you can bet on when it comes to a family business is that the family will protect the family asset.

NextGen’s wisdom on the pandemic normal

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - February 7, 2021 - 12:00am

In the midst of a mad rush to make their businesses adapt to pandemic realities, sincerity and kindness never run out of style.

Virtual vaccine

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - January 17, 2021 - 12:00am

One thing can be said about projections and expectations of a rebound, which by 2022 is going to bring us back to pre-pandemic economic levels: It’s not going to be automatic.

Was Rizal wrong about the mother tongue?

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - January 3, 2021 - 12:00am

Of all of Rizal’s timeless statements, none provokes the nationalist sentiment more than his adage: “Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, masahol pa sa hayop o malansang isda.” (He who...

Why ‘CREATE’ is worth the wait

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - December 13, 2020 - 12:00am

The latest Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises bill under SB 1357, which will hopefully be acceded to by the House and make its way to become law barring presidential veto, is the best version of...

Survival of the fittest, no more

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - November 15, 2020 - 12:00am

To be fair, ‘survival of the fittest’ was a scientific theory on evolution over generations of living species.

Co-teaching the Filipino youth

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - October 18, 2020 - 12:00am

You can’t blame mothers nowadays if they think that Teodora Alonzo playing the role of first teacher to her son Jose Rizal has been too romanticized.

Plastic neutrality, now.

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - October 4, 2020 - 12:00am

When CEOs declared in the recent PwC MAP CEO Survey 2020 that they will retain the work from home (WFH) arrangements, and reduce their leased office spaces anywhere between 30 and 80 percent, the accidental winner...

Missing links to a stronger export sector

by Atty. Alex B. Cabrera - September 13, 2020 - 12:00am

Fiscal incentives alone cannot produce a strong export sector. Our export sector contributes 28 percent of our GDP versus the global average of 45 percent among 142 exporting countries.

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