CGBP holds seminar on 2019 Revised Corporation Code

Due to insistent public demand, the Center for Global Best Practices will have a rerun of its pioneering program titled “2019 Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines” on Nov. 20, 2019 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Resorts World Complex, Pasay City. This program is designed to help in compliance, structuring deals and avoiding legal pitfalls when making decisions in board and management meetings or when doing business and investing the Philippines.

The new legal framework introduces fresh concepts aligned with international best practices aimed at improving ease of doing business in the country. This program is SEC-accredited for corporate governance. Board directors and top management attending this training will greatly benefit from this learning event.

This one-day training will comprehensively discuss in not only the new law and its interpretation but will also cover updates on all the essential Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations issued from the start of 2019 up to the present. Participants will learn what are still relevant or have become irrelevant, and the recent jurisprudence affecting different corporations.

This program will feature the former director of the SEC’s Corporate Governance and Finance Department Atty. Justina Callangan. Her responsibilities included supervision of all Philippine corporations to ensure all organizations registered with the SEC abide by its governing laws, its rules and regulations and corporate governance compliance. Presently, she lectures at the University of the Philippines Law Center and is a consultant to law firms and to the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Registration is open to the general public and is a must for chair and board directors, corporate secretaries, compliance officers, lawyers, accountants, entrepreneurs, investors, business consultants, and decision makers in all corporations. CGBP is also an accredited training provider of the Civil Service Commission. Attendees from the government can earn points for their career advancement and are exempted from the P2,000 limit when attending training conducted by the private sector based on DBM Circular 563 dated April 22, 2016. Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the early registration savings and group discount for three or more attendees. Seats are limited and preregistration is required.

For details, check www. cgbp.org. or call landlines in Manila (+63 2) 8842-7148/ 59 and (+63 2) 8556-8968/ 69, in Baguio (+63 74) 423-2914 and in Cebu (+63 32) 512-3106 or 07.