As digital technologies evolve and reshape the global economy, they pose increasingly complex taxation challenges. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) seeks to address these tax challenges through the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) 2.0 project, the Two-Pillar Approach: Pillar One (re-allocation of taxing rights) and Pillar Two (global minimum taxation).
From 1 January to 1 December 2023, the Bureau of Customs (BoC) seized over P24.36 billion pesos worth of smuggled counterfeit foods, up from P20 billion in the previous year.
ACCRALAW acted as Philippine counsel to the Managers, Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., UBS AG Hong Kong Branch, First Metro Investment Corporation, and MUFG Securities Asia Limited Singapore Branch, in relation to Metrobank’s issuance of a dual tranche, 5-year USD 500 Million and 10-year USD 500 Million notes under its USD 2 Billion Medium Term Note Programme.
ACCRALAW’s Chrysilla Carissa P. Bautista was re-elected as Trustee of the Philippine Bar Association (“PBA”). She was also re-elected to the position of Treasurer.
Re-Election of Chrysilla Carissa Bautista to the PBA Board of Trustees Read More »
ACCRALAW acted as counsel for Century Properties Group Inc. (“CPGI”) in relation to its issuance of 20,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares which were listed and traded on the Main Board of the Philippine Stock Exchange on 22 February 2024.
On 31 January 2024, the Bureau of Immigration (“BI”) issued Immigration Memorandum Circular No. 2024-002 (“Memorandum Circular”) which establishes a Visa Processing Center (VPC) and provides for its procedure for visa application processing.
Reform in the visa application process Read More »
ACCRALAW proudly announces the admission of Maria Angeline L. Tayag to the Partnership.
ACCRALAW’s Newly Admitted Partner Maria Angeline L. Tayag Read More »
Mr. Reynaldo J. Concepcion of ACCRALAW’s Corporate and Special Projects Department was recently promoted to Senior Partner. Mr. Concepcion’s practice focuses on corporate law and transactional work. He has assisted clients in various M&A deals from due diligence to negotiations. He also has experience in securities and capital markets.
Reynaldo J. Concepcion Promoted to Senior Partner Read More »
To share the recent experiences of its arbitration practitioners, ACCRALAW co-sponsored the panel entitled “The Benefits of, Challenges to, and Trends in Commercial Arbitration in the Philippines” at the recently held The Legal 500 GC Summit Philippines 2024.
ACCRALAW has been named as Asia Business Law Journal’s (ABLJ) Law Firm of the Year in its Philippines Law Firm Awards 2023.
ACCRALAW is Asia Business Law Journal’s Law Firm of the Year for 2023 Read More »
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