Quarterly Updates on Business Law and Jurisprudence

"Doing Business In The Philippines For Foreigners and Filipinos"

(Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations and Cooperatives)

August 13, 2018, Monday

12:00nn - 5:30pm

Imperial Hall, 3rd Floor

Aberdeen Court

Great Eastern Hotel

Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

(PhP1,000.00)

The following will be the specific topics of our seminar:

1. Steps in registering a business in the Philippines (with a brief update on Republic Act No. 10644 or the "Go Negosyo Act");

2. Comparative analysis of typical business organizations in the Philippines: sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation and cooperative (with a brief update on the new tax reform law or TRAIN Law).

3. Overview of the new online procedure of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the "Company Registration System";

4. Republic Act No. 11032 otherwise known as the "Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018";

5. Overview of the Foreign Investment Act, the FIA-Negative List and other laws affecting doing business in the Philippines;

6. An overview on one of the Philippines' special economic zones: the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport, also known as APECO;

7. Updates on visas for foreign investors and business owners;

8. Updates on the procedure in applying for Alien Employment Permits (AEP);

9. Updates on the procedure in applying for Special Work Permit, Provisional Work Permit, and 9G Work Visa (for foreign workers).

10. Case study of a Supreme Court decision: American Power Conversion Corp. et. al. vs. Lim, January 11, 2018.

11. Other related topics.

Resource Speakers-Panelists:

Atty. Apollo X.C. S. Sangalang

(Founding Partner, Sangalang & Gaerlan, Business Lawyers)

Atty. Marvyn A. Gaerlan

(Senior Partner, Sangalang & Gaerlan, Business Lawyers)

Atty. Gerard Dick B. Baro

(Junior Partner, Sangalang & Gaerlan, Business Lawyers)

Atty. Nathalie L. Pattugalan, CPA

(Associate, Sangalang & Gaerlan, Business Lawyers)

Moderator-Reactor-Panelist:

Atty. Gerard Nelson C. Manalo

(Associate, Sangalang & Gaerlan, Business Lawyers)

Note:

The seminar fee of PhP1,000.00 is inclusive of VAT.

It also covers plated lunch, afternoon snack, bottomless coffee, certificate of participation, and PDF copies of handouts and slide presentations.