The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the compliance period — until 30 June 2015 (per Memorandum Circular No. 1, series of 2015) — for companies and partnerships to comply with the required designation of the principal office address. We believe that it’s helpful to disseminate the information to non-clients as well, so we are summarizing the requirements below, culled from SEC Memorandum Circular No. 6 (series of 2014; full text) and SEC Memorandum Circular No. 16 (series of 2014; full text). Continue reading
Category Archives: Cooperatives
Principal Office Address of Corporations and Partnerships (SEC Memorandum Circular No. 16; full text)
[See also SEC Rules on Principal Offic Address; and Memorandum Circular No. 6, series of 2014]
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. 16
Series of 2014.
TO : ALL CONCERNED
SUBJECT : PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS OF CORPORATIONS
AND PARTNERSHIPS Continue reading
Amendment of the Principal Office Address (SEC Memorandum Circular No. 6; full text)
[See also Rules on Principal Offic Address; and SEC Memorandum Circular No. 16, series of 2014]
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
Company Registration and Monitoring Department
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. 6
Series of 2014.
TO : ALL CONCERNED
SUBJECT : AMENDMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS Continue reading
Introduction to the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008
The law which governs cooperatives, prior to the recent enactment of Republic Act No. 9520 (“Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008”), is Republic Act No. 6938 (“Cooperative Code of the Philippines”). Here’s a basic discussion on the new law (a more extensive primer will subsequently be released, initially made available to clients). Continue reading
Cooperatives in the Philippines: An Introduction
(Please see updated Introduction to the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008, taking into consideration the enactment of the new law, Republic Act No. 9520.)
A cooperative is a duly registered association of persons with a common bond of interest, who have voluntarily joined together to achieve a lawful common social or economic end, making equitable to contribution to the capital required and accepting a fair share of the risks and benefits of the undertaking in accordance with universally accepted cooperative principle. Continue reading