Table of Contents

Anti-Money Laundering Law Journal:
· The Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Law of 2001 (Tomboc, June 8, 2001, Anti-Money Laundering Law Journal (Series No. 1))

· The Philippine Anti-Plunder Law and Related Jurisprudence (Tomboc, June 8, 2001, Anti-Money Laundering Law Journal (Series No. 1))

Legal Management Journal (Part III):
· Features of the E-VAT Law (Antiquiera, May 6, 2006, Falcon Tax Review)

· The Principle of Functional Equivalence in E-Contracts: Not a Simple Matter of Form? (Raro, May 8, 2006, Falcon E-Commerce Law Journal)

· Should Foreign Banks' Entry Into the Philippine be Further Liberalized? A Policy Review (Tomboc, May 4, 2006, Archer Trade Law Review)

· E-Commerce Law and Dispute Resolution: Issues Concerning Jurisdiction (Tomboc, April 25, 2006, Archer E-Commerce Law Review)

· Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investments (Tomboc, April 1, 2006, Legal Management Journal and Archer Investment Law Review)

· Effects of the E-Commerce Act on the Formality of Wills (Barlis, March 15, 2006, Legal Management Journal and Falcon E-Commerce Law Review)

Legal Management Journal (Part II):
· Multinational Corporations and Enterprises and Philippine Law (Public Law Aspect) (Tomboc, March 6, 2006, Legal Management Journal and Archer International Law Journal)

· International Corporate Responsibility: The Problem of Enforcing Liability on Multinational Corporations (Yalao-Villegas, February 22, 2006, Falcon Law Review)

· International Legal Responsibility of States over MNEs (Manicad, February 22, 2006, Falcon Law Reports)

· A Case Study in Multinational Corporate Accountability: Ecuador’s Indigenous People’s Struggle for Redress (Valencia, February 21, 2006, Falcon International Law Journal)

· The Saipan Workers’ Lawsuit (Caigoy-Barroga, February 11, 2006, Falcon Law Bulletin)

· Settlement of Disputes Involving Multinational Enterprises: A Report (Tomboc, January 23, 2006, Archer International Law Reports)

· Jurisprudential Basis of Nationality of Multinational Corporations in International Law (Raro, January 24, 2006, Falcon International Law Reports)

· Legal Personality of Multinational Corporations in International Law (Barlis, January 24, 2006, Falcon International Law Review)

· Corporate Social Responsibility and the Philippine Experience (Antiquiera, January 30, 2006, Falcon International Law Forum)

Legal Management Journal (Part I):
· Updates on Intellectual Property Law (Part IV) (Tomboc, November 30, 2005, Archer Intellectual Property Law Forum)

· Updates on Intellectual Property Law (Part III) (Tomboc, November 23, 2005, Archer Intellectual Property Law Review)

· Updates on Intellectual Property Law (Part II) (Tomboc, November 22, 2005, Archer Intellectual Property Law Journal)

· Updates on Intellectual Property Law (Part I) (Tomboc, November 21, 2005, Archer Law Forum)

· Effects of Internet on the Practice of Law (Fabella, November 7, 2005, Falcon Lawyers Bulletin)

· Some Problem Areas in Philippine Corporate Rehabilitation and Insolvency Proceedings (Vista, November 3, 2005, Falcon Lawyers Review)

· ‘De Minimis’ and Other Tax-Exempt Fringe Benefits (Tomboc, November 2, 2005, Archer Tax Journal)

· The Stay Order in Rehabilitation Cases: Is it Constitutional? (Ventajar, October 27, 2005, Falcon Law Journal)

· Shareholderism versus Stakeholdership (Valencia, October 26, 2005, Falcon Lawyers Journal)

· Corporate Governance in the United States and in Japan (Kayaban, October 24, 2005, Falcon Law Review)

· Corporate Governance: The Korean Perspective (Tria, October 24, 2005, Falcon Law Reporter)

· Are the Interim Rules of Procedure of Corporate Rehabilitation (2000) Excessively Pro-Debtor? An Examination of Corporate Reorganization in the Philippines and in the United States (Tomboc, October 21, 2005, Archer Law Journal and January 27, 2006, Legal Management Journal)

· Corporate Governance: Top Executive Compensation and Boardroom Practices (Antiquiera, October 20, 2005, Falcon Law Bulletin)

· A Comparative Analysis of the SOX, the Proposed Philippine Corporate Reform Act (2004) and the SEC's Code of Corporate Governance (Tomboc, October 19, 2005, Archer Law Review)

Lex et Juris:
· Outcomes of Collective Bargaining in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry (Tomboc, February, 15, 2006, Lex et Juris – Part II)

· Liability Issue: Torts and Damages in an Educational Setting (Tomboc, October 5, 2005, Lex et Juris - Part I)

· Other links:
1. A Study of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Relation to Philippine Law on Corporate Governance (Tomboc, June 2004, CBE Working Paper Series 2004-05)

2. Management Prerogatives and Employee Participation (Tomboc, Aparil 2004, CBE Working Paper Series 2004-04)

3. Outcomes of Collective Bargaining in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry (Tomboc, March 2004, CBE Working Paper Series 2004-03)

4. Tax Information, Updates and Issues on the Value-Added Tax (Tomboc, March-April 2004, Notes on Business Education, CBERD)

5. Branch Office versus Domestic Subsidiary (Tomboc, March 12, 2004, Business Focus, Manila Bulletin)

Archer Forum Series:
· Fang Fang Li’s Reaction to A Comparative Analysis of the SOX, the Proposed Philippine Corporate Reform Act (2004) and the SEC's Code of Corporate Governance(March 15, 2006, Archer Forum Series 2006-007)

· Fatima Villanueva’s Reaction to A Comparative Analysis of the SOX, the Proposed Philippine Corporate Reform Act (2004) and the SEC's Code of Corporate Governance(March 15, 2006, Archer Forum Series 2006-006)

· Aldrich Justin Ong’s Reaction to Corporate Social Responsibility and the Philippine Experience (March 14, 2006, Archer Forum Series 2006-005)

· Nikita Lourdes Ramos’ Reaction to Outcomes of Collective Bargaining in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry (March 10, 2006, Archer Forum Series 2006-004)

· Vladimir Sy’s Reaction to Outcomes of Collective Bargaining in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry (March 10, 2006, Archer Forum Series 2006-003)

· Liana Katrina Igna’s Reaction to Outcomes of Collective Bargaining in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry (March 4, 2006, Archer Forum Series 2006-002)

· Jecel Joy Sapanghila’s Reaction to Outcomes of Collective Bargaining in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry (March 4, 2006, Archer Forum Series 2006-001)

Introduction to the First Issue of the Legal Management Journal

Greetings of Peace!

I am well pleased to present the first issue of the Legal Management Journal containing seven articles by Master of Laws candidates of the San Beda Graduate School of Law. Five of them deal with the intriguing topic of Corporate Governance. These articles are among the reports that were presented in class and/or submitted to Atty. Francis Ed. Lim for Corporate Governance and are as follows:

· "A Comparative Analysis of the SOX, the Proposed Philippine Corporate Reform Act (2004) and the SEC’s Code of Corporate Governance" (Tomboc 2005)

· "Corporate Governance: The Korean Perspective" (Tria 2005)

· "Corporate Governance: Top Executive Compensation and Boardroom Practices" (Antiquiera 2005)

· "Corporate Governance in the United States and in Japan" (Kayaban 2005)

· "Shareholderism versus Stakeholdership" (Valencia 2005)

The first article mentioned above is an update of an earlier article entitled “A Study of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Relation to Philippine Law on Corporate Governance” written by myself and printed in the Working Paper Series by the Center for Business and Economics Research and Development (CBERD) of the College of Business and Economics of De La Salle University Manila (DLSU-Manila) in June 2004.

The sixth article in this issue entitled “Are the Interim Rules of Procedure on Corporate Rehabilitation (2000) Excessively Pro-Debtor? An Examination of Corporate Rehabilitation in the Philippines in the United States” is the paper that I submitted to Dr. George Carmona for Corporations in Distress.

The last article in this issue entitled “Liability Issue: Torts and Damages in an Educational Setting” is a paper that I submitted to CBERD in February 2005.

I would like to thank DLSU-Manila for providing access to some of the research materials that were used as sources and references in this issue. I would also like to thank all our professors and my classmates at San Beda who unstintingly shared their talents through their suggestions and contributions. This humble work would not have been accomplished without their support.

The Journal is planning to come up with new articles of interest to law students, professors and practitioners, bench and bar in its succeeding issues.

Thank you very much.

Very truly yours,

Atty. Juris Bernadette M. Tomboc
Editor