Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

Rules and Regulations to Implement Executive Order No. 79 Dated 06 July 2012 Entitled:

Institutionalizing and Implementing Reforms in the Philippine Mining Sector Providing Policies and Guidelines to Ensure Environmental Protection and Responsible Mining in the Utilization of Mineral Resources.

For more details, please read the following attached pdf file from DENR.

Administrative Order No. 2012 – 07

Founder Mike Machica Completes Executive Education on “Risk Management for Banking and Financial Services” at the Indian School of Business

Founder Mike Machica at Indian School of Business
Founder Mike Machica Completes Executive Education on “Risk Management for Banking and Financial Services” at the Indian School of Business

Chairman Machica invested one-week of his time to complete the Executive Education on Risk Management for Banking and Financial Services at the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad, India. Seasoned Risk Managers, Finance Executives, CFOs, CEOs, and Risk Consultants from banking, insurance, and other financial institutions housed in the School’s executive housing facility joined the variant class which was conducted on July 31 to August 3, 2012. Mr. Machica was the lone Filipino participant. The Indian School of Business is ranked among the top 20 global business schools offering MBA by Financial Times. ISB is also an associate school of Kellogg School of Management, The Wharton School, and the London School of Business. In December 2011, it became the first South Asia’s business school to earn AACSB accreditation. [Read more…]

Chairman Mike Machica Participates in the Fitch Corporate Credit Analysis Training in Hong Kong

Fresh from his fruitful stint at BDO Unibank as the Vice President for Credit Risk Management, Chairman Machica successfully completed the intensive 4-day training on Corporate Credit Analysis conducted by FitchTraining at the Renaissance Hongkong Harbour View Hotel, Hong Kong, on June 5-8, 2012.

The training was aimed at enhancing analytic skills using structured and systematic approach to evaluate the credit standing of a company and the relative attractiveness of the risk – return profile of the investing / lending proposition. The program draws participants from South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, China, Mongolia, and Qatar who are bankers, finance executives, and asset managers. The Fitch Group contracted seasoned trainer and industry expert, Tammy Lam, to facilitate and to deliver the entire training. Ms. Lam is a Consultant at Asia Business Development and an IFC Director-designate at a certain finance institution in China. [Read more…]

M. I. K. E. Helps the Children at Sulangan Elementary School

M. I. K. E. Inspires the children
M. I. K. E. Helps the Children at Sulangan Elementary School

The “Back to School Program” is an annual outreach activity of Machica Group as part of Machica Inspires Kids Education (M.I.K.E) social initiatives. Back to School Program goes out to chosen barangays in the region in order to extend help to less fortunate families by giving school supplies to primary school children. The Group has been dedicated with such activity for four years now. This year, M.I.K.E. has chosen pupils at Sulangan Elementary School in Brgy. Sulangan, Guiuan as the program’s beneficiary. More than 100 kids were given school bags and supplies (e.g., papers, pencil, eraser and notebooks) to prepare them for the incoming school year and to lessen the school-related financial burden of their parents. [Read more…]

The BizTAX Folio Volume 1, Issue 1 (December 2011)

Machica Group has released the first issue of its business news magazine. The BizTAX Folio is a business news magazine produced and published by Machica Group which aims to help business leaders and managers in leading their business and managing their taxes. This magazine would be an essential instruction manual for business leaders since it provides the best practices that help identify new business opportunities as well as abolish guesswork in starting, developing, and maintaining a business. Business people need not worry about having enough business or taxation training to build a progressive business since this magazine will provide important technical know-how on business, and its tax efficient solutions. Updates on the business world and prominent business people will also be available. This magazine also provides inspiration features that will encourage readers to attain higher goals. Different articles and tips pertaining to business and management areas such as marketing, human resources, finance and operations shall also be provided.

Download and grab your free copy of the BizTAX Folio Volume I, December 2011 issue now.

Machica Group BixTAX Folio