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MATA-PEREZ, TAMAYO & FRANCISCO ATTORNEYS AT LAW proudly joined the UP Law Freshies Welcome Program.

Written on August 8, 2025. Posted in News, News and Updates.

MATA-PEREZ, TAMAYO & FRANCISCO ATTORNEY’S AT LAW proudly joined the UP Law Freshies’ Welcome Program.August 7, 2025 MTF Counsel was pleased to take part in yesterday’s welcoming event for the incoming 2025 UP law students at Malcolm Hall....

Congratulations to our Newly Promoted Junior Associate II

Written on August 8, 2025. Posted in News.

Great things happen when hard work meets excellence. We’re proud to share exciting news from the MTF Counsel family! Two of our outstanding young lawyers, Atty. Xela Leona D. Laqui and Atty. Lew Earvin H. Manarin, have been promoted to Junior Associate II — a well-deserved...

ATTY. EUNEY MARIE J. MATA-PEREZ appointed as Trustee of the NextGen Organization of Women Corporate Directors (NOWCD)

Written on August 6, 2025. Posted in News, News and Updates.

Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez, Managing Partner of Mata-Perez Tamayo & Francisco (MTF), has been appointed as a Trustee of the NextGen Organization of Women Corporate Directors (NOWCD), with the appointment taking effect on July 11, 2025. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved her...

MTF 2025 Internship Program with Ateneo Law Students

Written on July 31, 2025. Posted in News, News and Updates.

July 31, 2025 – Makati City, Philippines Mata-Perez, Tamayo & Francisco (MTF) Attorneys-at-Law officially concluded its 2025 Legal Internship Program, which ran from June 17 to July 25. The program welcomed one fourth-year and four third-year students from Ateneo Law School, providing...

Create More’s redefinition of the FIRB and IPAs’ roles

Written on July 17, 2025. Posted in MTF Articles, News, News and Updates.

By: Atty. Rio Krisel Bautista on July 17,2025 THE Create More Act or Republic Act 12066 was passed to improve our country’s competitiveness and make the grant and availment of incentives more equitable and efficient. Aside from making it easier for export-oriented enterprises to avail of value-added...

Cmepa amendments affecting debt markets

Written on July 10, 2025. Posted in MTF Articles, News, News and Updates.

By: Euney Marie Mata-Perez on July 10,2025 LAST week, we discussed amendments introduced by Republic Act 12214, or the “Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act” (Cmepa). Cmepa’s key policy consideration is to allow our capital markets to develop as efficiently as possible, with the least intervention,...

Explaining the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act

Written on July 3, 2025. Posted in MTF Articles, News, News and Updates.

By: Atty. Euney Marie Mata-Perez on July 3,2025 ON May 29, Republic Act (RA) 12214, or the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (Cmepa), was signed into law, amending certain provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code (“Tax Code”). It took effect on July 1. Cmepa was passed for the...

VAT refund under Create More

Written on June 26, 2025. Posted in MTF Articles, News, News and Updates.

By: Atty. Rey Christian M. Guintibano on June 26,2025 IN our article published on June 19, 2025, we discussed the requirement under Republic Act 12066, or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (Create More), for export-oriented...

Create More’s VAT zero-rating on indirect exports

Written on June 19, 2025. Posted in MTF Articles, News, News and Updates.

By: Atty. Euney Marie Mata-Perez on June 19,2025 ON June 10 and 11, I conducted a lecture series, courtesy of the Center of Global Best Practices, on the various implementing rules and regulations in Republic Act (RA) 12066, or Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize...