After reaching a certain age, people no longer want to be reminded of their birthdays. Not so with schools. They mark the passing of years with loud celebration and wear their anniversaries like a badge of honor.

This year, Holy Angel University is celebrating its 75th.

Its founders would probably not be surprised that the school they put up in 1933 has lived this long. What they never could have imagined is how big it has become and how faithful it has remained to their original mission.

Not only has this University survived every natural and man-made calamity that could possibly befall a school, it has also already achieved the status and reputation that every school dreams for itself.

Holy Angel today is more upbeat and progressive than it has been at any point in its history, riding high on a wave of solid accomplishments and a vibrant enrollment.

At 75, most people are headed towards the sunset of their lives. This septuagenarian school is just about to enter its second spring.

The book delves in the existing legal system and practice on Corporate Governance in the Philippines, as well as the evolving theory and management practice on the broader area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR.)

In particular, the system of corporate governance in the Philippines is analyzed on the theoretical and legal bases , in the various fields in Corporate Law and Practice to which it has been applied , namely among public companies in general , and the banking and insurance industries in particular.

In essence, the book undertakes an evaluation of the evolving “standing” of the identified stakeholders under corporate governance under corporate governance principles , and the resulting duties and responsibilities of the Boards of Directors of covered companies, the extent to which their powers and authority have been affected , their legal responsibilities expanded, and the nature and extent of the personal liabilities they may incur under a resurgent Philippine regime of “ good corporate governance.”

The book contains a volume of essays, which is useful to practicing managers who want to update themselves on current thinking in the field. It will also serve the needs of professors of management, especially those who are teaching the capstone Strategic Management course, who want to go beyond the dated “Five Forces” framework. Finally, it will be useful to students of management who wish to complement the stale textbook material that they are habitually exposed to in class with ideas that reflect more current approaches to management.