Last November 28, 2019, the School of Business, Accountancy, and HRM in partnership with Fil-Chi Media Productions, Inc. organized the CKS College Entrep Summit 2019 entitled, "From Startup to Success: Lessons from CKSian Entrepreneurs" at the Padre Algue Campus Auditorium. This aims to bring together experts from various disciplines in forums where healthy exchanges of ideas can be undertaken.

The summit featured four of our distinguished alumni that demonstrated their exceptional achievements and success in their respective industries. Mr. Eric Teng from CKSC Batch 80 is the CEO/Chairman of the restaurants Mango Tree Philippines and Genki Sushi Philippines. He is also currently the Marketing Director of Maldita Marketing, Inc. which is a clothing line brand in the Philippines. Together with him is his wife, Mrs. Emelda Teng from CKSC Batch 85. She is the President of  Maldita Marketing, Inc, the Chief Finance Officer of Baby Spice Food Corporation, and President of Patrick Donald Teng Foundation. They discussed about their journey when they first established their businesses. They shared some challenges and failures that they have encountered and how they have learned from these.

CKS College Junior Philippines Institute of Accountants (CKS College -JPIA) held its third seminar last October 18, 2019, Friday, entitled “CREDITUM: Seminar on Special Laws I” which was held at the Conference Room of CKS College Narra Campus, located at the second floor. Atty. Cesar Nickolai Soriano Jr., CPA took part in the said seminar. He was an alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas and Arellano University School of Law. Currently, a reviewer of Taxation and Regulatory Framework for Business Transactions (Business Law) at ReSA, SUCCEED Review Center, and PRIA.

Atty. Soriano gave a recap of the Banking Laws included in the RFBT which would account collectively for nine questions in the CPA Licensure Exam. The speaker also mentioned the need to discuss these laws as they are unfamiliar unlike other laws in the Civil Code such as Obligations and Contracts, Sales, and Partnerships which has real life application unlike the Banking laws which are assumed to be foreign unless studied for the Licensure Exam. The special topics discussed were the Bank Secrecy Law (RA1405, as amended), Unclaimed Balances Act (ACT 3936, as amended by PD 679), Anti-Money Laundering ACT (RA 9160, as amended by RA9194), and Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (RA 3591, as amended). The speaker pointed out that these laws would touch other topics such as crime. Atty. Soriano also made known that the violation of the E-Commerce Act such as hacking and unauthorized access will also be covered in the CPA licensure exam and would account for one question as per BOA.

Article by Raphael Carreon

Last September 2, 2019, the Dean of School of Education, Dr. Imelda C. Nery together with the Associate Dean of Student Life, Ms. Wai Lin Sing, accompanied 23 BSE Major in Teaching Chinese Language and all recipients of the 1+2+1 Education Program students in Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

They assisted all of students in their enrollment, ocular inspection of their board and lodging, the necessary bank transactions in so far as the allowances are concern and their personal needs in order to assure the students’ welfare, security, and protection.

A short program was conducted in order to meet the officials of Fujian University followed by an ocular visit at Soledad Building in the School of Education, Fujian University.

Article by: Dr. Imelda Nery

Last September 11,Wednesday, Sycip Gorres Velayo & Company, branded as SGV & Co., graced the second seminar of Chiang Kai Shek College Junior Philippines Institute of Accountants (CKSC-JPIA), entitled "Unfold Our Proficiencies". The seminar was held at the Conference room of CKSC Narra campus, located at the second floor. Mr. Jonathan T. Bino and Ms. Julia-Anne Deypalan spearheaded the said seminar.

The seminar was mainly facilitated by Mr. Jonathan T. Bino. He has been in the industry for more than 10 years already. He audits the largest port management company in the Philippines, a well-known logistics company in the country and a company with a widely used  online travel application among others. Furthermore, Mr. Bino is also an alumnus of CKSC high school batch 2004 and CPA Board Placer in 2008.

Article by : Leanne Abbygail Sy