RESEARCH ON JOINT VENTURE
IN THE PHILIPINES

Group Research Work
Submitted to the
Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business
De La Salle University – Manila

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the requirements in
BUS520M Business Law

Submitted by:
GROUP 4
Amparo, Lourdes
Lagman, Mia Marie
Legaspi, Jill Noreen

Submitted to:
Atty. Antonio Ligon
April 6, 2016

I. Background

1. Philippine Business a. History 2. Doing business in the Philippines b. Forms of business 3. Definition and Origin of Joint Venture (JV)

II. Statement of the Problems

1. What are the applicable laws in joint ventures? 2. What are the tax implications? 3. Are our current joint venture laws sufficient? Especially with the Asean integration?

III. Statement of Objectives

The research study aims to:

1. Identify the applicable laws in joint ventures 2. Identify the tax implications in joint ventures 3. Identify insufficiencies (if any) in our current joint venture laws and make recommendations

IV. Discussion

1. Nature of Joint Ventures in Philippine setting 2. Governing Laws 3. Foreign Investments 4. Scope of Joint Venture Business Activity 5. Taxes in Joint Venture 6. Example of JVs in the Philippines V. Analyses VI. Recommendations

VII. Learning Points

VIII. References
I. Background of Philippine Business

History
Historians state that the early start of business in the Philippines dated back in the 14th century, however, it was not until 1950’s or the post war years was where the emergence of an actual industrial growth. Our history of being colonized and the achievement of our independence played a vital role in the progress of business in our country.

During the Spanish regime, there were no significant business developments. Our country or