Mr. Eduardo "Eddie" H. Yap

Chairman, National Committee

Management Association of the Philippines

Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

President & CEO, Clairmont Group
Dynamic Realty & Resources Corp
Clairmont Realty & Development Corp
Unitec Pipe Manufacturing Corp.

Chairman, National Affairs Committee Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), 2017-2019

Chairman, National Affairs Committee Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) 2018 - 2019

Chairman, Traffic, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, 2015 - 2018

AUTHOR OF ARTICLES ON CAPITAL MARKETS, TAX MATTERS and NATIONAL BUDGET, INFRASTRUCTURE, among others. Selected articles:

A Tax less Economic Growth, October 22, 2004, Philippines STAR
Is the Economy overtaxed? December 1, 2004, Philippines STAR
A Matter of Tax (Mal)Administration? February 1, 2010, Philippine STAR
Simplifying the tax System: The Way To Go, August 16, 2010, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Simplifying the tax System redux, August 18, 2014, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Precursor to 2017 comprehensive tax reform, March 27, 2017, Philippine Star
Annotated view of comprehensive tax reform Part 1, March 28, 2017, Philippine STAR
Annotated view of comprehensive tax reform Part 2, March 29, 2017, Philippine STAR
Unprecedented, August 20, 2018, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Solving the NAIA Conundrum, September 10, 2018, Philippine Daily Inquirer

AUTHOR OF SEVERAL FINEX POSITION PAPERS on:
1. Senate Bill on Estate Tax Reform
2. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN)
3. Senate Bill on Granting General Tax Amnesty