Du-Baladad is new MAP president

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Benedicta Du- Baladad has been elected as president of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).

Du-Baladad is the founding partner and chief executive officer of Du-Baladad & Associates (BDB Law).

“Atty. Du-Baladad brings to the table a solid experience in management – an accountant and a lawyer, with a joint degree of Masters of Law and International Tax Program at the Harvard University, USA,” the MAP said.

“Her experience, expertise, determination, and strong will, all contributed to making BDB Law one of the leading tax and corporate law firms today leading to its consistent recognition as an outstanding tax law firm by international ranking bodies, including the Chambers and Partners, International Tax Review, Legal 500 and Asia Legal Business,”it said.

Du-Baladad is a multi-awarded lawyer, being named as National Leader for Southeast Asia - Corporate Tax in the 2022 edition of Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Thought Leaders and is consistently ranked by Asia Business Law Journal as one of the Philippines’ top 100 lawyers (2018-2022).

“A highly regarded name in the field of taxation, she has been recognized for consecutive years as an elite tax practitioner by International Tax Review, a Band 1 leading lawyer by Chambers and Partners, and a tax dispute resolution lawyer by Women in Business Law,”MAP said.

The new MAP president previously served as president of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) in 2017.During her term, she spearheaded the creation of the FINEX Academy as a center of learning and excellence on capital market development in the country.

From 2019 to 2022, she served as the co-chairman of the Capital Market Development Council.

Du-Baladad was also a former official of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), where she served in various posts in offices involved in operations, policy formulation and legal.

One of her significant contributions in the BIR was the setting up of and designing the organizational structure of the Large Taxpayers Service (LTS).

She moved to the private sector in 2001 and shortly thereafter became the president of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP), a premiere organization of tax practitioners in the country.