I congratulate the Asian Consulting Group (ACG) on the occasion of its fifth anniversary. It is encouraging to see how social enterprises such as ACG are increasingly emerging to develop innovative business models and naturally find intersections that create social and economic value.

Through its strategic tax advisory services tailored to the unique demands of emerging enterprises and entrepreneurs, Asian Consulting Group has played an important role in promoting responsible tax citizenship and in the process, helped the government improve its revenue collection efficiencies. The lack of adequate resources is a common stumbling block for startups and empowering them through mentorship and advisory provides tremendous leverage to emerging enterprises in creating positive change.

I wish you many more years of success and may you continue to be an important enabler to emerging enterprises and entrepreneurs.

With my warmest best wishes and congratulations.

My warmest congratulations to Mon Abrea and the Asian Consulting Group (ACG) on its fifth anniversary! Indeed, time flies so fast when you find purpose in what you do. Go Negosyo is fortunate to have enablers and mentors like Mon and his group in ACG share in our vision to empower more Filipino people with the right enterprising mindset and competencies to beat poverty and move up in life.

ACG’s passion to inspire and educate micro and small entrepreneurs, especially in the field of taxes is truly making a big difference as he demystifies this subject matter that is usually not discussed in public. I applaud his organization’s commitment to share its expertise to the micro and small entrepreneurs.

I further commend ACG for your passion in assisting our fellow Filipinos through training and development, strategic tax management and consultancy. With your help, our entrepreneurs will be educated and inspired to go beyond traditional ways of thinking for their organizations, and communities as well.

It is indeed a breakthrough in the local business community when ACG was incorporated, as the premier social enterprise in tax consulting in the country directly helping the efforts of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to increase tax collections by “conscientizing” business people and professionals to pay taxes correctly. As they used to say at the IESE Business School, “Doing Good While Doing Well.”

I’m one with your goals in eliminating burdensome tax regulations and making it simple and fair for all our taxpayers.

As we aim for an increase in voluntary compliance, we must also push for measures that will allow our taxpayers to benefit more from the fruits of their labor. Let us work hand in hand in pursuing genuine tax reforms to help build our middle class and for our Filipino families to grow and nurture, and save up for their children’s future.

If you don’t ask, no one will tell! Therefore, ask anything about taxes, Mon Abrea will tell you more! He unlocks the tax enigma in a language that is straightforward, clear and digestible. He simplifies the complex. He allays the tax fear! He empowers! Mon Abrea is not just a Tax Whiz! He is a patriot. He does what he does because he loves his country. And in return, he says,
“I’m loved!”

As the government continues to promote these reform initiatives, we also need to take a proactive role in being part of this change. I encourage our countrymen to be part of this effort of strengthening our nation by taking part in the Citizen Tax Planning (CTP) Certification Program. By doing so, we do not just wait for the change to happen but take it upon ourselves to anticipate and be part of it. This is the spirit of People Power.

With Mon Abrea’s ability to drill down to the essentials and the ingenuous way his book is written, absorbing the details while waiting for a flight
is not that hard. Thank goodness for most of us who are not Mon!