Jomel N. Manaig
Junior Partner

Jomel N. Manaig is a Junior Partner of Du-Baladad and Associates (BDB Law). He is a CPA-lawyer with 13 years of experience in the field of taxation. Together with Senior Partner Irwin Nidea, they lead the Litigation Department of the Firm.

His specialization includes tax litigation, tax advisory and tax planning, tax assessments and claims for refunds, local taxation, transfer pricing, mergers and acquisitions, special projects, and corporate services. He handles local and multinational companies in banking and finance, construction, education, information technology, insurance, logistics and shipping, manufacturing, mining, petroleum, power and energy, telecommunications, and trust and investments.

His notable work includes successful representation relating to various tax refunds of the largest petroleum corporation in the Philippines. He is also instrumental in the preparation of Transfer Pricing Documentations for: (i) a group of one of the top educational institutions in the Philippines; (ii) one of the leading telecommunication companies in the Philippines and its subsidiaries; and (iii) several business segments of one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines.

Jomel, together with Irwin, developed and spearheaded the Digital Tax and Foreign Investments Watch, a comprehensive publication on everything and anything of importance in these topics. The creation of these publications is timely as there is limited information during its release.

Areas of Practice

• Tax Litigation
• Tax Consulting and Advisory
• Handling Tax Disputes, Protests, Requests for Rulings and Claims for Refunds
• Tax Treaty Availment
• Corporate Services
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Transfer Pricing

Professional Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant
• Lawyer

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Far Eastern University
• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba

Professional Qualifications and Memberships

• Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP)
• Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)

Contact Information

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Landline : +63 2 403-2001 loc. 380
Fax: +63 2 403-2001 loc. 130