| | OCTOBER 20254 Editorial Business Leadership ChroniclesPublisher Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2024 InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.The evolving role of general counsel in the Philippines underscores the growing intersection between traditional legal expertise and advancing technologies. Once viewed primarily as risk mitigators, today's general counsel are expected to act as strategic advisers who balance regulatory compliance with business growth. With the Philippines' dynamic economic landscape--driven by global trade, outsourcing, and digital transformation--these legal leaders carry heightened responsibility in ensuring governance standards while enabling organizations to remain competitive.Against this backdrop, the recent debut of Agentic AI platforms such as Thomson Reuters' CoCounsel represents a timely evolution in legal technology. Designed to support tax, audit, and accounting professionals, platforms like CoCounsel demonstrate how deeply integrated domain expertise and artificial intelligence can streamline workflows without compromising professional benchmarks. For Filipino general counsel, these innovations offer opportunities to enhance legal research, contract management, and compliance monitoring, thereby freeing up valuable time for strategic decision-making--all while ensuring human oversight remains central to high-stakes legal judgments.As Agentic AI continues to mature, its influence on industry workflows in the Philippines will only deepen, allowing in-house counsel teams to deliver faster and more accurate solutions while navigating increasingly complex regulations. However, technology alone cannot replace the nuanced understanding of culture, business climate, and stakeholder priorities that Filipino general counsel bring to the table. Instead, the future lies in collaboration: leveraging advanced tools to improve efficiency, while relying on leadership, ethical judgment, and contextual awareness to guide organizations through uncertainty. In this balance lies the true evolution of the general counsel in the Philippines.Do let us know your thoughts.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsasia.comThe "Law" of Business Vol 6 · Issue 4 - 10 ·OCTOBER, 2025Publisher Alok ChaturvediManaging Editor Sujith Vasudevan GM - Media & Graphic Designing VisualizerPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Akshay Shettyadvertise@ceoinsightsasia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsasia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsasia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsasia.comMagazine Price is $50 per issuePrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore - 560008 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Designer Vayshnavi P D VP - Sales & Marketing Amrit Kumar Singh Circulation Manager Magendran PerumalEditorialLakshmi Prabha Keerthana KantharajViswanathan A Roopalatha H
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