MANILA, Philippines – The Center for Global Best Practices is holding a two-day seminar entitled, “Optimizing Tax Savings and Deductions – The Legal Way” on Aug. 6-7, 2009 at The Edsa Shangri-La, Mandaluyong City. This pioneering program, which is also MCLE & CPE-accredited, will feature expert tax practitioner Rosario S. Bernaldo, CPA, MBA. She is the founder and managing partner of law and accounting firms Bernaldo, Directo & Po office and R.S. Bernaldo & Associates comprising more than 130 accountants and lawyers. Ignorance of tax planning can be very costly. Educate yourself. Avail of this once-a-year opportunity to attend this event with an early bird discounts for those who will register and pay early. Group discounts are also available for 3 or more participants. This is a limited-seats-only event with pre-registration required. For details and a complete list of seminars, you may log on to www.cgbp.org, email jessica@cgbp.org, or call (02) 842-7148 or 59.