This study conducted a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo’s presidential proclamation bid considering differing ideologies between two opposing political parties in the Philippines. Robredo employed language to persuade people to support her ideologies and, ultimately, to cast their votes for her. Analyzing her speech through Fairclough’s three-dimensional CDA model yielded the following several key insights. First, the textual analysis of Robredo’s proclamation bid revealed multiple personal and impersonal motivations in using linguistic markers such as personal pronouns, mood, and modality. Second, the processing analysis of Robredo’s political discourse displayed her lexical choices and use of rhetorical norms such as metaphors, repetition, and three-part lists to persuade people to change their views on the government. Finally, the social analysis of Robredo’s proclamation speech revealed her ideologies as a political leader, which became the basis for constructing a self-identity relevant to her orientation of power. This analysis of Robredo’s political discourse through CDA explored the relationship between language, ideologies, and power. The findings of this study are expected to stimulate listeners to critically observe the verbal political behaviors of speakers.

기업의 비재무적 요소인 ESG는 지속 가능한 개발 및 자연과 인류의 지속 가능한 공존을 위해서는 거부할 수 없는 거대한 흐름이 되었다. 그리고 ‘E’ 와 ‘S,’ 그리고 ‘G’ 중에서도 특히 ‘G’는 전자를 실현하는 중심축이자 뿌리 라고 여겨진다. 그런데 기업지배구조를 개선해야할 의무공개매수제도가 기 업의 ESG 가치 제고에 악영향을 끼치는 모순적인 현상이 발생하고 있다. 특히 유럽에서 관찰되는 현상으로는, 주주활동(shareholder engagement) 내지는 주주행동주의(shareholder activism)의 맥락에서 이뤄지는 기관투 자자와 소수주주들의 주권 행사 내지는 경영권 개입이 의무공개매수제도 상 공동행사(acting in concert)로 간주 되어 잔여주식에 대한 매수청약의무를 야기하는 것이다. 의무공개매수제도 재도입 내용을 담은 자본시장과 금융투 자업에 관한 법률 개정안이 현재 제21대 국회에 계류 중인데, 해당 개정안 이 본회의를 통과한다면 우리나라 법제도 기업지배구조의 개선과 ESG 가치 제고라는 두 목표가 상충하는 상황을 마주하게 된다. 인수·합병 시 소수주 주 보호 체계의 미비로 인한 ‘코리아 디스카운트’를 해소하기 위한 개정안이 주주활동 내지는 주주행동주의의 걸림돌 내지는 그 방어기재로 작용하여 다 른 차원의 ‘코리아 ESG 디스카운트’를 야기할 위험이 있는 것이다. 의무공개매수제도가 주주의 경영개입을 억제하는 모순은 본질적으로는 공 동행위 또는 공동보유의 기준과 해석을 통해 해결할 문제이다. 하지만 개인 적으로는 이 모순을 해결하기 위한 시작점은 의무공개매수제도의 적용기준 인 지배권 기준에 대한 접근방식을 재검토하는 일이라 본다. 우선, 지배권 기준은 시대와 국가, 시장, 회사, 사안, 상황마다 다르기에 획일적인 지배권 기준은 최선의 규제방식이라 보기 어렵고, 둘째, 그러므로 지배권에 대한 개 념을 각 회사가 처한 환경과 상황에 맞게 설정한다면 인수·합병 시 불합리 하게 낮은 가격으로 주식을 매각해야 하는 압박으로부터 잔여 소수주주를 효과적으로 보호하면서도 의무공개매수제도로부터 일정 수준 자유롭게 주주 활동 내지는 주주행동주의 차원의 주주 간 연대를 장려할 수 있으며, 셋째, 각 회사에 적합한 지배권 기준의 설정을 통하여 공동행사에 대한 기준 설정 과 해석을 통한 예외를 허용하는 번잡한 문제를 사전에 해결할 수 있기 때 문이다. 이와 같은 법제는 ESG 가치 제고를 선호하는 지배주주가 단기이익 의 증진을 요구하는 다른 주주들의 반대를 이겨내기 위해 기관투자자 등과 연대하는 경우 의무공개매수제도가 걸림돌이 되는 문제도 예방한다는 차원 에서 큰 의미가 있다. 그러므로 이 글에서는 국내외 의무공개매수제도 상 지배권 기준을 비교· 분석함과 더불어 우리나라 상사법상 지배권의 개념이 상대적이라는 근거를 제시함으로써 추상적인 개념이자 상대적인 기준인 지배권에 대한 접근방식 재검토 필요성을 도출하고, 이 논의를 바탕으로 지배권 기준에 대한 회사의 재량권을 인정하는 입법론을 제시하기로 한다. 이 모든 논의의 지향점은 우 리나라 기업들이 ESG 가치를 제고하는 데 적합한 환경을 조성하는 것이다.

Terfenadine (TFN) was a second generation histamine receptor antagonist. Although several studies have reported the regulatory effect of H1-histamine receptor antagonists in human cancer cell lines, its effect in oral cancer remains unclear. In this study, we focused on addressing the anti-cancer activity of TFN in human oral cancer cell lines. The anti-cancer activities of TFN were performed by tryphan blue exclusion assay, 4'-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining, live/dead assay and Western blot analysis. TFN induced a significant reduction of the growth in three different human oral cancer cell lines (MC3, HSC4 and Ca9.22). TFN markedly induced apoptosis through DNA damage and increase in cytotoxicity. It also accumulated cleaved PARP and caspase 3. This process was due to cleavage of caspase 8 and Bid protein. The results from this study strongly demonstrated that the cleavages of caspase 8 and Bid are required for the apoptotic activity of TFN in human oral cancer cells. Taken together, these findings suggest TFN as a potent anticancer drug candidate for the treatment of oral cancer.

This study deals with construction contract bid-rigging by Japanese contractors who monopolized the construction market of the Korean Peninsula during the Japanese colonial rule, and investigates the abuses of the contract bid-rigging. First of all, construction contract bid-rigging in Korea was triggered by Japanese construction contractors and contract brokers, who had savored the benefits of bidrigging in Japan and had repeated the bid-rigging in Korea since 1903. Second, the agency played a significant role to mediate construction contractors, and existed throughout the Japanese colonial rule on the Korean Peninsula with changing their names. Most of them were engaged in major contract bid-rigging scandals. Among them was Construction Association of Korea, which existed for over 13 years. The agencies had took part in governmental services since the mid-1930s when Japan exploited Korean people during wartime, and focused on sweating human resources for the constructions. Third, one of the biggest construction bid-rigging scandals during the Japanese colonial rule was "the 1st and 2nd scandal on Daegu construction contract bid-rigging." Indeed, the second scandal paved the way for the serial scandals: "Kyeongseong construction contract bid-rigging scandal", "Busan construction contract bid-rigging scandal", and other cases throughout the nation. Fourth, along with the contract bid-rigging cases related to the Japanese Government-General of Korea and local authorities, bid-riggings firmly took rooted in local governments' farmland reclamation projects in the 1920s and the poor relief services in the 1930s. The "bid-rigging charges" forced contractors to compensate their losses with exploiting material costs and labor costs, generating serious problems. The construction contract bid-rigging enabled Japan to monopolize the construction industry and to sweat farmers on the Korean Peninsula. Against this backdrop, contract bid-rigging by Japanese construction contractors during the its colonization made Korean contractors ruled out, and helped Japanese monopolize the industry. A large amount of bid-rigging charges drove Japanese contractors to do fraudulent work with cheap materials and to exploit Korean labor force.

This paper investigates the potential impact of external factors on bid/no-bid decision for supervision consultant service on construction project in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The data used in this study are secondary data taken from annual reports and sourced from the Department of Public Procurement, Ministry of Planning and Investment in Hanoi. Besides, to identify the impact of external factors on bid/no-bid decision for supervision consultant service on construction project in Hanoi, the study collected data from 272 qualified questionnaires from bidders doing business in Hanoi. Cronbach’s Alpha, EFA and regression model are used to explore the impact of each independent variable on bid/no-bid decision for supervision consultant service on construction project. The results show that three external determinants, including Project characteristic (PC), Legal codes (LC) and Competition (C) are affecting bid/no-bid decision for supervision consultant service on construction project in Hanoi. Among them, Project characteristic (PC) and Legal codes (LC) have positive relationships with bid/no-bid decision for supervision consultant service on construction project, whereas Competition (C) negatively affects bid/no-bid decision for supervision consultant service on construction project. It means the more contractors actually participate in a bid, the less bid/ no-bid decisions are made.