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Grab June-August fares under review for possible refund: competition body

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Updated as of Nov 28 09:01 AM

The Philippine Competition Commission earlier ordered Grab to refund P5 million in excess charges from February to March. The ongoing review covers June to August, said PCC Commissioner Johannes Bernabe. Read more »

Grab to return P5 million in excess charges through credits: PCC

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Updated as of Nov 19 07:26 PM

The PCC and an independent third party trustee will have access to Grab’s database to identify riders eligible for the refund, or those who used the ride-hailing service in 101 routes where Grab committed pricing violations, Commissioner Johannes Bernabe told DZMM. Credits can be used to pay for services within the app.   Read more »

PH Competition Commission to intensify crackdown on rice cartels

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Posted at Oct 24 12:08 AM

The Philippine Competition Commission gets some much-needed help from the budget department and the Supreme Court in its investigations. Read more »

Anti-trust watchdog resolves country's first 'abuse of dominance' case

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Posted at Oct 02 11:24 AM

The Philippine Competition Commission on Wednesday said it has resolved the country's first "abuse of dominance case" involving a sole internet provider deal by a housing developer. Read more »

Anti-trust body, agriculture dept partner for consumer protection in agri sector

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Posted at Oct 01 02:46 PM

The Philippine Competition Commission on Tuesday said it partnered with the Department of Agriculture to help address "unscrupulous" practices in the agri sector that could affect prices and output. Read more »

Anti-trust body approves joint venture for Pasay reclamation project

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Posted at Sep 30 03:47 PM

The PCC said this deal was its first merger review where a local government unit is involved as a party to a joint venture.  Read more »

Competition watchdog fines Huawei, Xiaomi supplier over late merger notification

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Posted at Sep 16 03:19 PM

Chinese manufacturer Wingtech Technology, Co. Ltd and Dutch semiconductor firm Nexperia Holding B.V, which it acquired, were fined P716,150, for the late notification of the deal. Read more »

Competition Commission to further probe San Miguel-Holcim acquisition deal

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Posted at Sep 07 05:24 PM

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Saturday said it would further review San Miguel Corporation's (SMC) acquisition of Holcim Philippines, saying the deal could lead to a "cartel-like coordination among cement firms" in several regions. Read more »

Jollibee's Coffee Bean takeover may need antitrust review: watchdog body

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Updated as of Aug 12 10:44 AM

The country's largest fastfood operator, however, has not submitted documents on the acquisition, PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan told ANC's Market Edge. Read more »

PH antitrust body speeds up review process for qualified deals

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Posted at Jun 21 10:40 PM

One of the Philippines’ biggest property developers believes there's still a lot of room for consolidation in the local sector. Read more »

Antitrust body approves EastWest Bank's acquisition of PBCom's auto loan portfolio

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Posted at Jun 19 11:28 AM

The transaction, which involves a portion of PBCom's auto loan receivables limited to dealership-generated accounts, will not likely result in substantial lessening of competition in the autoloan market, the antitrust body said in a statement. Read more »

Antitrust body sets 15-day 'expedited' review for select deals

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Posted at Jun 18 03:25 PM

Under a May 28 resolution, the expedited review is applicable for transactions that are less likely to substantially prevent, lessen or restrict competition in their market, the PCC said in a statement.    Read more »

AC Health gets antitrust body's approval to raise stake in Generika

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Posted at Jun 04 11:10 AM

AC Health will proceed with the closing of the increase in stake to 52.5 percent from 50 percent after receiving the approval from the PCC last June 3, Ayala Corp said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.  Read more »

AC Health secures antitrust body's approval for Negros pharma buy

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Posted at May 27 02:44 PM

A May 23 decision found that sufficient number of players remain in the drugstore chain market in both regional and national scope even after the merger, the PCC said in a statement.  Read more »

PCC reminds San Miguel of notification requirement for Holcim deal

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Posted at May 24 02:27 PM

As of Friday, May 24, SMC have not issued a notification for a mandatory merger review, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said in a statement. Read more »

PH economy hampered by monopolies, lack of competition: World Bank

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Updated as of Mar 04 06:38 PM

Among the sectors that need to see more competition are electricity, telecommunications, and transport.  Read more »

Antitrust body raises threshold for compulsory mergers, acquisition notification

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Posted at Feb 21 01:22 PM

In a Commission Resolution released Thursday, the PCC raised the threshold for the Size of Person (SoP) to P5.6 billion from P5 billion and for the Size of Transaction (SoT) to P2.2 billion from P2 billion. Read more »

Blocked merger 'lost opportunity' for sugar industry in Southern Luzon: RHI

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Posted at Feb 15 01:05 PM

RHI said the merger would have stirred productivity for the "extremely under-utilized facilities" of both URC and CADPI. Read more »

Anti-trust body blocks merger of URC, Roxas Holdings' sugar mill

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Updated as of Feb 14 05:05 PM

MANILA -- The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Thursday said it has blocked the merger between sugar millers Universal Robina Corp (URC) and Roxas Holdings Inc's (RHI) Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc (CADPI), saying the deal would lead to a monopoly.  Read more »

Grab to question antitrust body's 'maximum' fines

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 03:43 AM

MANILA - Ride-hailing firm Grab on Friday said it will not pay the P6.5 million fine of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), and asked why it was fined "at the maximum" for "trivial items" and for failing to meet the antitrust body's deadlines. Read more »