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Ex-COA chief named new PH Competition Commission head

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 09:04 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has chosen former COA chairman Michael Aguinaldo as the new chairman of the Philippine Competition Commission. He also designated Robert Bioco as the new chief of the National Food Authority. Read more »

Lawmakers seek to place Maharlika fund under PCC

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 05:29 PM

Lawmakers are considering to place the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund under the supervision of the Philippine Competition Commission. Read more »

Eagle Cement buyout not subject to PCC review: San Miguel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 11:23 AM

San Miguel Corp on Friday said it has received a notice from the Philippine Competition Commission stating that its proposed acquisition of shares in Eagle Cement Corp would not be subject to a review. Read more »

PCC sets provisional thresholds for mergers and acquisition review

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 10:52 AM

The Philippine Competition Commission said it would implement provisional compulsory notification thresholds for mergers and acquisitions. Read more »

PCC to look into DITO's complaints vs Globe, Smart

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 08:48 AM

The Philippine Competition Commission said it had found reasonable grounds to open a preliminary inquiry. Read more »

PCC says ABS-CBN, TV5 deal not a merger

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 24 09:40 PM

An official of the antitrust body said the agreement between ABS-CBN and TV5 is not a merger but that there may be "badges" of acquisition of control in the deal. Read more »

Globe, Smart face P100-M fine if guilty of 'abuse': PCC

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 09:52 PM

Globe and Smart may be fined up to P100 million each if found guilty of abusing their dominant position, the Philippines' antitrust watchdog said. Read more »

DITO files complaint vs Globe, Smart with antitrust body

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 05:19 PM

DITO said it has filed 2 complaints with antitrust regulators against Globe and PLDT-Smart citing difficulties with interconnecting DITO calls with their networks. Read more »

NEDA's Balisacan: Second time around

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 04:11 PM

Incoming Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan will need to steer an economy that appears on the way to recovery but is facing both old and new risks to growth. Read more »

PCC approves AC Logistics’ acquisition of Air21 shares

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 03:26 PM

The Philippine Competition Commission has approved the proposed acquisition by AC Logistics Holdings Corp of controlling interest in Air21 Holdings Inc. Read more »

PCC intensifies fight vs internet exclusivity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:16 PM

At least 8 property developers have voluntarily complied with the antitrust body's advisory on internet provider exclusivity, the Philippine Competition Commission said Thursday. Read more »

Companies taking over new frequencies face challenges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 10:47 PM

The country's anti-trust watchdog is concerned about their ability to compete with dominant market players. Read more »

DOH says to cooperate in pneumonia jabs procurement complaint

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:28 PM

Health Sec. Francisco Duque on Monday assured his agency's cooperation following a complaint that government was overcharged billions in its procurement of pneumococcal vaccines. Read more »

Antitrust body urges UnionBank, Century Pacific Food to review M&A deals

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 02:00 PM

The PPCC said UnionBank, Citibank, Century Pacific Food Inc, Ligo Sardines and Potato Corner should review their recent deals to see if they met the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) threshold set by the agency. Read more »

PCC urged to look into possible collusion on pork prices

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:01 AM

Quimbo then said the EO lowering the tariff for pork imports may have been a mistake since the government lost revenues and yet did not achieve its target lower pork prices. Read more »

Review of mergers and acquisitions to resume, says PCC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 09:43 AM

The motu proprio review of mergers and acquisitions which was suspended for a year under the country's second coronavirus response law is set to resume, the Philippine Competition Commission said Wednesday. Read more »

Weather or collusive acts? Antitrust watchdog probes power outages

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 10:45 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Competition Commission is investigating whether recent power outages in the country were due to collusive practices or natural causes. Read more »

Pork mafia? Solon calls on antitrust body to probe high pork prices

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 08:36 PM

House Deputy Minority Leader Stella Quimbo said the Philippine Competition Commission should investigate if there's a "pork mafia" keeping the price of the meat high. Read more »

DITO Telecommunity mag-aalok ng SIM cards, telecom services simula Marso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 09:04 PM

Ilulunsad na ng DITO Telecommunity ang serbisyo nito sa susunod na buwan.  Read more »

Antirust chief warns price caps an 'inefficient response' to crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 06:33 PM

The head of the country's anti-trust body warned the government on the use of price ceilings, saying it can be an "inefficient response" to a crisis in the longer term. Read more »