Tag: Philippine Competition Commission
Philippines: Regulator probes alleged cold storage cartel
The Philippines’ antitrust body announced it would look into the alleged cold storage cartel in the onion industry, which had reportedly forced onion farmers...
Philippines: PCC raises threshold for mergers
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has raised the threshold for mandatory notifications of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to ensure that transactions will not substantially...
Philippines: Regulator Blocks URC’s acquisition of Batangas sugar mill
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has decided to block food giant Universal Robina’s (URC) acquisition of Roxas’s sugar mill, Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc.,...
Philippine: PCC tells cartel members to come clean
The country’s antitrust watchdog called on cartel members to “come clean” and share information on anticompetitive agreements amid its launch of a whistleblower-type program at...
Philippines: Regulator to start Leniency Program
The Philippine Competition Commission will launch its Leniency Program, to encourage whistleblowers to cooperate with the antitrust monitor, on Saturday, January 19.
Those who provide...
Philippines: PCC considers expanding immunity rules
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has announced that it is looking at the possibility of reworking its immunity policy for cartel members.
Currently, the PCC...
Philippines: Regulator suspends review of Grab-Uber deal
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has suspended its review of Grab Philippines' acquisition of Uber Philippines after Grab made an offer of voluntary commitments...
Philippines: PCC clears previously nullified purchase
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the purchase by conglomerate Udenna Corporation of a Dutch company that will give its owner, Dennis Uy,...
Philippines: Antitrust watchdog halts Grab-Uber merger
The Philippines’ antitrust agency said on Saturday, April 7, it has ordered Uber Technologies to continue domestic operations as it reviews the ride hailing...
Philippines: Watchdog may probe garlic ‘cartel’
One strong indication of the presence of cartels is a sudden, irregular change in market prices, and this is what has gotten the chair...