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The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is an independent quasi-judicial authority tasked with promoting and maintaining market competition.

Continuing our Consumer Welfare Month lineup! This week, we highlight how the PCC reviews policies and regulations to sa...
09/10/2026

Continuing our Consumer Welfare Month lineup! This week, we highlight how the PCC reviews policies and regulations to safeguard fair competition and preserve market options for everyone.

Todayโ€™s featured term is โ€œ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.โ€

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Keep up with the every Friday as we break down essential competition terms.

WE'RE HIRING! The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is a quasi-judicial national government agency tasked to promo...
08/10/2026

WE'RE HIRING!

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is a quasi-judicial national government agency tasked to promote fair market competition and prohibit anti-competitive mergers and practices such as cartels, bid-riggings, and abuses of dominant position in business.

The PCC is now open to accept applications for the following positions:

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Deadline for applications: 15 October 2026
PCC Investigation Agent V (Item No. PHCC-INVA5-1-2016)

๏ธ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Deadline for applications: 18 October 2026
PCC Attorney II (Item No. PHCC-ATY2-16-2019)

For more details on the vacancies, kindly visit our website https://www.phcc.gov.ph/welcome-to-careers.

Like our FB page for updates. For inquiries, e-mail [email protected] or call 8771 9722 local 209.


Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) Economics Office Director Carlos Vega served as a resource speaker during the in...
08/10/2026

Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) Economics Office Director Carlos Vega served as a resource speaker during the inaugural Economics Brownbag Seminar Series held on September 28 at De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila. Addressing the DLSU community, Vega presented his paper, โ€œRecurrent Medicine Procurement with Dynamic Reserve Prices: Evidence from the Philippines,โ€ which examines the impact of bid cap policies on public medicine procurement. Based on administrative data from Philippine government hospitals, the study found that setting dynamic reserve prices significantly lowered drug costs and reduced price dispersion, while also noting potential competition risks, such as auction failures and tacit collusion.

The hybrid session was organized under the PCC Academic Hubs partnership with the DLSU Carlos L Tiu School of Economics.



Photos courtesy of the DLSU Archers Network

HAPPENING NOW: The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) commences the 2026 Fair Business Forum (FBF) on Competition C...
07/10/2026

HAPPENING NOW: The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) commences the 2026 Fair Business Forum (FBF) on Competition Compliance in Quezon City.

Following an insightful opening message by PCC Commissioner Lolibeth Ramit-Medrano, legal practitioners, corporate executives, and compliance officers have gathered for a comprehensive session on embedding fair market practices into corporate governance.

Now in its third year โ€“ and marking a major milestone as the PCCโ€™s first Mandatory Continuing Legal Education-accredited forum โ€“ todayโ€™s FBF focuses on four key areas:
โ€ข Committing to Competition Compliance: Salient Provisions of the Philippine Competition Act
โ€ข Leveraging Competition Law to Protect Integrity in Public Procurement
โ€ข Strengthening Corporate Governance: The Role of Compliance Officers and Leadership
โ€ข Committing to Compliance: Due Diligence Checklist

By providing legal and business professionals with practical and actionable approaches, with an emphasis on establishing internal compliance programs, the PCC continues to strengthen voluntary compliance and uphold fair competition across industries.


PRESS RELEASE: PCC, UPLB ink partnership for academic collaboration on competition policyThe Philippine Competition Comm...
06/10/2026

PRESS RELEASE: PCC, UPLB ink partnership for academic collaboration on competition policy

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of the Philippines Los Baรฑos on September 15 in Quezon City, marking the third institutional partnership formalized under the PCC Academic Hubs Project for FY 2026-2027. Through structured academic collaboration, this initiative is geared toward establishing academic centers across higher education institutions to foster excellence in competition law, economics, and policy.

โ„น๏ธ Details here: https://bit.ly/PCC-UPLBMoASigning


๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™šThe PCC will conduct its pilot MCLE-accredited Fair Business Forum (FBF) on Competition ...
05/10/2026

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š

The PCC will conduct its pilot MCLE-accredited Fair Business Forum (FBF) on Competition Compliance:

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 07 October 2026
๐Ÿ• 8:30 AM โ€“ 5:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Quezon City

This forum is tailored for professionals overseeing legal, compliance, and business advisory functions. Topics of the 2026 FBF include practical insights on competition law and compliance, government procurement, and corporate governance.



Nakikiisa ang Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) sa pagdiriwang ng Consumer Welfare Month ngayong Oktubre. Sa teman...
05/10/2026

Nakikiisa ang Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) sa pagdiriwang ng Consumer Welfare Month ngayong Oktubre.

Sa temang โ€œSafe Products, Confident Consumers,โ€ layunin ng selebrasyong ito na palakasin ang kamalayan ng mga konsyumer upang maging mas mapanuri at responsable sa kanilang pagpili at pagbili.

Bilang ahensyang nagpapatupad ng Philippine Competition Act (PCA), patuloy na isinusulong ng PCC ang isang bukas, patas, at inklusibong pamilihan. Sa pamamagitan nito, nakatutulong ang PCC na matiyak na ang mga produkto at serbisyo sa merkado ay ligtas, dekalidad, at abot-kaya para sa lahat.

Sama-sama nating patatagin ang tiwala ng bawat mamimili, dahil ang kaligtasan at kapakanan ng konsyumer ay responsibilidad ng bawat isa!

๐Ÿ”— Alamin kung paano nakatutulong ang PCA sa pagprotekta sa kapakanan ng mga mamimili: bit.ly/PCC-CompetitionHandbook



๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹๐’The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) invites research proposals under the ๐๐‚๐‚ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ ๐‚...
02/10/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹๐’

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) invites research proposals under the ๐๐‚๐‚ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•.

This is a funded research opportunity for individuals with at least a Bachelorโ€™s degree in Economics, Statistics, or a closely related field (a graduate degree is an advantage), and at least 2 years of relevant research experience to conduct studies in industrial organization, industrial policy, competition economics, competition policy, and other related areas relevant to market competition and regulation.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe through the cards for full details!

๐Ÿ“„ Refer to the PCC Academic Hubs Guidelines on Research Funding for more details on the application and evaluation of proposals:
๐Ÿ”— https://bit.ly/pcc-acadhubs-research2627

๐Ÿ“ง For inquiries, contact the PCC Academic Hubs Team under the Economics Office at [email protected].


Welcome to Octoberโ€™s ! In celebration of Consumer Welfare Month, weโ€™re highlighting key competition concepts that prote...
02/10/2026

Welcome to Octoberโ€™s ! In celebration of Consumer Welfare Month, weโ€™re highlighting key competition concepts that protect consumers, promote market fairness, and safeguard public interest.

Todayโ€™s term is โ€œ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.โ€

๐Ÿ“– Learn more about market studies conducted by the PCCโ€™s Economics Office here: https://www.phcc.gov.ph/resource-category/issues-papers

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Catch the every Friday for your quick guide to key competition concepts.

๐—ฃ๐—–๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ-๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ข๐—— ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—”๐—–๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆEffective October 3, 2026, the Philippine Competition...
01/10/2026

๐—ฃ๐—–๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ-๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ข๐—— ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—”๐—–๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ

Effective October 3, 2026, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 26-004 lifts the suspension of the 30-day Notification Period under Section 18.2 of the Interim Guidelines During Periods of Community Quarantine. Parties to a merger that breach the Size of Party and Size of Transaction threshold shall notify the PCC within 30 days from signing of definitive agreements.

Benefits of timely and complete document submission:
โ€ข Enable a smoother merger notification process; and
โ€ข Allow Parties to manage transaction timelines.

๐Ÿ“‘ Copy of the MC No. 26-004 may be viewed on the PCC website:
www.phcc.gov.ph/storage/pdf-resources/1789972835_PCC%20Memorandum%20Circular%2026-004%20-%20Resumption%20of%2030-day%20Notification%20Period%20for%20Mergers%20and%20Acquisitions.pdf
โ˜Ž๏ธ For questions and clarifications, and to request a Pre-Notification Consultation, contact the PCC Mergers and Acquisitions Office: [email protected] | +632 8771-9722

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9/F & 25/F Vertis North Corporate Center 1, North Avenue
Quezon City
1600

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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