The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), through its Legislative Liaison Office (LLO), in partnership with the Office of the City Mayor Hon. Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto as well as the Pasig City Investments Center and Negosyo Center, will be conducting its third Capacity Improvement on Competition Advocacy for Legislative Staff (CICALS) on 11 December 2020 at 1:00 PM for the benefit of policymakers, consumers, and businesses of Pasig City.
The CICALS is a webinar series on the basics of competition law and policy, benefits and applications of the competition law on businesses, and the powers and functions of the PCC.
- Promote the value of pro-competitive local legislation and policies in protecting Pasigueño consumers and stakeholders;
- Introduce the benefits of competition to MSMEs and promote fair competition within the business sector;
- Develop competition champions in the local government;
- Craft and issue a competition code/ordinance of the local government.
The webinar will start at 1:00 PM and will be streamed live at the PCC Facebook Page.
For further inquiries, kindly e-mail legis@phcc.gov.ph.
Activity | Speaker |
Opening Remarks | Arsenio M. Balisacan, PhD Chairperson, Philippine Competition Commission |
Keynote Address | Hon. Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto Mayor, Pasig City |
The Philippine Competition Act and the Philippine Competition Commission | Atty. Emerson B. Aquende Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission |
Benefits of Competition | Atty. Johannes R. Bernabe Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission |
Competition Assessment for Local Legislation | Roberto Martin Nolan Galang, PhD Senior Private Sector Specialist for Microeconomics, Trade and Investment, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group |
Fostering Competition through Local Legislation | Atty. Ruben Maximiano Senior Competition Expert, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
Q&A | |
Closing Remarks | Atty. Faye Condez-de Sagon, MNSA Legislative Liaison Office, Philippine Competition Commission
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Roundtable Discussion |
Executive session for Pasig City Officials, and key stakeholders; to be joined by the entire Commission, OECD, and WBG representatives
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To view more photos please visit our Facebook album page: CICALS Album
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