2019: A banner year for competition enforcement By Arsenio M. Balisacan, PhD January 8, 2020 Despite the many headwinds it continued to face, the Philippine economy received some welcome news at the end of 2019: poverty estimates recently released show that the country’s full-year poverty incidence dropped from 23.3 percent in 2015 to 16.6… continue reading ››
Commission Decision No. 01-E-001/2019: Competition Enforcement Office of the Philippine Competition Commission vs. Urban Deca Homes Manila Condominium Corporation and 8990 Holdings, Inc. [PCC Case No. E-2019-001] For Violation of Section 15(i) of R.A. No. 10667
Abuse of Dominance by Atty. Johannes Benjamin R. Bernabe June 19, 2019 Cartels are more easily understood by lawyers and economists familiarizing themselves with competition law concepts. Even laymen have a general understanding of price-fixing and bid-rigging as acts among competitors that ought to be prohibited and penalized. However, the practices that the Philippine… continue reading ››
Don’t be evil By Atty. Amabelle C. Asuncion June 5, 2019 Abuse in any context is bad. There are laws against different forms of abuse: child abuse, abuse of women, abuse of authority, to name a few. The essence of these laws is to protect those in a position of weakness or disadvantage against… continue reading ››