The recent deal between ABS-CBN and TV5 "left a bad taste in the mouth", said SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, who still sounded very upset over the supposed misdeeds of the shuttered "Kapamilya" network. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Facebook live) "Last week,...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta warned officials of three agencies that they would be summoned by the House of Representatives "in proper time" if they fail to address the issue on the deal between shuttered media giant ABS-CBN and TV5. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Ellison...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta is prodding the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to look into the potential deal between the shuttered media giant ABS-CBN and TV5. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) This, as Marcoleta described the venture as a possible "circumvention...
Smart Communications Inc., hit back at DITO Telecommunity Corporation saying its accusation of anti-competitive behavior is baseless, a ploy to shirk huge penalties for the fraudulent voice traffic it fails to control in its network, to the detriment of Smart and the government. While Smart has yet...
A strong competition policy will help strengthen the Philippines’ foundation to achieve upper-middle income country status, and to sustain growth towards high-income country status in one generation, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said. "By fostering a business-friendly...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which is the governing entity of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), has inked a deal with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), for the relevant parties to concretize energy transition roadmap that will primarily be...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) has launched a oneSTore.ph vending machine that serves ready-to-consume dairy carabao products 24/7. Photo from Philippine News Agency Located beside the entrance of the Milka Krem outlet in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva...
President Duterte has signed an administrative order (AO) directing the adoption and implementation of the National Competition Policy (NCP), Malacañang reporters learned on Wednesday night, Oct. 20. (From right) President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (Photo from PCOO...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), the country’s anti-trust watchdog, has set up a task force that will look into the issue of abuse of dominance involving Internet exclusivity deal in condominiums and subdivisions as complaints rise. PCC Chairman Arsenio M. Balisacan revealed this...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), the anti-trust authority in the country, has expressed opposition to any extension on the suspension of its motu proprio review power on mergers and acquisitions (M&As). PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan said this at the virtual “Enhancing Competition...
Liberalization will help address the competition concerns hounding the Philippines’ sugar industry, which is keeping the prices of the sweetener high. In a forum organized by Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), Roehlano Briones, a senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called out the Philippines to keep in check potential power market abuse in the logistics sector, citing serious competition issues, including high freight cost and shortage in containers disrupting supply chains during this...
