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                    [Title] => PCC, IEMOP team up to promote fair competition in power market
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The Philippine Competition Commission and the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines Inc. have forged a partnership to promote fair competition in the energy sector.

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                    [Title] => PCC OKs BlackRock’s 40%  stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital
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Global Infrastructure Partners  acquisition of a 40-percent stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. for P13.7 billion has been cleared by the Philippine Competition Commission.

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                    [Title] => PCC warns rice traders against info sharing
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The Philippine Competition Commission has warned rice importers against the sharing of sensitive commercial information, citing risks to fair market competition amid the imposition of a price cap on the staple food.

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                    [Title] => South Korea, Philippines ink partnership for competition law enforcement
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The Philippine Competition Commission has teamed up with the Korea Fair Trade Commission to strengthen cooperation in enforcing competition laws.

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                    [Title] => ‘Regulators can probe collusion of oil firms’
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Take it from the government’s former anti-trust chief himself.

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The Philippine Competition Commission has flagged potential supply and cost pressures in the livestock and poultry industries, warning that implementation challenges tied to non-tariff measures  could restrict meat imports and contribute to higher prices.

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The Philippine Competition Commission has raised the thresholds for mergers and acquisitions that should be notified to the antitrust agency for review.

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