The Philippine National Competitiveness Council (NCC) plans to issue an optimistic report this month, citing progress in this year’s good governance and transparency efforts. The report will identify macroeconomic gains and improved trust in public institutions as positive accomplishments this year, while noting weak attempts to upgrade infrastructure. The NCC has also acknowledged that the [...] Read more »
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Philippines Establishes Competition Authority to Investigate Monopolies
by PACC July 10, 2011 » Add the first comment.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has created an Office for Competition under the Department of Justice to investigate monopolies and cartels in domestic and international trade, and to enforce competition policies and laws to protect consumers from abusive, fraudulent, or harmful corrupt business practices. In his Executive Order granting this mandate to the Department of Justice, the [...] Read more »