PCC Public Advisory

 

System Maintenance Advisory: MAO E-Notification System

Please be advised that the MAO E-Notification System will undergo scheduled maintenance to implement system enhancements from 01 April to 06 April 2026. During this period, the system will be temporarily unavailable.

The last day for electronic submissions through the MAO E-Notification System will be on 31 March 2026 (5:00 PM).

If there are submissions due during the scheduled maintenance period, all concerned parties are advised to ensure the early submission of the necessary documents prior to the maintenance dates.

The enhanced MAO E-Notification System will resume normal operations on Tuesday, 07 April 2026.

For any questions or concerns, please contact the Mergers and Acquisitions Office via email at mergers@phcc.gov.ph or by telephone at +632 8771 9722 local 252.

Please be guided accordingly.

 

 

 

Advisory: LMS Rebranding to PCC eCLASS

In line with its rebranding efforts, PCC's Learning Management System (LMS), previously known as iCLP: Online Learning Hub on Competition Law and Policy, will now be called PCC eCLASS: Enhanced Competition Learning Activities Spaces.

Correspondingly, the platform’s domain name will be changed from iclp.phcc.gov.ph to eclass.phcc.gov.ph.

Please be advised that the LMS will be temporarily unavailable from March 27, 2026 (5:00 PM) to March 31, 2026 (11:59 PM) to facilitate this transition.

Beginning April 1, 2026, users may access PCC’s online courses through the new domain.

 

 

 

PCC Advisory: Trunkline Service Interruption

 

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/ Call For Comments: PCC Rules On Expedited Merger Review

[UPDATE: Extension to receive comments set until 17 April 2019]

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) invites stakeholders, representatives from the business, legal, academic, and trade groups, as well as other interested individuals to submit their comments on the PCC Draft Rules on Expedited Merger Review.

The draft rules provide guidance in the expedited review of qualified proposed transactions that are unlikely to raise competition concerns. The terms include 1) Coverage, 2) Qualifications, 3) Fees, 4) Deficiencies, 4) Applicability, 5) Exclusions, and 6) Expedited Review Notification Form.

Under the Expedited Merger Review, qualified transactions will undergo merger review in a period of fifteen (15) working days from receipt by the PCC of the Expedited Review Forms.

A sample of the draft Expedited Review Notification Form is provided below as reference for comments as well.

The public may send their comments via e-mail to mergers@phcc.gov.ph with subject title “Comments: PCC Rules on Expedited Merger Review,” or via mail to Philippine Competition Commission located at 25th Floor Tower 1, Vertis North Corporate Center, North Avenue, Quezon City 1105. Please ensure that comments will be received by the Mergers and Acquisitions Office on or before 17 April 2019.

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Rules on Expedited Merger Review

Download (PCC-RULES-ON-EXPEDITED-MERGER-REVIEW_2019.03.27.pdf)Download (EXPEDITED-REVIEW-NOTIFICATION-FORM_2019.03.27.pdf)