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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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/ PCC approves AT&T Inc.’s acquisition and 100% ownership of Time Warner Inc.

PCC approves AT&T Inc.’s acquisition and 100% ownership of Time Warner Inc.

PRESS RELEASE 2017-016
June 14, 2017

PCC approves AT&T Inc.’s acquisition and 100% ownership of Time Warner Inc.

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the acquisition by AT&T Inc. of Time Warner Inc. yesterday, June 13.
 
AT&T Inc. is a communications holding company registered in the United States. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T provides communications services globally, and digital entertainment services within the US and Latin America.
 
AT&T proposed to acquire Time Warner Inc., a global media and entertainment company. As a result of the transaction, AT&T will gain 100 percent ownership of, and full control, over Time Warner.
 
In its Commission Decision, PCC’s Mergers and Acquisitions Office (MAO) has found that the transaction does not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the market.
 
“No ability or incentive exists for the merged firm to engage in foreclosure, post-acquisition, of its media content,” the PCC said. “We also find that there is sufficient competitive constraints on the merged firm after the acquisition.”
 
M&A transactions that reach the threshold of at least Php1 billion, including global deals with presence in the Philippines, are required by the Philippine Competition Act to notify at the PCC.
 
PCC, the country’s anti-trust body, is mandated under the Philippine Competition Act to review mergers and acquisitions to ensure that these deals will not prejudice the interest of the consumers.

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