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

 

/ Commission Decision No. 02-M-001/2023: Proposed Merger of Bank of the Philippine Islands and Robinsons Bank Corporation

Commission Decision No. 02-M-001/2023
Proposed Merger of Bank of the Philippine Islands and Robinsons Bank Corporation

 

Abstract:

The proposed transaction is a merger between Bank of the Philippine Islands (“BPI”), a corporation with a universal banking license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (“BSP”), and Robinsons Bank Corporation (“RBC”), a corporation with a commercial banking license from the BSP, with BPI as the surviving bank (the “Merger”). Both BPI and RBC are engaged in the banking business.

Upon the approval and effectivity of the proposed Merger, the shareholders of RBC, including JG Summit Capital Services Corporation and Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., will acquire, subject to adjustments, approximately 6% of the resulting outstanding common shares of BPI in exchange for all assets, rights, privileges, and powers, as well as all liabilities and obligations, of RBC.

1732692287_Commission-Decision-No.-02-M-001-2023-compressed.pdf

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