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. 15-M-010/2019: In the Matter of the Proposed Acquisition by Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. of Shares in Negros Grace Pharmacy, Inc.

Commission Decision No. 15-M-010/2019:
In the Matter of the Proposed Acquisition by Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. of Shares in Negros Grace Pharmacy, Inc.

 

ABSTRACT:

The proposed transaction is the acquisition by Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AHHI) of 75% of the outstanding capital stock of Negros Grace Pharmacy, Inc. (Negros Grace) from Jasminum Corporation (JC), while 25% will remain with JC. After the transaction, the resulting capital structure of Negros Grace will have an authorized capital stock of Php100,000,000.00 divided into 100,000,000 shares with a par value of Php1.00 per share, an outstanding capital stock of Php100,000,000.00, and number of shareholders pegged at 7.

AHHI is the the healthcare arm of the Ayala Group and holds the corporate entity AC Health behind generic pharmacy line Generika Drugstore, community-based clinic brand Family Doc, online pharmacy and delivery platform MedGrocer, medical records app Vigos and doctor-patient booking app Aide. On the other hand, Negros Grace and its subsidiaries, Solomon Drug Corporation and Samuel Drug Corporation, are companies in the pharmaceutical industry with strong regional presence in Central and Western Visayas with 70 drugstores. Negros Grace drugstores sell mostly branded drugs, with a few generic drugs.

1676958715_AyalaHealthcare-NegrosGracePharma_Commission-Decision-No.-15-M-010-2019_23May2019.pdf

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