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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

 

/ Commission Decision No. 18-M-015/2020: Proposed Acquisition by GT Capital Auto Dealership Holdings, Inc. and Toyota Corolla Sapporo Philippines Holdings, Inc. of Shares in Toyota Santa Rosa, Laguna, Inc.

Commission Decision No. 18-M-015/2020:
Proposed Acquisition by GT Capital Auto Dealership Holdings, Inc. and Toyota Corolla
Sapporo Philippines Holdings, Inc. of Shares in Toyota Santa Rosa, Laguna, Inc.

 

ABSTRACT:

The proposed transaction involves the 100% stake purchase by GT Capital Auto Dealership Holdings, Inc. (GT Auto) and Toyota Corolla Sapporo Holdings, Inc. (Toyota Sapporo) of Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation’s (TMP) in Toyota Santa Rosa, Laguna, Inc. (TSR) composed of 5 million common shares with par value of Php100.00) per share (Sale Shares). TMP will sell and transfer to GT Auto 60% of the Sale Shares equivalent to 3 million Sale Shares, and to TCSPHI 40% of the Sale Shares equivalent to 2 million Sale Shares.

Acquiring party GT Auto is a subsidiary of Grand Titan Capital Holdings Inc. (Grand Titan), which is engaged in the businesses of banking, financing, Toyota manufacturing and importing, and dealerships. Grand Titan’s stake is also already present in the acquired entity, TSR. The Laguna-based dealership is 100% owned by Toyota Motor Philippines, itself is a joint venture of Grand Titan, Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, and Mitsui & Co.

The merger review looks into the entry of co-acquirer Toyota Corolla Sapporo Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Toyota Corolla Sapporo Corporation Ltd., a Japan-based corporation engaged in new and used vehicle retail sales, insurance, vehicle repair, and servicing.

Following the transaction, TSR shall be 60% owned by GT Auto and 40% owned by Toyota Sapporo.

 

1676605164_CommDecision_18-M-015-2020_GTCapAuto-ToyotaSapporo-ToyotaStaRosa.pdf

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