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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/ Commission Decision No. 42-M-038/2018: Merger of iPeople, Inc. and AC Education, Inc.

Commission Decision No. 42-M-038/2018: Merger of iPeople, Inc. and AC Education, Inc.

ABSTRACT: 

The proposed transaction is a merger between iPeople Inc. a subsidiary of House of Investments Inc. and AC Education Inc. (AEI) , a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, with iPeople as the surviving entity of the merger. Both iPeople and AEI are engaged in the business of owning and operating educational institutions in the Philippines, with iPeople behind the Malayan Education System and Mapua University, while AC Education runs Affordable Private Education Center (APEC) Schools and University of Nueva Caceres.

As a consequence of the merger, AC as the major shareholder of AEI will acquire 28.28% interest in iPeople in exchange for all the assets of AEI, including that of its subsidiaries.

The merger, as per the parties, is pursued because it is deemed desirable and advantageous to both corporations and their common stockholders for the following business reasons: (a) To enable accelerated growth and provide stronger academic offerings and career prospects for the students of AEI’s and iPeople’s schools; (b) to broaden the suite of program offerings and widen the geographic reach of the AEI’s and iPeople’s schools; and (c) to unlock synergies between iPeople and AEI to be able to deliver quality education.

1678153243_iPeople-ACEducation_Commission-Decision-No.-42-M-038-2018_6Dec2018.pdf

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