Competition

Since the Philippine Competition Act (RA 10667) took effect, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has had real power over how businesses merge, price, and deal — and transactions above the notification thresholds cannot close without its clearance.

Before the deal

Merger notification and clearance: threshold analysis, filings, and shepherding transactions through PCC review. Competition review is where deals stall, so we build the clearance question into transaction planning from the start — alongside our Corporation and Special Projects practice — rather than discovering it at signing.

Conduct and compliance

Abuse-of-dominance and anti-competitive-agreement risk in pricing, distribution, and exclusivity arrangements — assessed before the PCC does it for you. We run competition compliance audits and programs tailored to how your business actually sells, and train commercial teams to recognize a competition problem before it becomes one.

When competition turns unfair

Defense in PCC investigations and enforcement actions — and, on the other front, unfair-competition litigation when a rival trades on your name, product, or reputation. That work draws on the same courtroom bench as our Intellectual Property enforcement practice, because in the Philippines the two fights often share a docket.

Who we act for

Merging parties and their counterparties, market leaders managing dominance risk, and businesses on either side of an unfair-competition dispute.

For an overview, start with our guide to Philippine competition law and PCC compliance.