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With the shared goal of strengthening global partnerships, leaders and representatives convened at the 7th ASEAN Heads of Competition Agencies’ Meeting on May 5, 2026, coinciding with the International Competition Network Annual Conference in Manila, hosted by the Philippines.

Following last week’s look at “Price fixing,” today’s term is: “Bid rigging.” Learn how to spot this and other anti-competitive practices here: bit.ly/PCC-Handbook-f… Follow the #CompetitionarySeries and stay informed. #CompetitionPH #CompetitionMatters

It’s Friday, and the Philippine Competition Commission’s #CompetitionarySeries is back! We’re wrapping up the week with another key term to help you spot unfair market play.

PRESS RELEASE: PCC bags global award for innovative competition advocacy for 2nd straight | Read more: bit.ly/PCC-2026ICN-WB… #CompetitionPH #CompetitionMatters

As ASEAN advances toward greater regional integration, the PCC remains committed to learning from global best practices and contributing to a structured governance architecture that addresses the gaps in the current regulatory landscape. #CompetitionPH #CompetitionMatters

The PCC reaffirmed its support for a pragmatic and inclusive regulatory approach that enables micro, small, and medium enterprises, startups, and governments to harness AI’s benefits while still safeguarding both competition and consumer welfare.

Last May 5, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-hosted a knowledge session titled “Regulating the Unregulated: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platforms and Competition Policy in the ASEAN,”  which examined how...

The insights from all these sessions will be used to help guide the Commission’s future strategies regarding both emerging technologies and digital market oversight. #CompetitionPH #CompetitionMatters

The bootcamp concluded with a session by Meta’s Paul O’Brien, who discussed how competition authorities can use AI for investigations, market monitoring, and internal productivity.

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) held an artificial intelligence (AI) bootcamp last May 4 to strengthen its staff’s technical understanding of AI and how it intersects with competition law...