Possible implications of EO 45
"Palace evasive over EO 45 effect on PLDT-Digitel deal"by Aytch S. de la CruzPublished 17 June 2011, The Daily Tribune Online(Original article available here)."Malacañang yesterday refused to venture...
View ArticleTXTM8's take on the competition authority vs competition policy
"New Kid on the Anti-Trust Block: Department of Justice"by Mars VelosoPublished 17 June 2011, TXTM8TXTM8 is Consumer Advocacy Group for Telecommunication Issues in the Philippines(Original article...
View ArticleGovernment competition office taking shape
"Government competition office to take shape next week"Published in BusinessWorld Online, 21 June 2011(Original article available here)"THE NEW Office for Competition established by recently issued...
View ArticleDOJ hopefully puts teeth in competition office
"Justice department to put teeth into anti-monopoly guidelines"by Tetch TorresPublished 22 June 2011, INQUIRER.net(Original article available here)."MANILA, Philippines—Justice Secretary Leila De Lima...
View ArticleCompetition office to deal with monopolies
"Monopoly madness"Published in People's Journal Online, 23 June 2011(Original article available here)."Bigness, as the old saying goes, is badness.Monopolies stifle innovation because it diminishes, if...
View ArticleDOJ formulating guidelines for competition office
"DOJ to formulate guidelines on competition authority"Published in Positive News Media, 23 June 2011(Original article available online here)"MANILA, June 23 (PNA) – Department of Justice (DOJ)...
View ArticleOffice of Competition rules nearly ready
"Office of Competition rules nearly ready"Published in BusinessWorld Online, 04 July 2011Hit the stands on 05 July 2011 (Original article available online here)"THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT expects to soon...
View ArticleLawyer's take on the new competition authority
"Why a new competition authority out of the blue?"by Francis Ed LimPublished 07 July 2011, Philippine Daily Inquirer(Original article available online here)"Last June 19, President Aquino signed...
View ArticleAnti-trust crusaders hail EO45
"Anti-trust crusaders hail Aquino order"Published 12 July 2011 in Malaya(Original article available online here)."The Young Lawyers in Support of Antitrust Law, together with a number of Filipino...
View ArticleADB supports SMEs
"Asian Development Bank backs support for MSMEs in Phl"by Ted TorresPublished 21 July 2011, The Philippine Star(Original article available online here)."MANILA, Philippines - The Asian Development Bank...
View ArticleTime for Anti-Trust?
“MAPping the Future” Column in INQUIRER – 1 August 2011 Time for Anti-Trust?by Ronald U. Mendoza Lee Kwan Yew once quipped that in the Philippines, 99 percent of the population waited for a phone line,...
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Antitrust Law Center Forum
The young lawyers advocating the passage of anti-trust legislation held an anti-trust forum on 31 August 2011 at Pasay AB Function Room of the Makati Shangri-la at 11:00 a.m. The form was called...
View ArticleNestle to stand trial in Quezon City for anti-competitive acts
In light of all the debates and discussions on anti-trust practices revolving around the PLDT-Smart-Sun deal, another giant multinational, Nestle Philippines, Inc. (NPI) is actually going to be held...
View ArticlePEOPLE V. NESTLE
"People v.Nestle"by Horacio ParedesAbante, 03 September 2011(Original article available here)"Tila nagbunga na rin ang pagsisikap ng dalawang kumpanyang Pinoy na mabigyan ng katarungan ang pagmamalabis...
View ArticleThe DOJ Anti-Trust Mandate from PNoy
Globe urges DOJ to follow lead of US counterpart in telecom deal by Mary Ann Ll. ReyesPhilippine Star, 05 September 2011(Original article available here)"MANILA, Philippines - Globe Telecom has urged...
View ArticleNESTLE PHILIPPINES: MONSTER MNC
"MONSTER MNC IS 100"by Ducky ParedesMALAYA, Business Insight, 05 September 2011(Original article available here)"PEOPLE and multinational corporations both have birthdays but with a big difference....
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"A Climate of Uncertainty"by Emil JuradoMANILA STANDARD, To The Point, 06 September 2011(Original article available here)"***Calls for the passage of an effective and all-embracing anti-trust law in...
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POINT OF LAW: ANTI-TRUST WORTHY?
"Is It Antitrust Worthy?"byFrancis Ed LimPHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, Point of Law, 15 September 2011(Original article available here)"Since President Aquino mentioned a new antitrust law in his first...
View ArticleMORE ON THE COMPETITION AUTHORITY
"DOJ as competition authority"byLito U. GagniBUSINESS MIRROR, Market Files, 20 September 2011(Original article available here)"CAN the Department of Justice (DOJ) pursue a similar line of complaint...
View ArticleSEN. VILLAR CALLS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ANTITRUST LAW (PART 1)
"Time to pass an antitrust law"bySen. Manny B. VillarBUSINESS MIRROR, Entrepreneur, 19 September 2011(Original article available here)First of two parts"The time is ripe for the Philippines to enact a...
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NESTLÉ PHILIPPINES, Inc. officials have been accused of fixing wholesale prices.
Nestlé officials accused of price fixingby N.R. MelicanBusinessWorld Online, 31 October 2011(Original article availble online here).A CITY prosecutor’s office has found probable cause to charge Nestlé...
View ArticleANTI-TRUST CASE AGAINST NESTLE PHILIPPINES
"Impeaching Corona Not Far Behind"by Emil Jurado 09 December 2011, To The Point, MANILA STANDARD(Original article here)."***Some businessmen friends recently asked me about the statute of the much...
View ArticleCHARGES AGAINST NESTLE OFFICIALS STILL PENDING
"This Could Be The Tipping Point"by Emil Jurado04 January 2012, TO THE POINT, Manila Standard Today(Original article available online here)."***Last month, I wrote about developments on the charges...
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