In partnership with the Office of Assistant Minority Floor Leader Stella Luz A. Quimbo, the PCC, through its Legislative Liaison Office (PCC-LLO), will be conducting its Capacity Improvement on Competition Advocacy for Legislative Staff (CICALS) on 28 May 2020 at 1:00 PM. The House of Representatives leg of CICALS will be a webinar on the basics of competition law and policy, the powers and functions of the PCC, and the role of competition during this time of global crisis.
The conduct of CICALS is part of LLO’s strategic initiative profile for the year 2020, in order to meet the Commission’s strategic objective of reviewing potentially anti-competitive legislation and policies that may substantially prevent, restrict, or lessen competition in the market. Considering the vital role that the legislative branch of government plays in shaping the country’s legal and regulatory system, CICALS intends to capacitate both the staff of legislators and members of Congressional Committee Secretariat on detecting competition issues in pending legislative measures.
The webinar will start at 1:00 PM. For further inquiries, kindly e-mail legis@phcc.gov.ph.
| Activity | Speaker |
| Opening Remarks | Rep. Sharon S. Garin Chairperson, House Committee on Economic Affairs |
| Benefits of Competition | Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan Chairperson, Philippine Competition Commission |
| The Philippine Competition Act and the Philippine Competition Commission | Atty. Amabelle C. Asuncion Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission |
| Competition Economics | Rep. Stella Luz A. Quimbo House Assistant Minority Floor Leader |
| Restrictive State Measures, Competition and its Interplay with Legislation | Atty. Johannes R. Bernabe Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission |
| Q&A | |
| Competition Issues and the Importance of Competition Authorities amid the COVID-19 Crisis | Graciela Miralles Murciego, PhD Senior Economist, GTCTC Markets and Competition Global Team, World Bank Group |
| Q&A | |
| Message from the House Committee on Trade & Industry | Rep. Weslie Gatchalian Chairperson, House Committee on Trade and Industry |
| Closing Remarks | Atty. Macario R. De Claro, Jr. Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission |
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