Merging companies should voluntarily notify despite exemption, Philippine competition official says
By Jet Damazo-Santos ( September 4, 2020, 02:17 GMT | Insight) -- Companies should still voluntarily submit their deals to the Philippine antitrust regulator even if they are exempted from mandatory notification by a new economic-recovery law to prevent the risk of being unwound once the commission regains its merger review powers, a competition official said.Companies should still voluntarily submit their deals to the Philippine antitrust regulator even if they are exempted from mandatory notification by a new economic-recovery law to prevent the risk of being unwound once the commission regains its merger review powers, a competition official said....
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