Appeals court halts antitrust review of PLDT, Globe deal
( August 30, 2016, 03:12 GMT | Insight) -- The Court of Appeals in Manila has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Philippine Competition Commission to stop its review of PLDT and Globe Telecom’s $1.5 billion joint acquisition of San Miguel Corp’s telecoms assets, the Manila Times reports. The Court of Appeals in Manila has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Philippine Competition Commission to stop its review of PLDT and Globe Telecom’s $1.5 billion joint acquisition of San Miguel Corp’s telecoms assets, the Manila Times reports. The appellate court said the decision had been made so as not to impair the rights of the three companies as it hears the telco giants’ consolidated petition questioning the commission’s decision to investigate the deal. PLDT was also ordered to post a 1 million peso ($21,500) bond for potential damages to the commission in case the court later rules against the company....
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