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Philippine antitrust regulator picks out cases guided by precedent value, consumer sentiment, agency chief says

By Jet Damazo-Santos ( June 7, 2019, 08:33 GMT | Insight) -- When the Philippines' antitrust regulator selects the cases to which it devotes its limited resources, consumer sentiment, its chances of success, deterrent effects and the opportunity to set precedents are all factors in the mix, according to the country’s competition chief. “The balancing of enforcement and advocacy is a serious matter for us as a young agency,” he said. That means the commission looks both at how a case could serve as a precedent and how it could educate both businesses and consumers.When the Philippines' antitrust regulator selects the cases to which it devotes its limited resources, consumer sentiment, its chances of success, deterrent effects and the opportunity to set precedents are all factors in the mix, according to the country’s competition chief. ...

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