Philippines antitrust agency probes concert ticketing; onion cartel decision due
By James Konstantin Galvez ( September 1, 2026, 06:24 GMT | Insight) -- The Philippine Competition Commission is examining the concert ticketing industry after complaints about prices and difficulties obtaining tickets, Chairman Michael Aguinaldo told MLex on Tuesday. The PCC is gathering information on ticket prices and industry costs to determine whether there is a competition issue, but Aguinaldo said one entity being examined has taken the commission to court. Separately, the PCC has signed its decision in its landmark onion cartel case and expects to release it next month, with a “sizeable” penalty that will be lower than the previously reported maximum.The Philippine antitrust regulator is probing the country's concert ticketing industry following complaints about ticket prices and difficulties obtaining tickets, Chairman Michael Aguinaldo told MLex on the sidelines of a competition conference* in Singapore on Tuesday....
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