SEC and PCC Sign Data Sharing Agreement to Enhance Corporate Sector Transparency
Manila: A data sharing agreement (DSA) was inked by officials of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday, aimed to ensure transparency, integrity, and fair competition in the domestic corporate sector. According to Philippines News Agency, PCC Chairperson Michael Aguinaldo and SEC Chairperson Francisco Lim signed the DSA, which “will provide the PCC with streamlined access to corporate information in the custody of the SEC that is relevant to the PCC’s mandate to investigate mergers, acquisitions, and anti-competitive conduct under the Philippine Competition Act,” PCC said in a press release. “This agreement represents a