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  2. Philippine Competition Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Competition Commission (PhCC) is an independent, quasi-judicial body formed to implement the Philippine Competition Act (Republic Act No. 10667). The PhCC aims to promote and maintain market competition within the Philippines by regulating anti-competition behavior.

  3. Monopolies in the Philippines (1965–1986) - Wikipedia

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    The government also extended military support to Alfonso Lim, with one of his companies enlisting 150 soldiers and 50 security guards. The Philippine Military trained draftees, and Lim paid for their salaries and provided their weapons. [2] Herminio Disini, a Marcos crony known for his tobacco monopoly, also had dealings with agriculture and ...

  4. Philippine Competition Act - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Competition Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial body created to enforce the act. It is attached to the Office of the President of the Philippines. [6] Five commissioners were appointed to the Philippine Competition Commission and sworn in on January 27, 2015: [7] Michael G. Aguinaldo (Chairperson) Marah Victoria S. Querol

  5. Cronies of Ferdinand Marcos - Wikipedia

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    Certain associates of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, historically referred to using the catchphrase "Marcos cronies", [1] [2] [3] benefited from their friendship with Marcos – whether in terms of legal assistance, political favors, or facilitation of business monopolies, during his administration.

  6. Roberto Benedicto - Wikipedia

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    Aided by Marcos's presidential decrees under martial law, Benedicto later seized control of the Philippine Sugar Commission, which accounted for 27% of the Philippines' dollar earnings at the time. In turn, a big segment of the profits from this sugar monopoly was deposited in a "special fund" which was "subject to the disposition of the ...

  7. 12 Most Famous Monopolies Of All Time

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    11. Thurn and Taxis Mail. The private company operated postal service back in the 1800s and enjoyed a monopoly on postal services. The company's dominance came to an end after Prussian victory ...

  8. Economic history of the Philippines (1965–1986) - Wikipedia

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    The dramatic rise and fall of the Philippine economy during this period is attributed to the Marcos administration's heavy dependence on foreign loans (debt-driven as opposed to productivity-driven growth), [7] its policy of establishing monopolies under Marcos cronies which resulted in significant income inequality, [8] corruption by ...

  9. Telecommunications in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Company officials however dispute that they were a monopoly because of the existence of a government telephone system, and over 60 provincial companies operating in the country. The Bureau of Telecommunications (Butel) handled the government telephone system, which by 1975 had 34,643 operational telephone lines, or about 10.2% of the total ...