Philippines: Competition Commission and National Privacy Commission inquiry into competition and data privacy approaches among platform intermediaries and search services

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
27 Mar 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Philippines
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

27 Mar 2025
under deliberation

Philippine Competition Commission and National Privacy Commission announced inquiry on competition and data privacy approaches to promote competition amongst social media platforms and search services

On 19 March 2025, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the National Privacy Commission (NPC) announced an inquiry examining the intersection of data privacy and competition policy among social media and search platforms. The inquiry focus…

Event type inquiry
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority