PH EMBASSY RECEIVES OFFICIALS FROM PHILIPPINE COMPETITION COMMISSION
From left to right: Atty. Nina Remedios R. Mejia and Executive Director Kenneth V. Tanate, PhD of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), with Nairobi PE Third Secretary and Vice Consul Louie Dane C. Merced
NAIROBI, 22 February 2024 – The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi received Executive Director Kenneth V. Tanate, PhD and Atty. Nina Remedios R. Mejia of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on 20 February 2024.
The two officials visited Nairobi to participate in the Workshop of the Advocacy Working Group (AWG) of the International Competition Network (ICN) hosted by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK).
During their visit to the Embassy, Executive Director Tanate and Atty. Mejia shared information on the work and priorities of the PCC, and discussed potential collaborations with Kenya.
The PCC was established in 2016 as an independent quasi-judicial body mandated to promote market competition by enforcing Republic Act No. 10667 or the Philippine Competition Act. The PCC promotes the well-being of consumers and the efficiency of businesses by protecting the market from anti-competitive practices.
The ICN AWG, with the PCC and CAK among the co-chairs, aims to educate the public about the benefits of competition in business. The AWG promotes exchanges of experiences among competition authorities of different countries, and undertakes studies on how to better promote a culture of competition.
Third Secretary and Vice Consul Louie Dane C. Merced gave an overview of the work of the Embassy in promoting cooperation with various stakeholders in Kenya. END.
