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Regulator finds possible competition law violations in flood control bid rigging
Business World Philippines
|November 19, 2025
THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said on Tuesday that it found possible violations of the Philippine Competition Act in the course of its investigation into alleged bid rigging in flood control projects in Bulacan.
In a statement on Tuesday, the PCC said it referred, through its Competition Enforcement Office, its initial findings to the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Nov. 14.
In particular, the PCC said that it found possible bid rigging in certain flood control contracts at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 1st District Engineering Office of Bulacan,
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