Philippines : Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project
The project will (i) strengthen the institutional capacity of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to foster competition, (ii) establish a cross-government staff development program for competition policy, and (iii) ensure the sustainability of the reforms by establishing an academic center of excellence in competition policy and law.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Chongvilaivan, Aekapol
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Philippines -
Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project | ||||
| Project Number | 52078-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Philippines |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Operational Priorities | OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Economic affairs management - Law and judiciary - Public administration |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The project will (i) strengthen the institutional capacity of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to foster competition, (ii) establish a cross-government staff development program for competition policy, and (iii) ensure the sustainability of the reforms by establishing an academic center of excellence in competition policy and law. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Philippine Development Plan (PDP), 20172022 continues the government's strong emphasis on inclusive growth. Under the PDP, the government has set a strategic target to reach upper middle-income status by 2022. To meet these goals, effective market competition is essential for economic growth as it fosters an efficient allocation of scarce resources and encourages the adoption of modern technology. The project will help the Government of the Philippines implement the Philippine Competition Act (PCA), and will foster the government's capacity to enforce the competition law to promote free and fair competition in economic activities. |
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| Impact | Market competition enhanced |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Competition environment improved |
| Progress Toward Outcome | not applicable as project implementation has just started. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Institutional capacity of the PCC strengthened 2. Government Staff Development Program for Competition developed 3. An Academic Center of Excellence in Competition Law and Policy established |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | March 2021:The Terms of Reference for the consultants and resource persons to work on studies and to conduct trainings have been finalized. Two of these training programs (i)Seminar on Reviewing and Negotiating Competition Provisions/Chapters in Foreign Trade Agreements; and (ii) Online Lecture Series on Industrial Organization and Competition Economics were conducted starting in October 2020. The Seminar on Review and Negotiating Competition Provision/Chapters in Foreign Trade Agreements was conducted in November 2020. This is part of PCC's strategic initiative profile for the year 2020, in order to meet the strategic objective of fostering a culture of competition through advocacy and competition champions. For the project's output on scholarships, scholars from the PCC, NEDA and DOJ, for academic year 2020 were mobilized. Ten scholars, of which six are women, are currently taking their Masters and Doctorate scholarship abroad. Of these, five are Masters in Economics and Non-Masters of Laws, four are Master of Laws, and one Doctor of Philosophy in Economics. ============= The Project became effective on 3 March and a Loan Inception Mission was fielded last on March 2020.As of Sept 2020, the PHI Competition Commission (PCC) , the executing agency of the project, has already completed the engagement of the staff for the Project Management Unit (PMU).The PMU is working closely with the PCC, PSC and Technical Working Group, in operationalizing the scholarship guidelines and requirements to mobilize the academic year 2020 scholars while taking into consideration the evolving situation of ongoing global public health emergency. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | The project is classified as category C for environment since there will be no adverse environmental impacts. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | The project is classified as category C for involuntary resettlement as the project requires no land acquisition and will not lead to any physical or economic displacement. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The project is classified as category C for indigenous peoples because it will not affect any ethnic minority communities. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | |
| During Project Implementation | The Project Team fielded an Inception Mission to the office of the Executing Agency, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on 6 March 2020. The purpose of the Mission was to: (i) introduce ADB team and meet the staff of the PCC, (ii) discuss implementation plans as specified in the Project Administration Manual; (iii) explain the ADB guidelines for recruitment of consultants, procuring goods and related services, works and disbursement; and (iv) the Project reporting requirements, format and schedule. The PCC Chairperson, Mr. Arsenio M. Balisacan, met the Mission and provided his guidance to the Mission. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) International - 175 person-months National - 615 person-months |
| Procurement | Four equipment contracts will be procured using open competitive bidding (OCB) with national advertisement. Nine smaller value contracts, including procurement of 2 units vehicles, will be procured through request for quotation (RFQ). The first procurement under OCB and RFQ will be subject to prior approval by ADB. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Chongvilaivan, Aekapol |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Philippine Competition Commission |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 29 May 2018 |
| Fact Finding | 05 Jun 2018 to 20 Jun 2018 |
| MRM | 03 Oct 2018 |
| Approval | 05 Dec 2019 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 31 Mar 2021 |
Loan 3878-PHI
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 05 Dec 2019 | 13 Dec 2019 | 03 Mar 2020 | 30 Jun 2026 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 29.30 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 23.30 | 24 Apr 2023 | 3.26 | 0.00 | 14% |
| Counterpart | 6.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 24 Apr 2023 | 3.61 | 0.00 | 16% |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | - | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Unsatisfactory |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2021) | Audited Project Financial Statements | Mar 2022 |
| Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project: Audited Project Financial Statements (October-December 2020) | Audited Project Financial Statements | Jan 2022 |
| Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations) for Loan 3878-PHI: Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project | Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) | Dec 2019 |
| Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Nov 2019 |
| Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project: Project Administration Manual | Project/Program Administration Manual | Oct 2019 |
| Capacity Building to Foster Competition Project: Concept Paper | Concept Papers | May 2018 |
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