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National security fears can be addressed without foreign ownership caps, Philippine antitrust chair says

By Jet Damazo-Santos
  • 14 Jun 2021 04:28
  • 14 Jun 2021 04:28
Fears that China could take over crucial infrastructure in the Philippines once foreign investment restrictions are eased could be addressed through other policy instruments, the country’s antitrust chief says. 
“I think you have to find a way to address those concerns, but I think putting barriers to entry like restrictions

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Jet Damazo-Santos

Correspondent, Jakarta


Jet Damazo-Santos has been covering antitrust, data protection and other compliance issues in key jurisdictions in Southeast Asia for MLex full time since 2018. She has almost two decades of journalism experience in the Philippines and Indonesia, where she was the associate editor for the Jakarta Globe and the Jakarta bureau chief for Rappler Indonesia prior to joining MLex. She holds a master's degree in Applied Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific.

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