Andrea Katipunan
Andrea is a partner of C&G Law and a key member of the firm’s General Corporate Practice Group, Energy, Construction & Infrastructure Sector Group, and TMT & Fintech Sector Group.
Andrea has extensive experience on energy, construction and infrastructure matters, mergers & acquisitions and competition and antitrust. She regularly advises clients, particularly in the energy sector, on various mattes, e.g., purchase and sale of shares or assets, financing, construction of power plants and related facilities, and regulatory compliance.
Andrea also has experience working abroad. In 2017, Andrea was seconded to the Competition and Trade department of Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. In 2019, as part of a team of post-graduate students from the Master of Business Administration program of Instituto de Empresa, Andrea worked in South Africa for a socially oriented enterprise.
Andrea was named an Up and Coming Lawyer for Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy by Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global in their 2023 and 2024 publications, and as a Rising Star Partner for Project Development by IFLR 1000 in its 2024 publication.
- “She explained the problems and how we could solve them very clearly to us. She accepted a lot of our requests even if in urgency and responded properly.” (Asialaw 2020)
- “Extremely responsive.” (IFLR1000)
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Experience
- Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (2013 - Present)
Membership
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Qualification
- Philippine Bar (2013)
Education
- Instituto de Empresa (MBA) (2019)
- Ateneo de Manila University School of Law (Juris Doctor) (2012)
- Ateneo de Manila University (Bachelor of Arts) (2007)
2 Contributions by Andrea Katipunan
PRACTICE NOTES
Philippine foreign investment regime: sectoral ownership limits, national security screening, recent liberalisations, SEC licensing and PCC merger thresholds
1. What is the applicable legislation?
The main laws governing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines include:
Republic Act (RA) No. 7042, as amended by RA No. 11647, known as the Foreign Investment Act 1991 (FIA), together with the FIA’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), which serve as the primary framework regulating foreign investment in the Philippines.
The FIA seeks to regulate and advance the State’s policy on productive foreign investment in activities that meaningfully drive sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and innovative economic growth, enhanced productivity, global competitiveness, employment generation, technological development, and nationwide progress, to the extent such investment in a given activity is permitted by the Constitution and pertinent laws, and in a manner consistent with the protection of national security...
Competition
PRACTICE NOTES
Philippine Merger Control: 2024–2026 Developments, Control Test, Notification Thresholds, Foreign-to-Foreign Deals, Joint Ventures, PCC Procedure, Remedies Guidance, Standstill Obligations and Sanctions
1. Have there been any recent developments regarding the regime and are any updates/developments expected in the coming year? Are there any other ‘hot’ merger control issues in the Philippines?
Notification thresholds
From 1 March 2026, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) increased the compulsory merger notification thresholds in the Philippines to PHP 9.1bn for the turnover threshold and to PHP 3.8bn for the size of transaction threshold, up from PHP 8.5bn and PHP 3.5bn, respectively. Further details on these thresholds are set out in Question 4 below.
Guidelines on Merger Remedies
On 9 May 2024, the PCC adopted the Guidelines on Merger Remedies (Guidelines), which outline the PCC’s approach to assessing remedies for mergers and acquisitions that, during review, are considered likely to lead to a substantial prevention, restriction, or lessening of competition (SLC) in defined relevant markets. The Guidelines cover the design, choice, and implementation of merger remedies. Under the Guidelines, parties may submit proposed remedies for the PCC’s consideration at any stage of the merger review...
Competition
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