Meet our team
Krystal Uy
Oilie Haulo (on leave)
Joemyl Baloro
Krystal Uy is a lawyer with a robust background in digital and competition law and policy. She has extensive experience as a regulator, policy and legal expert in various institutions, including the Philippine Competition Commission, National Economic and Development Authority and Energy Regulatory Commission.
Her pioneering works include
Krystal Uy is a lawyer with a robust background in digital and competition law and policy. She has extensive experience as a regulator, policy and legal expert in various institutions, including the Philippine Competition Commission, National Economic and Development Authority and Energy Regulatory Commission.
Her pioneering works include the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Philippine Competition Act, the Merger Notification Form, the Merger Review Guidelines, the Rules on Merger Procedure, the Merger Remedies Guidelines, among others. She recently spearheaded priority legislative reforms including in the data transmission industry, and contributed to the passage of the new law on public private partnerships. Her contributions in the policy environment on digital technologies include studies on artificial intelligence and data governance.
Atty. Uy earned her Juris Doctor from the University of the Philippines, ranking 7th in the 2010 Philippine Bar Examinations. She holds an MA in EU Competition Law from King’s College London, and an LLM in Innovation and Technology Law at the University of Edinburgh.
Joemyl Baloro
Oilie Haulo (on leave)
Joemyl Baloro
Joemyl Baloro is a lawyer with extensive experience working on various corporate, compliance and tax matters for clients in the business process outsourcing, information technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, manufacturing, energy, mining and infrastructure, and real estate sectors. Joem’s practice focuses on general
Joemyl Baloro is a lawyer with extensive experience working on various corporate, compliance and tax matters for clients in the business process outsourcing, information technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, manufacturing, energy, mining and infrastructure, and real estate sectors. Joem’s practice focuses on general corporate, commercial law and tax law, including foreign investments, doing business concerns and corporate counselling and governance antitrust and competition and, corporate structuring and reorganizations, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and divestments.
Joem holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law (second honors).
Oilie Haulo (on leave)
Oilie Haulo (on leave)
Oilie Haulo (on leave)
Oilie Haulo is a Certified Public Accountant and has been a member of the Philippine Bar since 2010 and 2015, respectively. He has an extensive experience in the following practice areas: taxation, real estate, anti-trust/competition law, public-private partnership (PPP), litigation, corporate practices, and government compliances (e.g.,
Oilie Haulo is a Certified Public Accountant and has been a member of the Philippine Bar since 2010 and 2015, respectively. He has an extensive experience in the following practice areas: taxation, real estate, anti-trust/competition law, public-private partnership (PPP), litigation, corporate practices, and government compliances (e.g., preparation of various governmental filings and applications for registration and approvals and corporate housekeeping). He has worked with various law firms and government agencies, such as the Department of Finance, the Philippine Competition Commission, Salvador-Llanillo Bernardo Attorneys-at-Law, Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos, and United Coconut Planters Bank.
Osh obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 2014 from De La Salle University-Manila and graduated class valedictorian. In June 2021, he received his Master of Laws with a Certificate of Business Administration and graduated with honors from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and IE University.
Philip Libre
Philip Libre
Philip Libre
Philip Libre is an economist and policy advisor with expertise and experience across a broad range of fields, including competition law, quantitative research, and policy analysis. His work includes roles at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Philippine Competition Commission (PCC),
Philip Libre is an economist and policy advisor with expertise and experience across a broad range of fields, including competition law, quantitative research, and policy analysis. His work includes roles at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), as well as experience in the banking and research sectors. Philip has supported legislative and regulatory initiatives, conducted evaluations for social programs, and contributed to studies on ecosystem services, digital markets, and infrastructure finance, consistently delivering insights that inform policy and economic strategies across both public and private sectors.
Aubren Prado
Philip Libre
Philip Libre
Aubren Prado is an economist with over 10 years of experience in policy research, regulatory reform and antitrust. At the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), Aubren led the economics team in handling merger and enforcement cases across sectors such as agriculture, finance, pharmaceuticals, energy, and transport. His work also inclu
Aubren Prado is an economist with over 10 years of experience in policy research, regulatory reform and antitrust. At the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), Aubren led the economics team in handling merger and enforcement cases across sectors such as agriculture, finance, pharmaceuticals, energy, and transport. His work also included providing economic analysis for cases at the adjudication level and overseeing the design and monitoring of merger remedies. As a consultant for the World Bank and USAID, he has worked on digital transformation projects focusing on pro-competitive reforms in telecommunications and digital markets. He has also designed and organized capacity-building programs and stakeholder consultations on new and emerging technologies.
Aubren holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines Diliman and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Honors) from Ateneo de Manila University. His research includes studies on leniency program design, competition in the digital economy in the Philippines, international trade, and the effects of PCC’s merger decisions.
Our experts
Justin Chan
Charles Icasiano
Charles Icasiano
Justin Chan is an economist specializing in energy markets, industrial organization, and competition policy. He is currently an assistant professor in the University of the Philippines School of Economics and serves as an independent member of the Market Surveillance Committee of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation. He has serve
Justin Chan is an economist specializing in energy markets, industrial organization, and competition policy. He is currently an assistant professor in the University of the Philippines School of Economics and serves as an independent member of the Market Surveillance Committee of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation. He has served as a consultant to various agencies such as the World Bank, United States Agency for International Development, Philippine Competition Commission, and the National Economic and Development Authority.
Justin earned his PhD in Economics from the University of the Philippines where he also received his Master of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Business Economics.
Charles Icasiano
Charles Icasiano
Charles Icasiano
Charles Icasiano is a lawyer and policy professional with a focus on regulation, regulatory enforcement, competition, and compliance. He has held key positions in both the public and private sector. In the private sector, Charles served as deputy head for anti-money laundering compliance of a leading listed real estate company and as seni
Charles Icasiano is a lawyer and policy professional with a focus on regulation, regulatory enforcement, competition, and compliance. He has held key positions in both the public and private sector. In the private sector, Charles served as deputy head for anti-money laundering compliance of a leading listed real estate company and as senior legal counsel of a listed public utility where he worked with regulators for the implementation and amendment of various PPP agreements. In the public sector, he has worked with the Philippine Competition Commission as a merger review lawyer and, subsequently, chief of staff of a commissioner. He has also acted as lead consultant for the National Economic and Development Authority for key legislative reforms in the water and natural resources sectors.
Charles holds a bachelor’s degree (cum laude) and Juris Doctor (Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence) from the University of the Philippines. He also holds a Master in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Liana Oliveros
Charles Icasiano
Liana Oliveros
Liana Oliveros is a skilled lawyer with expertise in competition policy, legislation, public-private partnerships, administrative law, and finance. She has held key roles, including mergers attorney and enforcement attorney, at the Philippine Competition Commission, where she also served as Chief of Staff to the OIC Chairperson. In these
Liana Oliveros is a skilled lawyer with expertise in competition policy, legislation, public-private partnerships, administrative law, and finance. She has held key roles, including mergers attorney and enforcement attorney, at the Philippine Competition Commission, where she also served as Chief of Staff to the OIC Chairperson. In these capacities, she handled complex cases across diverse industries such as energy, banking and finance, real estate, manufacturing, digital markets, transportation, and procurement. As a consultant for NEDA, she made significant contributions to the passage of landmark legislation such as the PPP Code of the Philippines and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and was instrumental in drafting the Konektadong Pinoy bill. Liana holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics, majoring in Mathematical Finance, from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Meg Regañon
Charles Icasiano
Liana Oliveros
Meg Regañon is an applied economist with 8 years of experience blending data analytics with policy work. Her work spans policy analysis, impact evaluation, programming and data visualization effectively supporting the objectives of the USAID, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), the House of Representatives, other government agenc
Meg Regañon is an applied economist with 8 years of experience blending data analytics with policy work. Her work spans policy analysis, impact evaluation, programming and data visualization effectively supporting the objectives of the USAID, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), the House of Representatives, other government agencies and the academe. At USAID, she manages activities with government and private partners advancing policies in the digital sector. At PCC, she reviewed transactions and led the drafting of technical papers such as on adjusting merger thresholds. She also led the statistical analysis for an impact evaluation of a government project in Singapore.
She graduated with a Masters in Applied Economics from the National University of Singapore (Lim Chong Yah Gold Medal awardee) and a BS Economics degree (summa cum laude) from the University of the Philippines Diliman.