The Philippines are currently facing a process of regional economic integration inside
the ASEAN, in some way similar to the process undertaken by Spain and the European Union
decades ago. Since January 2016, the ASEAN has become a Common Market, for whose
effective achievement Competition and Innovation Law and Policies may play a crucial role.
The scope of these pages is to overview the importance of the regulation in these issues and
the promotion of competition within the member States throughout the process of regional
economic integration. Then, we will consider the role that Competition and Intellectual
Property Law and Policies have played in the construction of the European Union, and we will
point out some current challenges that are still to be faced. Finally, we will offer some
comparative conclusions considering the importance that these norms and policies will have
in the construction of the ASEAN as an economic integrated area, and the way the ASEAN
might follow the footsteps set by the European Union in its integration process.
