The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said Robinsons Supermarket Corp. does not need to notify the PCC on the acquisition of Ministop Philippines.

"Based on PCC's merger rules, the Commission acknowledges that Robinsons' current majority stake in Ministop already affords them control, and Robinsons is no longer required to notify the proposed acquisition to the antitrust commission," PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan said.

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