Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Philippines
Also known as: Security and Exchange Commission Philippines · SEC Philippines · Securities and Exchange Commission · SEC-PH (distinguishing from US SEC)
Definition
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Philippines is the Philippine government agency responsible for the registration, regulation, and supervision of corporations, partnerships, securities markets, investment houses, and lending companies in the Philippines. Created under Commonwealth Act No. 83 (the Securities Act, October 26, 1936), the SEC is the principal corporate-registration authority — all Philippine corporations (including privately held companies like Dalil Salam Solutions Inc., Davao Bioskin Tech Laboratories Inc., and other entities covered in this wiki) must be registered with the SEC. The SEC operates under the Securities Regulation Code (Republic Act No. 8799, 2000) and is headquartered in PICC Complex, Pasay City, Metro Manila, with extensions nationwide. (SEC Philippines — official portal)
Identities
| Source Type | Identity |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines) |
| Wikidata | Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines) (Q7444079) |
| DBpedia | N/A |
| ProductOntology | GovernmentAgency |
| Wiktionary | N/A |
| LCSH | Securities — Law and legislation — Philippines / Corporation law — Philippines |
| MeSH | N/A |
| NCBI Taxonomy | N/A |
| AGROVOC | N/A |
| Google Scholar | SEC Philippines corporate registration RA 8799 |
| ConceptNet | N/A |
| OpenCyc | N/A |
Also Known As
- Security and Exchange Commission Philippines
- SEC Philippines
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- SEC-PH (distinguishing from US SEC)
Usage Scenarios
1. Corporate Registration
All Philippine corporations (stock, non-stock) and partnerships register with the SEC via the SEC iSearch portal (secexpress.sec.gov.ph) — the public corporate-records database.
2. Securities Market Regulation
SEC regulates the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), investment houses, mutual funds, and other securities-market participants under the Securities Regulation Code (RA 8799).
3. Lending Company Regulation
SEC regulates lending companies, financing companies, and online lenders under RA 9474 (Lending Company Regulation Act) and related statutes.
4. Corporate Compliance Enforcement
SEC enforces corporate-governance standards, financial-reporting requirements (for public companies), and sanctions for corporate-law violations.
Strategies
- Centralized corporate-registration authority
- Public corporate-records database (SEC iSearch)
- Securities-market regulation alongside PSE self-regulation
Historical Context
SEC Philippines was established in 1936 under Commonwealth Act No. 83 — one of the earliest Philippine government agencies created during the Commonwealth period. The agency was reorganized under the Securities Regulation Code (RA 8799, 2000) which modernized the regulatory framework for securities markets.
Related Topic
- Securities Regulation Code (RA 8799)
- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Philippines
- Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
- Dalil Salam Solutions Inc.
- Davao Bioskin Tech Laboratories Inc.