Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines)

Securities and Exchange Commission
Komisyon sa mga Panagot at Palitan
Agency overview
Formed	October 26, 1936
Jurisdiction	Philippines
Headquarters	7907 Makati Avenue, Bel-Air, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Motto	Your gateway to doing business in the Philippines
Agency executive	Emilio B. Aquino, Chairperson;
Parent department	Department of Finance
Key document	The Securities Regulation Code;
Website	www.sec.gov.ph

The Securities and Exchange Commission (Filipino: Komisyon sa mga Panagot at Palitan, commonly known as SEC) is the agency of the Government of the Philippines charged with the registration and supervision of corporations and securities, as well as capital market institutions and participants, in the Philippines. As such, the Commission champions investor protection in the Philippines, as part of its mandate.

An agency under the Department of Finance, the SEC is headquartered at 7907 Makati Avenue, Barangay Bel-Air, Makati City. It has ten extension offices located in Baguio, Tarlac, Legazpi, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Tacloban, Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Zamboanga.

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