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The Securities and Exchange Commission is within the Office of the President of the Philippines. They are responsible for securities laws as well as the regulation of the securities industry.
According to Section 5 of the Securities Regulation Code, the function of the SEC are:
Supervision over all registered business entities in the country, including suspensions and revocations of their registrations
Policy making with regard to the market in securities
Control over and approval of security registration statements
Power to investigate violations of securities laws and to impose sanctions for such violations
Power to issue subpoenas, punish for contempt, and issue cease and desist orders in furtherance of its law enforcement mission