Philippines: Amendment to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (HB No. 892)
Progress
Current status
adopted
01 Jul 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Philippines
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Introduced amendments to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 including enhanced penalties and sanctions
On 1 July 2022, an amendment (HB No. 892) to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) was introduced into the Philippine Parliament. The amendment introduces increased penalties for the unauthorised processing, access, and disclosure of…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament