Philippines: Data protection regulation in Amendments to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (HB No. 898)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
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 (HB No. 898) including data protection regulation
On 1 July 2022, was introduced amendments to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (HB No. 898) into the Philippine Parliament. The amendments introduce new definitions, including those of biometric and genetic data. The amendments clarify key terms, includi…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament