Philippines: Data protection authority governance 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 authority governance
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 authority governance
On 1 July 2022, an amendment to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (HB No. 898) was introduced into the Philippine Parliament. The Bill provides for the reinforcement of the organisational structure of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), thereby enhanc…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament