The Data Privacy Act of 2012, Republic Act No. 10173, is Philippine legislation protecting the privacy of individuals' personal information while ensuring the free flow of information for innovation, growth and national development. It created the National Privacy Commission, an independent government body administratively attached to the Department of Information and Communications Technology for policy coordination while remaining functionally independent, to administer and implement the Act's provisions, monitor the country's compliance with international data protection standards, receive complaints, investigate violations, and compel compliance with its orders; the Commission also represents the Philippine government on international data protection matters and conducts public education on data protection obligations. The National Privacy Commission was formally established March 7, 2016.
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountEnacted 2012 as Republic Act No. 10173. 2 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountCongress of the Philippines. 2 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountRepublic of the Philippines. 2 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountData privacy and protection; created the National Privacy Commission. 2 Jurisdiction Scope
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Era (category)Sourced to the subject's own account21st Century (2000-Present) 2 Connections
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Pattern match: every other omnibus national/regional data protection statute already linked in this atlas carries associated-with to GDPR. Philippines DPA is the same class of comprehensive data protection law and was missing the link.
both enacted 2012 as part of the same wave of comprehensive Southeast Asian data protection legislation
In Legal System
The Philippines data privacy statute, within its own mixed legal system.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
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1. The LawPhil Project (Arellano Law Foundation): Republic Act No. 10173, Data Privacy Act of 2012
The LawPhil Project (Arellano Law Foundation)Enacting clause
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled
In Group: Data Protection Law of Asia, Africa and the Americas Outside the United States, Enacting clause, group placement
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled
View the Source 2. Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Philippines) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (era)
The National Privacy Commission is an independent government body in the Philippines created under Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012; the Commission is mandated to administer and implement the provisions of the Act, and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for data protection. While attached to the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for purposes of policy coordination, it remains independent in the performance of its functions. The Commission safeguards the fundamental human right of every individual to privacy, particularly information privacy, while ensuring the free flow of information for innovation, growth, and national development.
Lead paragraph (promulgated-by)
The National Privacy Commission is an independent government body in the Philippines created under Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012; the Commission is mandated to administer and implement the provisions of the Act, and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for data protection. While attached to the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for purposes of policy coordination, it remains independent in the performance of its functions. The Commission safeguards the fundamental human right of every individual to privacy, particularly information privacy, while ensuring the free flow of information for innovation, growth, and national development.
Lead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)
The National Privacy Commission is an independent government body in the Philippines created under Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012; the Commission is mandated to administer and implement the provisions of the Act, and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for data protection. While attached to the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for purposes of policy coordination, it remains independent in the performance of its functions. The Commission safeguards the fundamental human right of every individual to privacy, particularly information privacy, while ensuring the free flow of information for innovation, growth, and national development.
Lead paragraph (regulatory-domain)
The National Privacy Commission is an independent government body in the Philippines created under Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012; the Commission is mandated to administer and implement the provisions of the Act, and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for data protection. While attached to the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for purposes of policy coordination, it remains independent in the performance of its functions. The Commission safeguards the fundamental human right of every individual to privacy, particularly information privacy, while ensuring the free flow of information for innovation, growth, and national development.
View the Source Major Legal Systems in the World Today
Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of the Philippines
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