The National Privacy Commission, the country’s personal data privacy watchdog, said it achieved significant accomplishments in 2022 and vowed to do better this year to build a high-trust society, and realize a privacy-empowered nation. Privacy Commissioner Atty. John Henry D. Naga reported during...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has confirmed that the security breach on multiple GCash accounts resulted from the utilization of “phishing” attacks. On Wednesday, May 24, the country’s personal data privacy watchdog said that it has already concluded its extensive investigation after...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong (PCPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration and cooperation on personal data protection. Privacy Commissioner Atty. John Henry D. Naga of NPC and Privacy...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC), which is mandated to safeguard personal data of Filipinos, received a bomb threat before noon Friday, May 12, forcing the agency to suspend office operations as it evacuated its personnel to safety. In a statement, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday, May 12, was rattled by a bomb threat, forcing the agency to immediately intensify its security measures. Workers at the PICC standby outside of the building after a bomb threat was sent to the National Privacy Commission earlier today, May 12, 2023,...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading telecommunications companies (Telcos) in the country in a significant step to further safeguard the personal data of telecommunications subscribers. In a statement, NPC said the MOU aims to strengthen...
Joe Jonas’ better half, Sophie Turner, is like any other doting mother. In an Instagram story posted earlier, she shared a video clip of her two-year-old daughter WIlla. Followers thought it was the daughter’s public debut, but Sophie quickly deleted it and posted, “Earlier today I made an...
Three government agencies – National Bureau of Investigation (nbi), Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) – said there were no data breaches on their part, but the Philippine National Police (PNP) requested for time to review its systems for possible security...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) will meet with the Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and other concerned agencies to investigate the alleged leak of documents containing personal data involving law enforcement. The meeting is set on 20 April 2023, at...
The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday, March 15, approved the recommendations of the technical working group (TWG) for the unnumbered substitute bill that would protect consumers from unwanted calls and texts from individuals, companies, and entities meant to...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Despite the proactive efforts of the National Privacy Commission to make everyone aware of the importance of safeguarding personal data, we still see a lot of cases where personal data are either needlessly collected or carelessly handled. Privacy is considered to be a...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) launched its online registration system NPC Registration System (NPCRS), providing secure and seamless portal for both government and private organizations to register their data processing systems with the commission. NPCRS is the latest system developed and...
