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...
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...
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...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has amended certain provisions of its Circular No. 2020-01, tightening the guidelines in the processing of personal data for loan-related transactions by lending firms and protecting references and guarantors used in loan applications. The new NPC Circular No....
For building a more secure ecosystem for consumers and enterprises, the country's only all-in-one money platform Maya has copped recognitions at the Privacy Awareness Week Awards 2022 organized by the National Privacy Commission (NPC). Maya won at the Privacy Awareness Week Awards 2022 for its...
62644 Telecommunications giant Globe has teamed up with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in the Kabataang Digital Program to spread awareness among kids on how they can protect themselves online. This is to provide kids more protection as they now spend more time online for learning and...
The Manila Bulletin (MB) will comply with an order issued by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) to attend a "clarificatory meeting" on Jan. 25, 2022, where it will present pieces of evidence it was able to obtain regarding the alleged breach of Commission on Election (Comelec) servers. Manila...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is now investigating the reported hacking and data breach on servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 12, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said the poll body was ordered to appear for a "clarificatory...
National Privacy Commission The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said the decision of the Court Appeals upholding the former in a case by Pieceland Corp. vs. Manila New Life Church Inc. (MNLC) will strengthen the promotion not just the rights and freedoms of data subjects, but also the obligations...
