The Philippine National Privacy
Commission (NPC), which administers the country’s Data Privacy Act (DPA), has
recently made available to the public copies of its advisory opinions. These
opinions had been issued in response to various queries regarding the proper
application and interpretation of the provisions of the DPA and its
implementing rules and regulations.

The Philippine National Privacy Commission (NPC), which administers the country’s Data Privacy Act (DPA), has recently made available to the public copies of its advisory opinions. These opinions had been issued in response to various queries regarding the proper application and interpretation of the provisions of the DPA and its implementing rules and regulations.

Download and read the complete Data Privacy Update on NPC Advisory Opinion on Consent. The update was authored by SyCipLaw partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez.

Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez regularly advises clients in various industries on privacy and data protection issues (e.g., employee data policies, BYOD, cloud regulation, use of data in customer agreements, and privacy policies on sites). Clients include those in manufacturing and trading, outsourcing, e-money and payment systems, gaming, cloud and data services, financial services, and retail. Ms. King-Dominguez and her team had helped provide comments on the Philippine Data Privacy Law enacted in 2012 and had engaged with members of the House of Representatives technical team on aspects of the legislation.