MANILA, Philippines – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) announced on Tuesday, November 10, that 10 government agencies had submitted breach notifications following reports of potential data leaks.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the NPC confirmed receiving personal data breach notifications from the following offices:
Presidential Commission on Good Government
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
Department of Labor and Employment, through its Bureau of Local Employment
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
Department of Justice, through its Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Philippine Coast Guard
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
NPC spokesperson and Deputy Privacy Commissioner Jose Belarmino II said the notifications comply with Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and NPC Circular 16-03.
“Each notification received by the NPC is reviewed and assessed by our Compliance and Monitoring Division, which examines the nature and circumstances of the reported incident…. Following its assessment, the Division prepares a report containing its findings and recommendations for submission to the Commission En Banc,” Belarmino explained.
The announcement comes a week after the commission said it was coordinating with government agencies to verify reports of suspected government data leaks.
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