ACCRALAW Partner John Paul M. Gaba was featured in Asia Business Law Journal (“ABLJ”) for writing the Philippine chapter of “A Regulatory Update on Data Privacy”, an overview of recent legal developments in data protection in India, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
In the article, Mr. Gaba provided an in-depth discussion of Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (“DPA”). He discussed, among others, the DPA’s scope and key provisions, the distinction between personal and sensitive personal information, the rights of data subjects, compliance obligations imposed on data controllers and processors, and applicable penalties for DPA violations.
Read the full article here.