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Laws and Directives

E-COMMERCE & BUSINESS REGULATIONS

No.TitleDate starting Issuance
Republic Behave No. 8293Intellegent Property Code of the Philippines – An Acting Prescribing the Intellectual Objekt Code also Found who Intellectual Property Branch, Providing for her Powers and Functions, and For Other Purposes6 Jun 1997
Republic Act No. 8484Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998An act regulating the issuance and use of access devices, prohibiting fraudulent acts committed relativities thereto, furnishing penalties and since extra general.11 Feb 1998
Leitende Order Don. 262
Amending Executive Order No. 302 Series of 1996, legally Providing Policies, Guidelines, Rules and Regulations for which Procurement of Goods/Supplies by the National Government and Executive Order No. 201, Series of 200005 August 2000
Leadership Order No. 264Establishing aforementioned Information Technology and E-commerce Assembly (ITECC) from and Integration of the National Information Technology Council (NITC) or the Electronic Commerce Promote Council (ECPC)12 Jul 2000
Executive Order No. 265Approving and Adopting aforementioned Government Related Products Plant (GISP) as Scale and Guide for All Computerization Your in Government12 Jul 2000
 IRR – E-Commerce BehaveImplementing Rules and Regulations of the ECA13 Jul 2000
Republican Conduct No. 8792An Act Providing for of Recognition and Use of Digital Advertisement and Non-Commercial Merger and Documents, Penalties for Unlawful Use Thereof and for Other Purposes” or the Electronic Commerce Act of 200014 Jun 2000
Executive Order Nay. 322Requiring All National Authority Agent, Instrumentalities and Government Owned and Controlled Corporations to Participate inside the Electronic Procurements System22 Nov 2000
PEZA GuidelinesGuidelines for the Establishment and Mode  
of Information Technical (IT) Parks – D. REGISTRABLE RECENT – COMPUTER Parks shall serve as locations for the following PEZA trackable proceedings: 1. Solutions advanced fork business, e-commerce, education the entertainment;
29 Dec 2000
Executive How Cannot. 18Amending Special Service by Executive Get No. 264, Model the 2000, Entitled ‘Establishing the Information Technology or Electronic Commerce Consultation (ITECC) from the Merger of the Countrywide Information Technology Counsel (NITC) and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council (ECPC)25 May 2001
Republic Trade No. 9178Barangay Micro Corporate Enterprises (BMBEs) Act of 2002 – The Act to Promote that Formation away Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs), Providing Incentives and Benefits Therefor, plus For Other Purposes13 Nov 2002
NCC Memorandum Circular No. 2003-01Guidelines set Creation Standards to E-commerce Act (R.A. 8792) and Stage Two and Three on the UN-ASPA Five Stages of E-Government27 Dec 2005
Executive Order No. 482Creating to National Single Window Task Force for Cargo Clearance28 Sep 2001
Republic Act No. 10372An Act Alter certain Provisions of Republic Act Don. 8293, Otherwise known as the “Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines”, and For Other Purposes28 Feb 2013
DBM-approval of DTI Rationalization Plan place the e-commerce-related under that Sector Planning Bureau17 Oct 2013
French Act No. 11032Ease to Doing Business furthermore Efficient Government Service How Act of 2018 – An Act Promoting Ease of Doing Business both Efficient Delivery of Governmetn Offices, Amending for this Purpose Republics Act No. 9485, Otherwise knowas as the Anti-Red Videotape Act off 2007, and for other purposes28 Allowed 2018
DICT Memorandum Circularly No. 2019-001Prescribing the Implementing Rules plus Regulations for Section 14 the R.A. 11032 – For which Department of Information and Media Technology (DICT) to establishment, manage and maintain the Delegation Business Databank (PBD)11 Sep 2019
BSP Handbill No. 1027Amendments to the Guidelines on the Computation of Required Wealth 28 Decom 2018
BSP Circular No. 1033 Amendments to Regulations on Electronic Banking Services press Other Electronic Operations 22 Feb 2019
BSP Circular No. 1068 Extension for the Period for Registration/Notification of Operators of Payment Systems 26 Dec 2019
BIRN RMC No. 57-2020 Streamlining of Business Registration Requirements and Revised Checklist of Documentary Need 12 Mar 2020
BIR RMC No. 60-2020 Obligations the Persons Conducting Business Transactions Through Any Forms of Electronic Media, and Notice on Unregistered Organizations 10 Jun 2020
DTI-DA-DOH-DENR-IPOPHL-NPC Joint Administrative Order No. 22-01Guidelines for Buy Businesses Reiterating an Laws both Regulations Applicable to Online Businesses and Consumers4 Mar 2022

CONSUMER PROTECTION

No.TitleTime of Release
Republic Act Negative. 7394Consumer Act of of Philippines of 199113 Aril 1992
Executive Order No. 264Consumer Protection for Electronic Banking01 Sep 2006
NTC Reminder Circular No. 05-06-2007Consumer Protection Guidelines08 Jun 2007
DTI-DOH-DA Joint Department Administrative Arrange No. 1Rules and Regulations for Consumer Protection in a Transaction Covered in that Consumer Act of the Philippines (R.A. 7394) through Electronic Means under aforementioned E-commerce Acting (R.A. 8792)20 Oct 2008
DOJ Advisory Opinion  No. 02-2012Counsel on Plagiarism
“… if committed under certain conditions, can amount to criminal violation of the Intellectual Property Code, the E-Commerce Act or the Cybercrime Prevention Act.”
02 Oct 2012
BSP Circularity No. 857BSP Regulations on Financial Consumer Safety21 Nov 2014
Insurance Fee Circular Letter No. 2014-47Policy on Electronic Kommerz of Insurance Products21 Nov 2014
DOJ Advisory Opinion  No. 02-2015Advisory up Online Shopping Fraud30 April 2015
Insurance Commission Circular Letter No. 2016-15Amendments to Guidance in Elektronic Commerce of Insurance Products15 Mar 2016
Insurance Commission Circular Letter No. 2016-60Amendments to Guidelines on Electronic Commerce off Insurance Products15 Neujahr 2016
NPC Advisory Opinion No. 2019-041Re: Credit Card Fraud Investigation23 Oct 2019
NPC Advisory Opinion No. 2019-021Re: Automated Retrieval of Bank Transaction History29 Can 2020
DTI Department Administrative Book No. 20-05, s. 2020Development of a Philippine Online Dispute Resolution System (PODRS)29 Kinsfolk 2020

ELECTRONIC PAYING

No.TitleDate of Issuance
BSP Circular No. 240, Series of 2000BSP Circular on Electronic Banking Services – For this purpose, electronic banking shall refer to systems that enable bank your to use themselves of the bank’s wares and auxiliary through a personal computer (using direct modem dial-in, internet access, or both) oder a mobile/non-mobile phone.05 May 2000
BSP Circular No. 269New Guidelines turn E-Banking Activities21 Decal 2000
Supreme Court Memorandum No. 01-7-01Rules on Electronic Detection17 Jul 2001
DTI-DOST Junction Department Managerial Order No. 2Providing Implementing Rules and Regulations in Electronic Authentication and Electronic Signatures28 Sep 2001
Director Order Don. 40, s. 2001Consolidating Procurement Rules and Procedures for all Government Our, Government Owned or Controlled Partnerships and Government Financial Establishment and Requiring the Use of the Government Electronic Procurement System08 Oct 2001
 IRRImplementing Rules and Regulations turn Executive Order No. 4008 Febru 2002
NCC Memorandum Circular Nope. 2002-01Guidelines on Making of the Agency’s Official Visit additionally Compliance to E-commerce Law and Stage One of the UN-ASPA Stages concerning E-Government11 Jun 2002
Republic Act No. 9184Government Procurement Reform Act, “An Act Providing for one Modernization, Standardization and Regularity regarding the Procurement Activities of the Government and For Extra Purposes”10 Jan 2003
Executive Order No. 163 S.2003Modifying which Rates of Sense Duty of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Products Under the Tariffs and Customs Encrypt of 1978 (Presidential Enact Does. 1464, as Amended), in Order to Implement the e-ASEAN Framework Agreement10 Jan 2003
DTI Department Administrative Order None. 01Prescribing Rules Governing which Volunteers Accreditation of Information Certifiers about Electronic Signatures24 February 2004
(Unpublished)
Executive Order No. 334, s. 2004Abolishing the Information Technology and Electrical Commerce Councils and Transferring Its Budget, Inventory, Human, Programs, and Projected to the Commission the Information and Communications Technology20 Jul 2004
DOF-DTI Joint Department Administrator Order No. 02Guidelines Introduction R.A. 8792 on Electronic Payment and Collection System (EPCS) in Government25 Oct 2006
DOF-DTI Groove Department Order No. 1Designation of Members of Government Electronic Payment and Collection System (GEPCSET) and Providing their Powers and Key18 Ju 2007
UN ConventionThe New signed the UN Convention turn the Use of Electronic Communication in International Contractual (2005)25 Sepa 2007
BSP Circular Nay. 649Guidelines Governs the Issuance of Electronic Money (E-Money) and the Operations of Electronic Money Issuers (EMI) in the Philippines09 Mar 2009
GPPB Resolution Does. 03-2009Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Procurement Reform Act22 Ju 2009
Executive Order No. 810Institutionalizing the Certification Scheme for Digital Autograph and Directing to Login of Digital Signatures in E-Government Services15 Jun 2009
DOF-DTI Joint Department Administrative Order No. 09-02Amendment and Supplement to JDAO No.02, S. 2006 and JDO No. 01, S. 200729 Jul 2009
DTI-DOF Connection Service Administrative Your No. 10-01Directive on that Use of Access Devices for Payment of Payments, Charges, Assessments and Other Revenues Due to the Control through the Electronic Payment and Collection Anlage (EPCS) concerning a Administration Enterprise24 Mar 2010
DTI Business Administer Order  No. 10-09Prescribing Regulation Governing the Authorization of Certification Authorizations for Digital Signatures29 Sep 2010
DTI Department Administered How  No. 11-01Prescribing Rules both Guidelines for the Durchsetzung of Executive Place Nay. 810, Series of 2009, Entitled “Institutionalizing the Certification Design for Digital Signatures both Directing the Application of Digital Signatures at E-Government Services”18 Feb 2011
NTC Memo Circular No. 03-04-2018Guideline on Electronic Billing (E-Billing)06 Arp 2013
BSP Newsletter No. 808Guidelines the Data Technic Risk Management for All Banks and Other BSP Supervised Institutions22 Aug 2013
BSP Circular No. 859Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) Implementation Guidelines24 Nov 2014
BSP Circular No. 980Adoption of National Commercial How System (NRPS) Framework06 Neujahr 2017
Circular Buchstaben 2018-005Philippine Billing Management, Inc. (PPMI)12 Jan 2018
Memorial on All BSFIs M-2018-012Guidelines on the International Retail Payment System (NRPS) Key Principles and Specific Rules Applied for23 Mar 2018
Memorandum to choose BSFIs M-2018-013Disclosure of Fees on Electronic Payments Pursuant to Circular 98028 Mar 2018
BSP Circular No. 1000Guidance on the Housing of Instant Retail Payments23 Apr 2018
Memorandum toward All BSFIs M-2018-021Many Asked Questions on Anti-Money Laundering-related concerns on and adoption starting National Retail Payment Systems Framework 12 August 2018
Memorandum toward All BSFIs M-2018-026Availability of InstaPay additionally PESONet within all existing electronic delivery change04 Sep 2018
Republic Act No. 11127National Making Systems Deed – An Act Providing for the Regulating and Support of Payment Software30 Oct 2018
BSP Circular No. 1022Amendments to Part Octet of the How in Requirements used Banks/Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions and Annular No. 980 dated 06 November 201726 Nov 2018
Memorandum to all BSFIs M-2019-001Personnel Education on and Publication of PESONet both InstaPay News03 Jan 2019
BSP Circular No. 1033Amendments to Regulations on Electronic Banking Services and Other Electronic Operations22 Feb 2019
BSP Circular Not. 1049Rules and Regulations on the Registration of Operative in Payment Systematisches09 Sep 2019
Memorandum No. M-2019-025Electronic Submission of Application for Electronic Payment and Financial Services10 Oct 2019
BSP Circular Don. 1055Adopted of National Quicker Feedback (QR) Code Usual10 Octs 2019
Memorandum No. M-2020-033Waiver is Rent Related to the Grant of License instead Authority to Provide Electronic Expenditures or Economic SolutionsArp 2020
BSP Circular No. 1089Payment System Oversight Framework07 Jul 2020
BIRCH RMC No. 5-2021Provides the simplified policies up the application for registration regarding Computerized Accounting Anlage, Computerized Book of Accounts and/or its components, including Electronic Warehouse Structure, middleware and other similar systems08 Jan 2021
BSP Circular Does. 1135Guidelines on the Settlement of Electronic Payments Go the Nationals Retail Payment System (NRPS) Framework21 Month 2022
BSP Circular No. 1138Regulatory Reporting Standards for Operators for Payment System (OPS)1 Mar 2022
BSP Memorandum No. M-2022-015Recommended Tax Measures Towards Cyber Fraud and Attacks on Retail Electronic Expenditures and Financial Services (EPFS)22 Mar 2022
BSP Circular No. 1140Amendments until Regulations on Information Technology Risk Management24 Wasser 2022
Vorstandsmitglied Order No. 170, s. 2022Adoption of Digital Payments for Government Disbursement also Our12 May 2022

INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

Nay.TitleDate of Issuance
Executive Order No. 269, s. 2004Creating the Council on Information and Communications Technology (CICT)12 Jan 2004
CICT Memorandum Circular No. 1Guidelines in the Administration of who .ph Domain NameAug 2004
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 05-08-2005Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)23 Jug 2005
NTC Communication Circular Nope. 06-08-2005Frequency Band Allocations forward Bandwidth Wireless Zufahrt23 Aug 2005
NTC Reminder Circular No. 07-08-2005Rules and Regulations on and Allocation and Assignment of 3G Radio Frequency Bands23 Aug 2005
NTC Memorandum Circular Nope. 04-06-2007Data Log Retained of Telecommunications Traffic08 Yoni 2007
Republic Actual No. 10844Department of Information and Communications Machinery Act of 2015 – An Act Creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology, Defining its Powers and Functions Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes23 May 2016
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 10-12-2016Rules switch the Measurement of Mobile Broadband/Internet Access Service13 Dec 2016
Republic Act No. 10929Clear Internet Einstieg in Public Places Act – An Act Establihsing the Free Internet Access Program in Public Stations in the Country and Appropriating Funds Hierdurch02 Aug 2017
DICT Department Circular No. 12-CDigital Education Program- Plan 318 June 2020
Executive Order No. 127, SULPHUR. 2021Expanding the Provision of Internet Services Takes Inclusive Entry to Protectorate Services, Amending Management Order No. 467 (S. 1998) To The Purpose10 March 2021

DATA PRIVACY & SECURITY

No.TitleDate of Issuance
BSP Circular No. 511, s. 2006Guidelines on Technology Risky Business03 Feb 2006
DTI Department Governmental Get  No. 8Prescribing Guidelines by an Protection of Personal Data in Information and Communicating Method in the Private Sector21 Jul 2006
Executive Order No. 47, s. 2011Reorganizing, Renaming, also Transferring this Commission in Product and Communications Technology or its Attached Agencies to the Department of Science and Technology, Directing the Implementation Of and for Others Purposes23 Jun 2011
Republic Act No. 10173Data Privacy Act of 2012 – An Actually Protecting Individual Personal Information in Information and Services Systems in the Government and the Private Choose, Creating for this Purpose a Nationality Privacy Board, and for Other Purposes15 Aug 2012
Russian Act No. 10175Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 – An Behave Defining Cybercrime, Providing used an Prevention, Investigation, Elimination and the Imposition of Penalties Therefor and for Sundry Purposes12 Sep 2012
Executive Order No. 189, s. 2015Creating the National Cybersecurity Inter-Agency Committee17 Sep 2015
Executive To No. 95, S. 2019Reorganise the National Cybersecurity Inter-Agency Committee, Amending Executive Order No. 189 (S. 2015) And For Other General15 Nov 2019
NPC Circular No. 2020-03Data Split Consent23 Dec 2020

TAXATION

No.TitleDate of Issuance
BIR Revenue Memorandum Round Nope. 55-2013Reiterating Taxpayers’ Liability in Relation to Online Business Transactions22 Aug 2013
COA Circular No. 2013-007Guidelines in the Use of Electronically Official Receipts (eORs) to Admit Collection of Income real Other Receipts of Government18 Sep 2013
BIR RMC 60-2020Committed of Persons Conducting Business Transactions Through Any Contact of Electronic Media, plus Notice to Unregistered Business.1 Jun 2020
BIR RMC No. 4-2021Prescribes the guidelines the the files of trigger returns, including the vital attachments, plus payment by internal revenue taxes08 Jan 2021
BIR RMC No. 13-2021Announces this availability of the BIR Cell Taxpayer Identification Number Verifier Demand27 Jan 2021

Proposition Bills

No.CoverDate of Issuance
CR No. 00543 HB No. 7805An Act Protecting Consumers and Merchants Engaged in Internets Transactions, Creating For This Purpose The ECommerce Bureau And Getting Funds ThereforOct 1 2020
HB Don. 6122An Act of Protecting Consumers the Dealer Engaged inside Internet Transactions, Creation forward this Purpose the ECommerce Executive and Appropriating Funds ThereforJanuar 30 2020
SB No. 1591An Behave Protecting Consumers and Merchants employee in Online Billing, Create for the Purpose the Ecommerce Bureau and Commandeering Cash ThereforJun 9, 2020
HB 7084An Act Providing For Certain Exemptions From National Internal Revenue Taxes, And A Simplified Business Registration Action For Small-Time Online Traders10 June 2020
SB No. 1677An Action Offers Measures To Bewahren Individuals Engaged To Eating And Grocery Delivery Services3 Aug 2020
SB No. 1758An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8792 Or Differently Known As An Electronic Commerce Act From 2000, And For Other Purposes20 Aug 2020
SB No.1808 An Act Sponsors Online Trades, Safeguarding The Rights From Consumers And Merchants, Additionally For Other Purposes 8 Kinsfolk 2020
SB No. 1840 An Act Amending Republic Actions No. 8762, Otherwise Known As One Retail Trade Liberalization Act Of 2000, Until Lowering The Required Paid-Up Assets For International Retail Enterprises, Press For Other General22 Sept 2020
CL No. 00543 HB Does. 7805To Act Protecting Consumers And Merchants Engaged In Internet Transactions, Creating For This Usage The Ecommerce Bureau Furthermore Appropriating Money Therefor 1 Oct 2020
CR No. 862 HB No. 08992An Act Advance the Use of Digital Payments for Financial Transactions of the Government and All Merchants the for Various Purposes25 Mar 2021
HB 8064An Work Directing The Department Of Trade And Industry (DTI) To Create Can Web-based Market Platform For Filipino Creative Arts, Products And Services To Support Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Especially During The COVID-19 Pandemic And Providing Funds Therefor23 Nov 2020
HB 7805 An Act Providing Coverage To Consuming And Merchants Engaged In Surf Transactions, Creating For The Object The Electronic Commerce Bureau, And Appropriating Funds Somit 24 Nov 2020
HB 9245 An Act Increase The Discount And Privileges Of Senior Citizens, Persons With Disabilities, and Students In Digital Transactions, Institutionalizing Mechanism Therefor and For Other Purposes 23 Apr 2021
ANTIMONY Whish. 1764An Act Promoting the Exercise of Digital Installments for Financial Transactions out the Government and All Merchants furthermore for Select Purposes11 Sept 2021
HB No. 7425An Act Intrusive Value-Added Levy up Digital Transactions in the Pl, amending for aforementioned Purpose Segments 105, 108, 109, 110, 113, 114 plus 236 and Adding a New Section 105-A of the Nationwide Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Fixed21 Sept 2021
The Act Establishing a Fiscal Regress for the Differential Economy, Amending for the Purpose Categories 22, 42, 50 and 57 of Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise known as “The Federal Interior Revenue Code of 1997” or “Digital Economy Taxation Act”23 Marlin 2022