MANILA, Philippines – KINUMPIRMA ng National Privacy Commission (NPC) ang personal data breaches kung saan sangkot ang 10 government agencies, kabilang ang Department of Justice (DOJ) at Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Tinukoy ng NPC ang mga sumusunod na ahensiya na napaulat na may data breaches:
Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG)
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through its Bureau of Local Employment
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR)
Department of Justice (DOJ), through its Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS)
Sinabi ni NPC Deputy Privacy Commissioner and spokesperson Atty. Jose S. Belarmino II na ang mga ahensiya ng gobyerno ay kinakailangan na mag-report ng data breaches sa komisyon sa ilalim ng Data Privacy Act of 2012.
“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, its potential impact on affected individuals, and the measures undertaken by the agency concerned,” ayon kay Belarmino.
“Following the assessment, the division prepares a report containing its findings and recommendations for submission to the Commission En Banc, which determines the appropriate action or decision based on the circumstances of each case,” aniya pa rin. KRIS JOSE
