RA 10173: Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012

Question 1

What did Deputy Privacy Commissioner Dondi Mapa said?

Answer 1

“Data is more valuable than Money. If someone takes your money, that’s all they have. If you let someone take your data, they may eventually take your money too!”

Question 2

What is section 1 of DPA of 2012?

Answer 2

Short Title

Question 3

What is stated in section 1 of DPA of 2012?

Answer 3

This Act shall be known as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”

Question 4

What is Republic Act 10173, the Data Privacy Act of 2012?

Answer 4

An act protecting individual personal information in information and communications systems in the government and the private sector, creating for this purpose a national privacy commission, and for other purposes

Question 5

What is the meaning of NPC?

Answer 5

National Privacy Commission

Question 6

What is NPC?

Answer 6

It is a body that is mandated to administer and implement this law (DPA of 2012)

Question 7

What are the fxns of NPC?

Answer 7

1) Rule-making
2) Advisory
3) Public education
4) Compliance and monitoring
5) Investigations and complaints
6) Enforcement

Question 8

What are the key roles in the DPA?

Answer 8

1) Data Subjects
2) Personal Information Controller (PIC)
3) Personal Information Processor (PIP)
4) Data Protection Officer (DPO)
5) National Privacy Commission

Question 9

What is data subjects?

Answer 9

Refers to an individual whose, sensitive personal, or privileged info is processed personal

Question 10

What is PIC (/ what is the role of PIC)?

Answer 10

Controls the processing of personal data, or instructs another to process personal data on its behalf

Question 11

What is PIP (/ what is the role of PIP)?

Answer 11

Organization / individual whom a personal info controller may outsource / instruct the processing of personal data pertaining to a data subject

Question 12

What is DPO (/ what is the role of DPO)?

Answer 12

Responsible for the overall management of compliance to DPA

Question 13

What is national privacy commission (/ what is the role of national privacy commission)?

Answer 13

Independent body mandated to administer and implement the DPA of 2012, and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country w/ international stds set for personal data protection

Question 14

What are the exs of breaches and live cases?

Answer 14

1) COMELeak (1 and 2)
2) BPI - consent form
3) Hospital

Question 14

What are the exs of breaches and live cases?

Answer 14

1) COMELeak (1 and 2)
2) BPI - consent form
3) Hospital