A couple of months ago, I wrote about the draft Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012 and the rights of the data subject. As promised, here is the second part where I will share my thoughts on how the IRR will impact organizations as either personal information controllers (PICs) or personal information processors (PIPs).
(First of two parts) On Aug. 4, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the 2015 Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 8799, otherwise known as the Securities Regulation Code (SRC). This came after various stakeholder inputs from as early as 2011, when the proposed amendments were made open to public comment. The 2015 IRR was published on Oct. 25, 2015, and took effect 15 days later, on Nov. 9, 2015. It modified the 2003 IRR with the introduction of significant changes geared towards transparency in dealing with brokers, dealer and securities ownership, as well as relaxing the rules to give investors easier access to capital.
THE GOVERNMENT plans to release next week the underlying rules governing the implementation of the automobile industry policy, an official from the Trade department said yesterday.
ILOILO CITY — Sugar industry stakeholders met here last week with officials of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to discuss the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No. 10659, the Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015, signed into law last March 27.
President Benigno S. Aquino III greets His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, DD (and who is probably telling the president that “you won this time” after the Supreme Court upheld the Reproductive Health Law, following the Thanksgiving Mass for the Reopening of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Manila Cathedral) in Cabildo corner Beaterio, Intramuros, Manila City on Wednesday night (April 09, 2014) (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) -– Both the advocates and opponents of the Reproductive Health Law are claiming victory following the decision of the Supreme Court (SC), but the measure’s supporters believe they are the bigger winner. Former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral, one of the staunchest advocates of the divisive measure, said RH Law advocates have the bigger reason to celebrate after the SC declared the measure ”not unconstitutional” except for eight of its provisions. ”Kumbaga nanalo man pareho, makikita natin kung sino ang mas nanalo ng malaki, sa laki ng ngiti at tawa ng mga pro-RH at anti-RH groups,” Cabral said. The high court on Tuesday announced that the law is not unconstitutional except for provisions that ”require ‘private health facilities and non-maternity specialty hospitals and hospitals owned and operated by a religious group to refer patients, not in an emergency or life-threatening case…to another health facility which is conveniently accessible”; and allow minors who have suffered miscarriage to have access to family planning without parental consent. The SC also struck down provisions punishing a health care provider who refuses/fails to disseminate information on reproductive health Read More …
The Department of Health-National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) together with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) conduct joint anti-dengue spraying, disinfection and clean-up of the JAC Liner bus terminal along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City on Friday morning (July 12, 2013). (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – If Health Secretary Enrique Ona would have his way, the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) will not benefit from the incremental revenues to be generated by the Sin Tax Law. In his comments to the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the law, Ona does not want UP-PGH, which was among those who actively participated in the congressional deliberation, to have any part in the implementation of the measure. Revenues collected from the Sin Tax Law will directly go to the Department of Health. The IRR specifies that DOH give UP-PGH some of the funds as a research center and by participating in decisions on human resources issues among health personnel. But in his letter to Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima dated 26 December 2013, Ona asked to “delete the last sentence of the Rule III of Sec. 5 of the IRR which specifies UP-PGH as the premiere national university hospital that DOH should primarily engage for research to support universal health care.” Ona said that “even before the passage of Republic Act 10532, the DOH had already established a ‘research reference hub’ under Department Order No. 2012-0197.” “The said DO itself does not prescribe a sole supplier to conduct Read More …
THE ENERGY department issued yesterday the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of a law to strengthen and empower the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country.
More than 6,000 applications for driver’s license have been rejected by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the first four months of the year after the applicants tested positive for illegal drug use. “Na-prevent natin itong mga nag-positive from being a risk to their fellow motorists,” Dr. Louie Miranda of the LTO Central Office told GMA News Online by phone Tuesday. The LTO has expressed reservations over Republic Act 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013, which scraps mandatory drug testing from the list of requirements needed in applying for a driver’s license. Citing latest data, Miranda said the 6,670 rejected applicants were placed under alarm, meaning they were barred from driving and can apply again only after six months. Although the number represents only a small percentage of those who applied for a driver’s license, it still shows that mandatory drug test is effective in preventing drug users from becoming licensed drivers, Miranda said. “Maliit siya pero ang punto is nakapag-prevent tayo ng more than 6,000 na applicants from getting their license or from renewing it,” he said. For the previous year, the LTO issued more than 4.5 million driving licenses. Figures for the current year are not yet available. Inconsistent Sen. Vicente Sotto III, principal author of RA 10586, said the provision in the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 that requires the LTO to conduct mandatory drug testing for license applicants has been revoked by the new law. He said the Repealing Clause in RA Read More …
(DOH logo) The Department of Health Center – National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) will host a public consultation and review tomorrow, March 8, on the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10354, also known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012 (RPRH Act of 2012), with various sectors of society including religious groups, Metro Manila mayors and city health officers, women’s and children’s groups, and media organizations. “We would like to enjoin the support of all sectors in this public consultation so that they may express their views, opinions and recommendations on the provisions stated in the RH law and once it is implemented, we expect that it will significantly reduce maternal and infant mortality in the country and save countless of lives especially that of mothers and their children,” Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo declared. With the actual implementation of the RH Law, the DOH will fully carry out its mandate of reducing maternal and infant mortality rate through comprehensive reproductive health care services such as providing modern family planning methods, safe birth deliveries, adequate supply of blood and quality care in all of its health care facilities. The rights of women and family will also be protected, Janairo added. The RP RH law drafting committee will be conducting the IRR consultation which is also called Usapang Kalusugang Pampamilya”. Other consultations were also conducted in the cities of Cebu and Davao and were attended by LGUs, hospital chiefs, the academe and various NGO representatives. Among Read More …