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Senate Bill No. 1846 entitled "An Act Protecting Consumers and Merchants Engaged in Internet Transactions, Creating for this Purpose the Electronic Commerce Bureau, Appropriating Funds therefor...

Digital footprintsmatter. The Supreme Court hasoutlined how prosecutorsand defenseteamscan establish social media account ownershiporaccessandauthorshipofasocial mediapost or privatemessage.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines has issued a revised draft circular addressing the regulation of online lending platforms, introducing significant changes from its initial March 2026 proposal. The new guidelines aim to lift the existing moratorium on new online lending platforms while establishing comprehensive prudential, disclosure, and market conduct requirements for financing and lending companies operating in the digital space.

The Philippine domain name registrar, DotPh, announced that it has started offering anonymous registrations for the i.ph domain. This is intended to support bloggers and individuals who maintain websites for personal purposes.

Yes. The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) issued a Resolution dated September 14, 2022, which further extended the effect of FIRB Resolution No. 17-2022 which temporarily allows RBEs...

The prevalence of E-Commerce transactions in the Philippines had increased as the pandemic hit the country.

Under Republic Act No. 12023, otherwise known as “VAT on Digital Services Act”, electronic services or digital services refer to services supplied over the internet or other electronic networks through the use of information technology, where the delivery of the service is essentially automated.

Summary : Outsourcing is considered as one of the bright spots in the Philippine economy. It will be a major driver of growth for the next five years. The Philippine Government has enacted several policy directives to attract foreign investment in this area, including tax incentives, customs perks, and a favorable labor policy. Several of these tax and fiscal incentives are discussed in this article.

On 5 September 2022, and in line with its policy of enabling responsible innovation to promote the development of an inclusive digital financial ecosystem, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ("BSP") issued...