Philippines: Understanding the key changes to be introduced by the National Privacy Commission's eRehistro system

The Philippine National Privacy Commission (NPC) highlighted in its official Facebook page the main distinctions between the current registration process and the upcoming eRehistro system, specifically with regard to (1) the registration form, (2) the registration of data processing systems (DPS), (3) the certificate of registration, and (4) addressing deficiencies and concerns.

The Philippine National Privacy Commission (NPC) highlighted in its official Facebook page the main distinctions between the current registration process and the upcoming eRehistro system, specifically with regard to (1) the registration form, (2) the registration of data processing systems (DPS), (3) the certificate of registration, and (4) addressing deficiencies and concerns.

Recommended actions

As we continue to await further NPC announcements as well as its formal guidelines on the eRehistro system, we recommend that personal information controllers (PICs) and personal information processors (PIPs) commence preparations for complying with both Phase 1: Data Protection Officer (DPO) renewal of registration and Phase 2: Data Processing System (DPS) registration.

For additional information, please feel free to access our previous alerts on the eRehistro system through the following links:

Our firm will provide more updates in due course.