The E Commerce

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8792 

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL USE THEREOF, AND OTHER PURPOSES

PART I

Short Title and Declaration of Policy

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known and cited as the "Electronic Commerce Act."

Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the vital role of information and communications technology (ICT) in nation-building; the need to create an information-friendly environment which supports and ensures the availability, diversity and affordability of ICT products and services; the primary responsibility of the private sector in contributing investments and services in ICT; the need to develop, with appropriate training programs and institutional policy changes, human resources for the information age, a labor force skilled in the use of ICT and a population capable of operating and utilizing electronic appliances and computers; its obligation to facilitate the transfer and promotion of technology; to ensure network security, connectivity and neutrality of technology for the national benefit; and the need to marshal, organize and deploy national information infrastructures, comprising in both communications network and strategic information services, including their interconnection to the global information networks, with the necessary and appropriate legal, financial, diplomatic and technical framework, systems and facilities.

4 Philippine laws that govern online business

Even if your business is only found online or you have an online presence, there are four Philippine laws that still govern over your actions. While there is a lot of technicality with regard to online transactions, the rule of thumb is that if you are based and operating in the Philippines and your IP address is in the Philippines, then you are covered by these laws.

To avoid any inconvenience on your business transactions, these are the...