Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Juan Paolo “John” Fajardo as deputy commissioner of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), replacing fellow lawyer Nerissa de Jesus whose term of office has expired.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has extended its filing assistance program for new applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), allowing local inventors to seek patent protection in multiple countries at reduced costs.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) placed third in the 2026 IP Office Innovation Ranking by World Trademark Review (WTR), marking a sharp climb from its earlier positions in the index.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it is reviewing the “Buo ang Saya ng Pasko” Christmas campaign of Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) on the messaging platform Viber following media reports and user complaints over the appearance of branded content in private chats.
Prior to his appointment, lawyer Johann Carlos S. Barcena served as executive director at the Office of the Commissioner under the Governance Commission for Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GCG).
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has officially concluded that no data breach occurred in the systems of G-Xchange Inc. (GXI), the operator of GCash, following a thorough technical investigation into reports of a massive data leak allegedly involving millions of user accounts.
The Philippines highlighted major progress in curbing online piracy and strengthening cooperation with e-commerce platforms in its latest submission to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for the 2025 Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy Review.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Henry Aguda has clarified his stance on the controversial World App project, saying he respects the authority of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) to decide on the legal issues surrounding the iris-scanning technology.
World.org in the Philippines, the local arm of Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has challenged the National Privacy Commission (NPC)’s cease-and-desist order (CDO) against its operations in the Philippines, calling it a “setback for responsible digital innovation” and a reversal of a year-long compliance process undertaken with Philippine authorities.
