Various agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed Joint Administrative Order No. 24-03, Series of 2024 containing the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11967, or The Internet Transactions Act of 2023 (ITA).
To recall, the ITA is intended to regulate e-commerce, protect consumer rights and data privacy, and uphold intellectual property rights.
The IRR clarifies the scope and coverage of the ITA, the enforcement powers of the DTI vis-à-vis other agencies, and the applicable procedure for imposition of fines.
Author
Camille Bianca Gatmaitan
BrowsingCamille Bianca Gatmaitan Santos is a partner in Quisumbing Torres' Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She has 12 years of experience in commercial and criminal litigation, as well as arbitration. She serves as Institute Treasurer of the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIARB) and a member of the Local Steering Committee of the Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). She is an accredited arbitrator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Previously, she also served as the Assistant National Secretary of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the official organization of all lawyers in the country.