Philippines — AI Law & Policy Updates

The Philippines has not enacted any AI-specific statute, with LawPhil searches returning zero results for 'artificial intelligence' among Republic Acts, leaving businesses bound by existing laws such as the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173), which grants data subjects a right under section 16(c) not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing. Other applicable laws include the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175), the Internet Transactions Act of 2023 (RA 11967), and the Electronic Commerce Act (RA 8792), according to a legal update on Philippine AI law and policy.

Republic Act No. 10173 — Data Privacy Act of 2012 · Republic Act No. 10175 — Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 · Republic Act No. 11967 — Internet Transactions Act of 2023 · Republic Act No. 8792 — Electronic Commerce Act 2000 — Status: No AI-specific law — data-protection and cybercrime law bind The Philippines has not enacted an AI statute. That is a measurement, not a summary: LawPhil’s own search over the Republic Acts returns ZERO results for the phrase “artificial intelligence”, while the same query path returns the Data Privacy Act for its control terms. Several AI bills have been filed in Congress and none has become law. What binds a business deploying AI in the Philippines is therefore the existing digital stack. The Data Privacy Act of 2012 RA 10173 requires a lawful basis and consent for processing, imposes proportionality, transparency and security duties, gives data subjects rights of access, correction, erasure, damages and — directly relevant to automated systems — a right under section 16 c not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing where it significantly affects them, and it is administered by the National Privacy Commission. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 RA 10175 covers illegal access, data interference and computer-related fraud and identity theft. The Internet Transactions Act of 2023 RA 11967 created the E-Commerce Bureau and imposes duties on online platforms and merchants. The Electronic Commerce Act RA 8792 gives electronic documents and signatures legal effect.