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E-COMMERCE LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES

 What is E-Commerce?

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X E-commerce (electronic-commerce)
refers to business over the Internet.
Web sites such as Amazon.com,
Buy.com, and eBay are all
e-commerce sites.
Business-to-Consumer (B2C)

business transactions between

companies, business-to-consumer
models are those that sell products
or services directly to personal-use
customers
BUSINESS
CONSUMER
connects, communicates and
conducts business transactions with
consumers most often via the
Internet
larger than just online retailing; it
includes online banking, travel
services, online auctions, and health
and real estate sites.

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Business-to-Consumer (B2C)

business transactions between

companies, business-to-consumer
models are those that sell products
or services directly to personal-use
customers
BUSINESS
CONSUMER
connects, communicates and
conducts business transactions with
consumers most often via the
Internet
larger than just online retailing; it
includes online banking, travel
services, online auctions, and health
and real estate sites.

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/explain-business-consumer-model-2258.html
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8792 OF PHILIPPINES
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACT OF 2000

by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

Republic of the Philippines

An act providing for the recognition and use of

electronic commercial and non-commercial
transactions and documents, penalties for unlawful
use thereof and for other purposes .
 Definition in General

Electronic Commerce is defined as the process of

buying and selling goods electronically by consumers
and from company to company through computerized
business transactions. The Organization for Electronic
Cooperation and Development defines it as
commercial transactions based on electronic
transmission of data over communication networks
such as the Internet. Although the definition of
electronic commerce is strictly confined to
commercial undertakings, RA8792 is made applicable
to both
 Objectives

provide a secure legal framework

and environment for electronic
commerce.
protect the integrity of electronic
documents and electronic
signatures as well as its
transmission and communication
SO as to build and ensure the
trust and reliance of the public
on electronic transactions.
 Authors

Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr., Reps. Leandro

Verceles, Jr. and Marcial Punzalan, Jr. Co-Authors
of the Act who filed electronic commerce bills
were Sen. Juan Flavier, and Blas Ople and Reps.
Harry Angping, Roilo Golez and Dante Liban. Other
co-authors include Sen. Vicente Sotto IlI, Franklin
Drilon, Fran-cisco Tatad, Raul Roco, Aquilino
Pimentel Jr., Miriam Defesor-Santiago and Reps.
HerminioTeves, Magtanggol Guinigundo, Rolando
Sarmiento, Orlando Fua, JoeySalceda, Oscar
Moreno, and Ignacio Bunye.
Definition of Terms
a. "Addressee"
Oa person who is intended by the
originator to receive the electronic
data message or electronic
document.
b. "Computer"
D any device or apparatus which, by
electronic, electro-mechanical or
magnetic impulse, or by other means
is capable of receiving, recording,
transmitting, storing, processing,
retrieving, or producing information,
data, figures, symbols or other modes
of written expression according to
mathematical and logical rules or of
performing any one or more of those
functions.
C. "Electronic Data Message"
O information generated, sent,
received or stored by electronic,
optical or similar means.
d."Information and Communication
System"
Da system intended for and capable of procedures related to the recording
generating, sending, receiving, or storage of electronic data
storing or otherwise processing message or electronic document.
electronic data messages or
electronic documents and includes
the computer system or other similar
device by or in which data is
recorded or stored and any
e. "Electronic Signature"
D any distinctive mark, adopted by such person with the
characteristic and/or sound in intention of authenticating or
electronic form, representing the approving an electronic data
identity of a person and attached message or electronic document.
to or logically associated with the
electronic data message or
electronic document or any
methodology or procedures
employed or adopted by a
person and executed or
f. "Electronic Document" g. "Electronic Key"
information or the representation Da secret code which secures
of information, data, figures, sensitive
and defends
symbols or other modes of written information that crosses over
expression, described or however
public channels into a form
represented, by which a right is
established or an obligation decipherable only with a
extinguished, or by which a fact matching electronic key.
may be proved and affirmed,
which is received, recorded,
transmitted, stored, processed,
retrieved or produced
electronically.
h. "Intermediary"
Oa person who in behalf of another
person and with respect to a
particular electronic document sends,
receives and/or stores or provides
other services in respect of that
electronic document.
i. "Originator"
0 a person by whom, or on whose
behalf, the electronic document
purports to have been created,
generated and/or sent . The term
does not include a person acting
as an intermediary with respect
to that electronic document.

j. "Service Provider"
a provider of :
(i) On-line services or network
access, or the operator of facilities
therefore, including entities offering the
transmission, routing, or providing of
connections for online communications,
digital or otherwise, between or among
points specified by a user, of electronic
documents of the user's choosing; or (ii)
The necessary technical means by
which electronic documents of an
originator may be stored and made
accessible to a designated or
undesignated third party; Such service
providers shall have no authority to modify
or alter the content of the electronic data
message or electronic document received
or to make any entry therein on behalf of
the originator, addressee or any third party
unless specifically authorized to do so,
and who shall retain the electronic
document in accordance with the specific
request or as necessary for the purpose of
performing the services it was engaged to
perform.
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Sec. 6. Legal Recognition of Data Messages.

Section 7. Legal Recognition of Electronic documents Section 12. Admissibility and
Evidential Weight of Electronic
Section 8. Legal Recognition of Electronic Signatures Data Message or electronic
Section 9. Presumption Relating to Electronic Signatures document.
Section 10. Original Documents.
SEC. 13. Retention of Electronic Data
Section 11. Authentication of Electronic Data Message and Electronic Document.
Messages and Electronic Documents
 2. Allows the
Contract formation of
contracts in
electronic form.
(section 16)

3. Makes banking
SEC. 16. Formation and Validity of transactions done
Electronic Contracts. through ATM switching
networks absolute
once consummated.
(section 16)
 4. Parties are given
the right to choose
the type and level
of security methods
that suit their
needs. (section 24)

SEC. 24. Choice of Security Methods.

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transport documents to facilitate
carriage of goods. This includes
GH8 cac documents such as, but not limited
1ccto to, multi-modal, airport, road,
rail, inland waterway, courier, post
SEC. 25. Actions Related to receipts, transport documents
Contracts of Carriage of issued by freight forwarders,
Goods. marine/ocean bill of lading, non-

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negotiable seaway bill, charter
SEC. 26. Transport party bill of lading. (section 25 and
Documents. 26)
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SEC. 27. Government Use of government to have
the capability to do e-
Electronic Data Messages, Electronic commerce within 2
Documents and
Electronic Signatures.
years or before June
19, 2002. (section 27)
 7. Mandates RPWeb to be implemented.
RPWeb is a strategy that intends to

Internet and provide universal access to

RPweb connect all government
the general public.offices to theof
The Department
SEC. 28. RPWEB To National Telecommunications
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Use Of Transportation andand
Commission, Communications,
National Computer
Electronic Documents and Center will come up with policies and
Electronic Data rules that shall lead to substantial
Messages In Government reduction of costs of telecommunication
and to the General Public. and Internet facilities to ensure the
implementation of RPWeb. (section 28)
 8. Made cable,
broadcast, and wireless
physical infrastructure
within the activity of
telecommunications.
(section 28)
SEC. 28. RPWEB To Promote the
Use Of Electronic Documents and
Electronic Data
Messages In Government and to
the General Public.
dti 9. Empowers the Department of
Trade and Industry to supervise
the development of e-
DEPARTMENT OF commerce in the country. It can

PHILIPPINES
TRADE & INDUSTRY also come up with policies and
regulations, when needed, to
facilitate the growth of e-
commerce. (section 29)

SEC. 29. Authority of the Department of Trade and

Industry and Participating Entities.
 10. Provided
guidelines as to
when a service
provider can be
liable. (section
30)

SEC. 30. Extent of Liability of a Service Provider.

 11. Authorities and parties
ooOU with the legal right can only
gain access to electronic
documents, electronic data
messages, and electronic
CONFIDENTTAL signatures. For confidentiality
purposes, it shall not share or
convey to any other person.
SEC. 31. Lawful Access. (section 31 and 32)

SEC. 32. Obligation of Confidentiality.

 12. Hacking or cracking,
refers to unauthorized
access including the
introduction of computer
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months to 3 years. (section
33)
SEC. 33. Penalties.
 Cybercrime Penalties under
Electronic Commerce Act
(Republic Act 8792)
HACKING OR CRACKING PIRACY 13. Piracy through the

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ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PENALTIES

PENALTIES FINE OF €
(FIO8.000.00) AND
rights is punishable.
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PUNISHED NY A MINIMUI FINE OF ONK MAXIMUM COMMENSURATE 10 THE
EOSSJHOY AN mAxIMUm RPIEENNENTER EN ONANNTISE
THREE (3) VEARS

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COMMENSURATE TO THE DAMAGE
INCUERED ANP A MANPATORY
(6) MONTHS:
THREE (3) VEARS OTHER VIOLATIONS IN
E-COMMERCE LAW
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ALL OTHERACT
AND LAWS same as hacking.
(section 33)
OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THIE FROVISIONS
REFORUC ACT NO: 1394 ANP OTHER
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ANC DN ERELEMOBMESINO PENALTIES
ELECTRONIE DOCUMEN'TS
PENALTIES MAXIMUM PENALTY OF

SEC. 33. Penalties.

YEARS
FESOS IMPRISONMENT
(17.000,000 00) OR SIX (6) MILLION
PENALIZED WITH THE SAME PENALTIES

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SEC. 33. Penalties.
14. All existing laws such
as the Consumer Act of the
Philippines also applies to
e-commerce transactions.
(section 33
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