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April 2021 | International Law Alerts | Cybersecurity

BSFIs told to manage reputational risk Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) have one year to implement reputational risk management in their operations, according to the monetary authorities. NPC awaits FB Philippines statement on reported breach of 879,699 Filipino accounts Facebook Philippines has yet to issue a statement on the breach of Filipino accounts, allegedly 879,699 in all. The figure is part of a global Facebook breach reportedly affecting 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries, exposing phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and, in some cases, email addresses. Twitter account of Philippine Statistics…

April 2021 | International Law Alerts | Cryptocurrency / E-Commerce

Landbank mobile transactions up; online fees waived until June State-owned Landbank of the Philippines extended anew the waiver of fees for online fund transfers of retail clients until June 30, 2021, as a way to help the public cope with rising Covid-19 cases Filipinos lap up online shopping amid pandemic: survey The online presence of businesses proved most useful during the pandemic as physical restrictions continue to be observed. ‘Online pork selling could spread ASF’ SEN. Maria Josefa Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Thursday warned online selling of smuggled pork could spread African swine fever (ASF) in the Philippines. MultiSys, Append…

April 2021 | International Law Alerts | Biotechnology/ Technology

Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan town in Palawan get free internet access Residents of Pag-asa Island and the municipality of Kalayaan in Palawan received free internet access after the Department of Information and Communications Technology installed VSAT technology on the territory. Converge ICT’s fiber cables land in Cebu Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. has marked a major milestone in its expansion in the Visayas region after the telecommunications company’s fiber cables reached the shores of Cebu. PNP's IT office chief named new comptroller PNP Directorate for Information and Communications Technology (DICTM) chief, Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. was named…

April 2021 | International Law Alerts | ASEAN

Manulife PH receives Asean Corporate Governance Golden Arrow Award For the fourth consecutive year, leading global life insurer Manulife is one of the recipients of the Asean Corporate Governance (ACGS) Golden Arrow Awards by The Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), a non-profit organization dedicated to the professionalization of corporate directorship. 33rd Meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 33rd Meeting on 6-8 April 2021 via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by H.E Hajah Nor Hashimah Haji Mohammed Taib, Representative of Brunei Darussalam to AICHR, and was attended…

March 2021 | International Law Alerts | West Philippine Sea/International Arbitration Law

California appellate court overturns arbitration award that violated Plaintiff’s statutory right to work The arbitrator determined that Brown violated the confidentiality provisions of his employment agreement when he attached and filed confidential information regarding his employer with his petition to compel arbitration Supreme Court of Canada finds Uber arbitration clause is unconscionable In Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16 (“Uber v. Heller“) the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision that Uber’s arbitration agreement is invalid and unenforceable, leaving disputes under the clause to be litigated in the courts. The Court re-affirmed the…

March 2021 | International Law Alerts | United Nations

New UN WFP PH Representative and Country Director reaffirms commitment to achieve ‘zero hunger’ by 2030 Newly appointed United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director Brenda Barton formally presented her letter of credentials to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. during a courtesy call at the Department of Foreign Affairs on February 24. UN-FAO taps Searca for Palawan green project The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) is developing a pioneering jurisdictional-level platform for Palawan province for the management and monitoring of forest landscape and climate finance investments. UN rights office appalled over simultaneous killings…

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