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DECEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | Foreign Policy / Bilateral Relations

PHL envoy says US reso on De Lima poses undue interference on domestic affairs Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez on Friday hit a US Senate resolution seeking the release of detained opposition Senator Leila De Lima and the dropping of charges against journalist Maria Ressa, saying it may be potentially interpreted as “undue interference” in the country’s domestic affairs. New Chinese envoy urges PHL to support ending violence in HK China’s new ambassador has urged the Philippines to oppose moves by “external forces” to meddle in the ongoing situation in Hong Kong, which has been racked by months…

DECEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | National Defense

Philippines, France eye enhanced maritime defense pact Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and French Defense Minister Florence Parly recently signed the Letter of Intent on Enhancing Defense Cooperation in the Maritime Domain in Paris. Philippines to sign BrahMos deal in 2020: Defence Secretary The Philippines is set to become the first export customer of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile in 2020, according to the country’s Department of National Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.

DECEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | E-Commerce

E-money transactions up 33% to P1 trillion in 9 months Digital payments surged by 33 percent to breach the P1 trillion level from January to September on the back of enabling regulatory environment, rising number of providers and aggressive marketing

DECEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | Cybersecurity

National Privacy Commission holds experiential compliance workshop for DPOs The National Privacy Commission (NPC) recently conducted the DPO COMPLex experiential compliance workshop for Philippine government Data Protection Officers (DPOs). Cybersecurity: A warning cry for ASEAN Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most economically dynamic regions, but there is a large and potentially disastrous flaw in the business model of many companies in the region. In 2017, ASEAN member states collectively spent US$1.9 billion or 0.06 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on cybersecurity, less than half of the global average of 0.13 percent. Sotto law allows Rappler to…

DECEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | Biotechnology / Technology

DOE partners with Japan for clean energy initiative suitable for ASEAN The Department of Energy (DOE) has partnered with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. in tackling clean energy initiatives that are seen applicable to the needs of the Southeast Asian bloc. PhilMech bats for mechanizing camote harvest to cut farmers’ losses The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) pushed for the development of farm equipment that will help camote planters reduce their postharvest losses. Digital transformation to advance the Philippine export sector Transformation efforts in the sector will forward…

DECEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | Labor Law / OFWs

Group wants jail time for refusal to give workers’ 13th-month pay The country’s largest labor group wants to put in jail and slap a fine on employers who will not give employees their 13th-month pay, a benefit that is required by law. PH to scale down deployment of OFWs to Saudi Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday said they were set to scale down “starting next year” the deployment of new hires to Saudi Arabia due to the Gulf state’s continued failure to address the violations committed against Filipino migrant workers, who to date have claims amounting to at…

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