Another government agency, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) denounces in the strongest terms any act of unjust profiling of community pantry organizers and expresses grave concern the statement of police authorities likening the selfless act of an organizer to that of satan’s.
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“Not being required, and in fact prohibited by law, the organizers should not be forced, and are within their right, to refuse to sign any disclosure forms. Lest some of the red-faced government officials forget, the 1987 Constitution recognizes the right of all citizens to participate in governmental and societal concerns, and mandates that these rights shall not be abridged.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – “Leave them alone for you already did.”
This is the statement of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) after the red-tagging of the community pantries and its organizers which prompted the Maginhawa Community Pantry to temporarily halt its operation today, April 20.
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Published February 20, 2021, 5:00 AM
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has recommended the prosecution of Fynamics Lending Inc., the operator of the PondoPeso online lending application which has reportedly been harassing and public-shaming delinquent borrowers, for violating the data privacy law.
In a 40-page decision, the Commission chaired by Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez Liboro determined the criminal liability of Fynamics Lending Inc. and its Board of Directors, for violation of Section 25 (Unauthorized Processing of Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information) of the Data Privacy Act (DPA).
Violators of Section 25 could be penalized by imprisonment of up to three years, and a fine of up to P2 million for unauthorized processing involving personal information. Where sensitive personal information is involved, violators shall be penalized by imprisonment of up to six years and slapped with a fine of up to P4 million.