A House bill (HB) seeking to protect the creative industry and at the same time bolster the economic recovery of the Philippines has hurdled the committee level.
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook)
Approved by the House Committee on Trade and Industry in a public hearing Tuesda
The committee on trade and industry of the House of Representatives has approved a bill to protect the intellectual property rights of Filipino creative artists and help bolster the country’s economic recovery.
The House Committee of Trade and Industry on Tuesday approved the proposed comprehensive reform of the Intellectual Property Code, and a bill allowing the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines to block web sites showing infringed content. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said House Bill 799 and House Bill 7028…