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Limits to foreign ownership in public utilities, others
on Aug 16, 2007 in Foreign Investments Public Utilities In relation to information technology, it is important to note the following sections of Article 12 (National Economy and Patrimony) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. sets (or allows Congress to provide) limits on foreign ownership and participati...
Telecommunications in the Philippines
on Aug 16, 2007 in Telecommunications Republic Act No. 7925 otherwise known as the Public Telecommunications Policy of the Philippines sets the framework in the regulation of public telecommunications in the country. Among others, the law provides the following:Sec. 3. Definitions and In...
Electronic Procurement in the Philippines
on Aug 4, 2007 in Electronic Procurement Following the mandate provided in the E-Commerce Act, Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, provides for the procurement of common supplies electronically from a common portal known as G-EPS or PhilGEPS. The...
The RPWeb and Electronic Governance
on Aug 1, 2007 in Electronic Commerce Act Electronic Procurement Electronic Governance The E-Commerce Act also called for the installation of an electronic network to be known as the RPWeb and designed to facilitate the open, speedy and efficient electronic transmission, conveyance and use of electronic documents among all government a...
Electronic documents as evidence
on Jul 26, 2007 in Electronic Documents Electronic Commerce Act Rules on Electronic Evidence Under Section 3 of Rule 130 of the Rules of Court, when the subject of an inquiry is the contents of a document, no evidence shall be admissible other than the document itself, except of course in certain cases. The difficulty comes in when this rule...
Computer programs as copyright
on Jul 8, 2007 in Intellectual Property Code Copyright Believe it or not, the Philippines is actually one of the first few countries to give express protection to computer programs from the moment of creation. Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 49, promulgated on November 14, 1972 and entitled as the D...
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