'Your data is fully protected': Manila LGU now registered with NPC

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan assured Manileños of data privacy and protection as the city government obtained its Seal of Registration from the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Tuesday, March 19.
Lacuna-Pangan said the registration with NPC is proof of the Manila local government unit’s adherence to safeguarding the privacy rights of its residents.
According to the mayor, Manila has duly complied with the registration requirements of the Data Privacy Act of 2012, its implementing rules and regulations and all related issuances.
Pursuant to the act, she said the city government will display its Seal of Registration at the main entrance of the Manila City Hall and other conspicuous places to ensure that all units will uphold data privacy, including residents transacting with the LGU.
"We would like to assure our residents and stakeholders that the city of Manila is fully compliant and committed to safeguarding their rights to privacy and data protection,” the lady mayor said.
She thus directed Fortune Palileo, electronic data processing chief, to also display the City of Manila’s Seal of Registration in the city’s online platforms.
“The seal signifies that in Manila, protection applies to all personal information collected and processed by the city government on all its forms, websites and online services as it transacts with its subjects on a daily basis either face-to-face or online,” the city government said.