2020 Bar syllabus (coverage) for Data Privacy Act:
VI. DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012 [R.A. 10173]
1. Definitions and scope 2. Extraterritorial application 3. Processing of personal information a.General principles b. Sensitive and privileged information c.Subcontracting d. Privileged communication 4. Rights of the data subject; exceptions/non-applicability 5. Duties and responsibilities of personal information controller
Class Syllabus on DPA
I. Constitutional Basis [Article III, Sec. 3(1)] II. Declaration of Policy [Sec. 2, R.A. 10173] III. Definitions [Sec. 3] IV. Scope [Sec. 4] V. Extraterritorial Application [Sec. 6] VI. Processing of personal information [Chapter III] a. General principles [Sec. 11, 12] b. Sensitive and privileged information [Sec. 13] i. Sensitive Information [Sec. 3.(l)] v. Privileged Information [Sec. 3(k)] c. Subcontracting [Sec. 14] d. Privileged communication [Sec. 15] VII. Rights of the data subject [Sec. 16-18] a. Exceptions/non-applicability [Sec. 19] VIII. Duties and responsibilities of personal information controller [Sec. 20-21]
Select SC Decisions on Right to Privacy:
a. Valmonte v. Belmonte, G.R. No. 74930 [February 13, 1989.]
b. Ople v. Torres, G.R. No. 127685 [July 23, 1998.] c. Vivares v. St. Theresa’s College, G.R. No. 202666 [September 29, 2014.] d. KMU v. NEDA DG, G.R. No. 167798 [April 19, 2006.] e. Disini v. Secretary of Justice, G.R. No. 203335 [February 18, 2014.] NPC Decisions, Resolution and Advisory Opinions: f. Villegas v. Revilles, NPC Decision CID 10-047 [https://www.privacy.gov.ph/wp- content/files/pospp/CID%2017-047%20Villegas%20v.%20Revilles%20Decision %20(Sgd.).pdf] g. Ignacio v. BPI, NPC Decision CID No. 17-K-004 [https://www.privacy.gov.ph/wp- content/files/pospp/CID%2017-K-004%20Ignacio%20v%20BPI%20Decision%20(Sgd.).pdf] h. Dela Cruz v. BDO, NPC Case No. 17-001 [https://www.privacy.gov.ph/wp- content/files/pospp/NPC%2017-001%20Dela%20Cruz%20v%20BDO%20Decision %20(Sgd.).pdf] i. NPC Advisory Opinion No. 2017-053 on consent [https://www.privacy.gov.ph/wp- content/files/attachments/advopn/NPC_AdvisoryOpinionNo._2017-053.pdf] j. NPC Advisory Opinion No. 2017-063 on personal information and sensitive personal information [https://www.privacy.gov.ph/wp- content/files/attachments/advopn/NPC_AdvisoryOpinionNo._2017-063.pdf] k. NPC Advisory Opinion No. 2018-080 on legitimate interest [https://www.privacy.gov.ph/wp-content/files/attachments/advopn/2018/AONo_2018- 080.pdf] l. Check other advisory opinions on application and interpretation of other concepts and principles in NPC’s website.