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INTERNET TRANSACTIONS ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07805 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS ENGAGED IN INTERNET TRANSACTIONS, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BUREAU, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : " Internet Transactions Act " | |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to promote and maintain a robust electronic commerce (eCommerce) environment in the country by building trust between online merchants and consumers. Establishes secure and reliable platforms where goods and services are transacted online with appropriate transparency and utmost efficiency to encourage the creation of new products, services, business models and processes. Ensures an effective regulation of commercial activities through the internet or electronic means to ensure that consumer rights and data privacy are protected, innovation is encouraged, fair advertising practices and competition are promoted, online transactions are secured, intellectual property rights are respected, and where product standards and safety are observed.Covers all business-to-business and business-to-consumer eCommerce and internet transactions including those related to the following activities: a.) Internet retail of consumer goods and services; b.) Online travel services; c.) Online media providers; d.) Ride hailing services; and e.) Digital financial services.Creates the eCommerce Bureau under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)and provides for its powers and functions.Enumerates the consumers rights and obligations involving internet transactions. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GATCHALIAN, WESLIE T., YAP, ERIC G., GARBIN, ALFREDO JR. A., BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, TAN, ALYSSA SHEENA P., CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., VILLAR, CAMILLE A., ALVAREZ, FRANZ "CHICOY" E., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", ZUBIRI, MANUEL F., BIRON, BRAEDEN JOHN Q., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., TY ALAN, COLLANTES, MA. THERESA V., DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., REYES, ALLAN BENEDICT S., BARONDA, JULIENNE "JAM" L., REVILLA, STRIKE B., TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., CUA, JUNIE E., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., MARTINEZ, ERIC M., GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, PACQUIAO, ROGELIO D., PANOTES, MARISOL C., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., CALIXTO, ANTONINO G., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., GO, MARK O., UNABIA, CHRISTIAN S., VILLA, JAKE VINCENT, BAÑAS-NOGRALES, SHIRLYN, CANAMA, SABINIANO S., GARIN, SHARON S., MERCADO, ROGER G., TAN, SHERNEE A., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., CO, ELIZALDY S., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., ESCUDERO, EVELINA G., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR "DV" B., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., BOLILIA, LIANDA B., CRISOLOGO, ANTHONY PETER "ONYX" D., CASTRO, FRANCE L., GAITE, FERDINAND R., HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., GO, ED CHRISTOPHER S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2020-10-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Aragones (000 2020-11-20) | 2. Alonte (000 2020-11-24) |
| 3. Tan (A.) (000 2020-11-26) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Gatchalian | 2. Yap (E.) |
| 3. Garbin | 4. Barba |
| 5. Singson-Meehan | 6. Tan (A.S.) |
| 7. Cueva | 8. Villar |
| 9. Alvarez (F.) | 10. Vergara |
| 11. Zubiri | 12. Biron |
| 13. Ouano-Dizon | 14. Suntay |
| 15. Ty (A.) | 16. Collantes |
| 17. Duavit | 18. Aumentado |
| 19. Campos | 20. Sagarbarria |
| 21. Lopez (M.L.) | 22. Reyes |
| 23. Baronda | 24. Revilla |
| 25. Tiangco | 26. Cua |
| 27. Kho (E.) | 28. Olivarez |
| 29. Martinez | 30. Garcia (J.E.) |
| 31. Matugas | 32. Pacquiao (A.) |
| 33. Panotes | 34. Babasa |
| 35. Calixto | 36. Espino |
| 37. Go (M.) | 38. Unabia |
| 39. Villa | 40. Bañas-Nograles |
| 41. Canama | 42. Garin (S.) |
| 43. Mercado | 44. Tan-Tambut |
| 45. Bordado | 46. Co (E.) |
| 47. Arenas | 48. Escudero |
| 49. Savellano | 50. Romualdo |
| 51. De Venecia | 52. Bolilia |
| 53. Crisologo | 54. Castro (F.L.) |
| 55. Gaite | 56. Haresco |
| 57. Go (E.C.) | 58. Fortun |
| 59. Villarica | 60. Lara |
| 61. Salvador-Tambunting | 62. Lazatin |
| 63. Velasco | 64. Robes |
| 65. Nieto | 66. Remulla |
| 67. Ruiz Daza | 68. Dalipe |
| 69. Rodriguez | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00543 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2020-10-01 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: TRADE AND INDUSTRY, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 6122 and 6958 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB06122, HB06958 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-10-02 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-10-02 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2020-10-14 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2020-11-18 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Gatchalian | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2020-11-18 | |
| INTERPELLATED BY : Zarate, Dagooc | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-11-18 | |
| PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 2020-11-18 | |
| AMENDED BY : Zubiri | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Gatchalian, Yap (E.), Garbin, Barba, Singson-Meehan, Tan (A.S.), Cueva, Villar, Alvarez (F.), Vergara, Zubiri, Biron, Ouano-Dizon, Suntay, Ty (A.), Collantes, Duavit, Aumentado, Campos, Sagarbarria, Lopez (M.L.), Reyes, Baronda, Revilla, Tiangco, Cua, Kho (E.), Olivarez, Martinez, Garcia (J.E.), Matugas, Pacquiao (A.), Panotes, Babasa, Calixto, Espino, Go (M.), Unabia, Villa, Bañas-Nograles, Canama, Garin (S.), Mercado, Tan-Tambut, Bordado, Co (E.), Arenas, Escudero, Savellano, Romualdo, De Venecia, Bolilia, Crisologo, Castro (F.L.), Gaite, Haresco, Go (E.C.), Fortun, Villarica, Lara, Salvador-Tambunting, Lazatin, Velasco, Robes, Nieto, Remulla, Ruiz Daza, Dalipe, Rodriguez | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2020-11-18 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-11-20 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2020-11-24 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS ENGAGED IN INTERNET TRANSACTIONS, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BUREAU, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:232 NAYS:6 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| X---Abante | Y---Abaya |
| Y---Abellanosa | Y---Abu |
| Y---Abueg-Zaldivar | Y---Abunda |
| Y---Acop | X---Acosta |
| Y---Acosta-Alba | X---Adiong |
| Y---Advincula | Y---Agabas |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aglipay |
| Y---Albano (A.) | D---Albano (R.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Vargas Alfonso | Y---Almario |
| Y---Alonte | Y---Alvarez (F.) |
| Y---Alvarez (G.) | X---Alvarez (P.) |
| Y---Amante-Matba | X---Amatong |
| D---Andaya--(N/A) | Y---Angara |
| X---Aragones | Y---Arbison |
| X---Arenas | Y---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Arroyo | Y---Atienza |
| X---Aumentado | Y---Babasa |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo |
| Y---Balindong | Y---Bañas-Nograles |
| Y---Barba | Y---Barbers |
| X---Baronda | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bascug | Y---Bautista |
| Y---Bautista-Bandigan | Y---Belmonte |
| Y---Benitez | X---Bernos |
| Y---Biazon | Y---Billones |
| Y---Biron | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo | N---Brosas |
| X---Bulut | X---Bustos |
| Y---Cabatbat | Y---Cabochan |
| Y---Cabredo | Y---Cagas |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| Y---Canama | Y---Caoagdan |
| Y---Cardema | Y---Cari |
| Y---Castelo | N---Castro (F.L.) |
| Y---Castro (F.H.) | Y---Cayetano (A.P.) |
| Y---Cayetano (M.L.) | Y---Celeste |
| Y---Chatto | Y---Chipeco |
| X---Chungalao | X---Co (A.N.) |
| X---Co (E.) | X---Cojuangco |
| Y---Collantes | Y---Crisologo |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | N---Cullamat |
| Y---Dagooc | X---Dalipe |
| Y---Dalog | D---Datol--(N/A) |
| Y---Ruiz Daza | X---De Jesus |
| Y---De Venecia | Y---Defensor (L.) |
| Y---Defensor (M.) | D---Del Mar--(N/A) |
| Y---Delos Santos | Y---Deloso-Montalla |
| Y---Dimaporo (A.) | Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| X---Duavit | Y---Dujali |
| Y---Duterte | Y---Dy (F.M.C.) |
| Y---Dy (F.) | Y---Dy (I.P.) |
| Y---Ebcas | Y---Ecleo |
| N---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | X---Espino |
| Y---Estrella | Y---Fariñas (R.C.) |
| Y---Fariñas I (R.C.) | X---Fernandez |
| X---Fernando | Y---Ferrer (J.M.) |
| Y---Ferrer (L.) | Y---Flores |
| D---Fongwan--(N/A) | Y---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | Y---Frasco |
| Y---Fuentebella | N---Gaite |
| X---Garbin | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia (P.J.) | Y---Garcia (V.) |
| Y---Garin (J.) | X---Garin (S.) |
| Y---Gasataya | Y---Gatchalian |
| X---Gato | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (E.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| X---Torres-Gomez | Y---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.) | Y---Gonzales (N.) |
| X---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guico | Y---Gullas |
| Y---Guya | Y---Haresco |
| Y---Hataman | X---Hernandez |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | Y---Javier |
| Y---Jimenez | Y---Kho (E.) |
| X---Kho (W.) | X---Khonghun |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lacson-Noel | Y---Lagman |
| X---Lagon | Y---Lara |
| Y---Lazatin | X---Leachon |
| Y---Legarda | Y---Lim |
| Y---Limkaichong | X---Lopez (M.L.) |
| Y---Loyola | Y---Lusotan |
| Y---Maceda | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Malapitan | X---Mangaoang |
| Y---Mangudadatu | Y---Marcoleta |
| X---Mariano-Hernandez | X---Mariño |
| X---Marquez | Y---Martinez |
| Y---Matba | Y---Matugas |
| Y---Mendoza | X---Mercado |
| Y---Momo | Y---Natividad-Nagaño |
| Y---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| Y---Noel | Y---Nograles (J.J.) |
| Y---Nograles (J.F.F.) | Y---Nolasco |
| X---Nuñez-Malanyaon | Y---Oaminal |
| Y---Olivarez | X---Ong (J.) |
| Y---Ong (R.) | Y---Ordanes |
| X---Ortega | Y---Ouano-Dizon |
| Y---Pacquiao (A.) | Y---Pacquiao (R.) |
| Y---Padiernos | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| X---Panotes | Y---Peña |
| X---Pichay | Y---Pimentel |
| Y---Pineda | Y---Plaza |
| Y---Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| D---Ramos--(N/A) | Y---Remulla |
| Y---Revilla | Y---Reyes |
| Y---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rodriguez | X---Roman |
| Y---Romero | Y---Romualdez (F.M.) |
| Y---Romualdez (Y.M.) | Y---Romualdo |
| X---Romulo | Y---Roque |
| Y---Sacdalan | Y---Sagarbarria |
| Y---Sakaluran | Y---Salceda |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salvador-Tambunting | Y---Sanchez |
| Y---Sangcopan | Y---Santos-Recto |
| Y---Sarmiento | X---Saulog |
| X---Savellano | Y---Siao |
| X---Silverio | Y---Singson |
| Y---Singson-Meehan | X---Sinsuat |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| X---Suarez (A.) | Y---Suarez (D.) |
| X---Suntay | X---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Taduran | X---Tallado |
| Y---Tan (A.S.) | Y---Tan (A.) |
| X---Tan (S.) | X---Tan (S.A.) |
| X---Tan-Tambut | Y---Tejada |
| Y---Teves (A.) | X---Teves (J.) |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tolentino |
| Y---Tulfo | Y---Tupas |
| Y---Tutor | X---Ty (A.) |
| Y---Ty (D.) | Y---Umali (A.) |
| Y---Umali (M.V.) | Y---Unabia |
| Y---Ungab | Y---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Valeriano |
| Y---Valmayor | Y---Vargas |
| Y---Velasco | X---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | Y---Villa |
| X---Villafuerte | Y---Villanueva (E.) |
| Y---Villanueva (N.) | X---Villar |
| X---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| Y---Violago | Y---Yap (E.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| Y---Zamora (R.) | Y---Zamora (W.K.) |
| N---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2020-11-25 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2020-11-25 | |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS ENGAGED ININTERNET TRANSACTIONS, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BUREAU, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2020 ] Introduced by Representatives WESLIE GATCHALIAN, ERIC GO YAP, ALFREDO JR A. GARBIN, ANGELO MARCOS BARBA, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 24, 2020; 11/25/2020 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 11/25/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP and FINANCE; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ] [ 2022 ] 1/24/2022 Returned jointly by the Committees on TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 506, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2489; 1/25/2022 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 1/25/2022 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2489 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 506.
Abstract
Aims to promote and maintain a robust electronic commerce (eCommerce) environment in the country by building trust between online merchants and consumers. Establishes secure and reliable platforms where goods and services are transacted online with appropriate transparency and utmost efficiency to encourage the creation of new products, services, business models and processes. Ensures an effective regulation of commercial activities through the internet or electronic means to ensure that consumer rights and data privacy are protected, innovation is encouraged, fair advertising practices and competition are promoted, online transactions are secured, intellectual property rights are respected, and where product standards and safety are observed.Covers all business-to-business and business-to-consumer eCommerce and internet transactions including those related to the following activities: a.) Internet retail of consumer goods and services; b.) Online travel services; c.) Online media providers; d.) Ride hailing services; and e.) Digital financial services.Creates the eCommerce Bureau under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)and provides for its powers and functions.Enumerates the consumers rights and obligations involving internet transactions.
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