REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8792 :
An Act Promoting The Use Of Electronic Commercial and Non-Commercial Transactions, Penalties for Unlawful Use Thereof and Other Purposes.
The Philippines, despite being considered as an underdeveloped nation, is now being considered as a main source of information technology practitioners around the world. The sudden surge of interest of Filipinos, especially the youths, in information technology started with the introduction of affordable cellular phones, and later, the emergence of the World Wide Web (www). Computer schools, colleges and universities offering courses in computer science, information technology, and other computer related courses has since multiplied not only in Metro Manila but in the provinces as well. This sudden surge of interest in information technology has introduced new businesses and opportunities for growth, but in the process, also introduced new kinds of problems which are rather complex, making business transactions using these new technologies risky because of reliability and security issues. Before the enactment of the Republic Act 8792, there exist no law regarding electronic crimes and fraud. The government finds no appropriate law that addresses crimes committed electronically. Lately, The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) was created to conduct studies on how ICT could be maximized and to suggest changes into ICT curriculum through the Commission on Higher Education. This commission is currently chaired by Monchito Ibrahim.
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