DATA PRIVACY.

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui (third from right) receives a plaque of commendation from the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in recognition of the agency’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding personal data and aligning its operations with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173). Attending the ceremony are (from left) BIR deputy commissioner for resource management group Teresita Angeles, BIR officer-in-charge deputy commissioner for legal group Larry Barcelo, deputy commissioner for information systems group and data privacy officer Ma. Rosario Charo Enriquez-Curiba, NPC deputy privacy commissioner Jose Amelito Belarmino II; NPC commissioner John Henry Naga and deputy privacy commissioner Nerissa De Jesus.