AI Regulation Hub

Philippines

The Philippines has no comprehensive AI Act. AI is regulated mainly through the Data Privacy Act and NPC guidance — notably Advisory No. 2024-04 on the Application of the Data Privacy Act to AI Systems Processing Personal Data — plus sectoral regulation.

Key provisions

NPC Advisory 2024-04

In force

Applies the Data Privacy Act, IRR and NPC issuances to AI systems processing personal or sensitive personal information. Covers collection, model training, testing, prompts, profiling, inference, output, monitoring and improvement.

Privacy principles for AI

In force

Transparency, legitimate purpose, proportionality, data quality, security, accountability and protection of data-subject rights. High-risk AI processing may require stronger governance, risk assessment, documentation, PIAs and human oversight.

NPC warnings on AI-generated imagery

In force

Misuse of personal information, non-consensual intimate imagery and harmful content involving children. NPC recommends safeguards, transparency and mechanisms to remove harmful AI-generated content.

Existing-law overlays

In force

Cybercrime, consumer, IP, employment, sectoral and criminal law may also apply depending on the AI use case.

Detailed overview

The Philippines does not currently have a single comprehensive AI Act. AI is regulated mainly through data privacy law, official AI policy, sectoral regulation and guidance from the National Privacy Commission, or NPC.

NPC Advisory 2024-04

The NPC issued Advisory No. 2024-04 on the Application of the Data Privacy Act to Artificial Intelligence Systems Processing Personal Data. The advisory applies where personal data is processed in the development, deployment, training or testing of AI systems.

The advisory explains that the Data Privacy Act, its implementing rules and NPC issuances apply to AI systems that process personal information or sensitive personal information. An AI system may process personal data during data collection, model training, testing, prompt processing, profiling, inference, output generation, monitoring or system improvement.

Privacy principles

Organisations using AI with personal data must comply with privacy principles, including transparency, legitimate purpose, proportionality, data quality, security, accountability and protection of data-subject rights. High-risk AI processing may require stronger governance, risk assessment, documentation, privacy impact assessment and human oversight.

AI-generated imagery warnings

The NPC has also warned about risks from AI-generated imagery, including misuse of personal information, non-consensual intimate imagery and harmful content involving children. The NPC recommends safeguards, transparency and mechanisms to remove harmful AI-generated content.

Penalties

There is no single Philippine AI-specific penalty table. Penalties arise under the Data Privacy Act, cybercrime law, consumer law, intellectual-property law, employment law, sector-specific regulation or criminal law depending on the AI use case and violation.

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