“We wish to congratulate the National Privacy Commission (the “Commission”) in launching and implementing its Data Breach Notification Management System (“DBNMS”). Personal data breaches are among the top concerns of Personal Information Controllers (“PICs”), especially considering the severe impact it has on the data subjects and the business. Hence, having a system to facilitate the swift submission of critical breach-related information is certainly a boon, as it permits the Commission to quickly and efficiently respond to such reports. Moreover, by making breach notifications less daunting through an organized, accessible, and easy to understand portal, the Commission, through the DBNMS, encourages entities of all sizes to comply—regardless of whether they’re an organization with robust resources dedicated to privacy management or an individual professional processing personal data. At any rate, we believe that the DBNMS is a testament to the Commission’s desire to be a partner to the PICs and a stalwart defender of the Filipinos’ privacy rights. Once again, we congratulate the Commission on this pivotal achievement.”

"I would like to congratulate the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Compliance and Monitoring Division (CMD) for the successful development and implementation of the Data Breach Notification Management System (DBNMS). The DBNMS serves as the pioneering platform of NPC applying privacy-by-design and privacy engineering in its software development lifecycle. The system’s rapid response during breach reporting, detailed breach analysis, and interactive communication capabilities have proven very useful for personal information controllers in the country."

“I wish to congratulate the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on the inclusion of your program, Data Breach Notification Management System (DBNMS), as a nominee in the Global Privacy Assembly Awards.

The DBNMS, a user-friendly interface that facilitates easy tracking and faster submission of Personal Data Breach Notifications (PDBN) and Annual Security Incident Reports (ASIR), is a laudable initiative of the NPC to make its processes more efficient through digitization. The system addresses the limitations of manual submission and processing and increases public transparency as it allows personal information controllers (PICs) to access pertinent and real-time information on their data breach notification.

This is a good example of harnessing the benefits of emerging technologies to better serve the people. The program’s inclusion in the Global Privacy Assembly Awards is a testament to its noteworthiness. I hope it will be the eventual winner. Congratulations and more power to the National Privacy Commission!"

"DBMNS is very convenient for us users (DPOs). The platform allows us to easily connect with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the interface is user friendly and easy to use, especially in complying with the Annual Security Incident Report, with just a few clicks of a button you can easily comply with the annual reportorial requirement. With the DBNMS, complying with the requirements of the National Privacy Commission feels just like a breeze!""

"Using the Data Breach Notification Management System (DBNMS) of the National Privacy Commission has truly transformed my role as a Data Protection Officer. It guides me through the complex process of complying with the reportorial requirements of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 especially with the submission of the Annual Security Incident Reports. With just a few clicks, I can efficiently comply.

This system also ensures that I stay on the right side of the law by helping me meet legal requirements for reportorial requirements. It's a sigh of relief knowing I can avoid fines and keep our organization's reputation intact with God’s help.

Beyond its legal benefits, the system has elevated our data protection practices. This proactive approach helps prevent future breaches and strengthens our overall data protection strategy. Being a Data Protection Officer has never been so empowering, thanks to this user-friendly and efficient system that supports our commitment to privacy and security."

“The NPC Data Breach Management Notification System is a breakthrough project for the NPC. Since its launch in 2022, Organizations and Agencies were able to not only easily report a breach in compliance with the law, but as well as help their own Data Privacy teams in assessing security incidents through self-assessment. Having an automated system for reporting data breach helps organizations keep track of security incidents as part of good governance practice and helps protect data subjects in getting timely notification when needed. This initiative has definitely been a welcome innovation and receipt of efficient and ethical public service.”

“I am very proud that the Data Breach Notification Management System (DBNMS) of the National Privacy Commission has been shortlisted as a candidate for the Best in Innovation Awards Category of the Global Privacy Assembly.

The implementation of this new DBNM system made one of the compliance and monitoring requirements of an organization easy and real time. The mandatory requirement to submit annual security incident and data breach is now online and can be done anytime, anywhere and with any computer device. This supports the new work arrangements of DPOs who have been on work-from-home or flexible work arrangements during the pandemic up to this time. The system which also provided real-time reporting of data breach which falls under mandatory reporting is an efficient tool provided by NPC to receive on real-time reports, provide immediate feedback to the DPO’s registered email address, through the same system. Communication is between the NPC and the DPO who reported a data breach is through the system, thus we both just have to look at one system.

The system is easy to use, as it provides the list of security incidents and data breaches which may be encountered, thus we, DPOs can use such as our reference in monitoring our incidents and breach on a regular basis, and not just on an annual basis.

As a DPO, this system is one of the innovative tools provided by the NPC, and we would like to commend this and the NPC. We strongly commend the DBNMS to merit the award “Best in Innovation,” as it is well-deserved. Congratulations to the NPC!”