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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Representative Roman T. Romulo 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NO CALLS, NO TEXT MESSAGES, AND NO 
EMAIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “No Calls, No Text Messages, 
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and No Electronic Mails Registration Act,”. 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to protect and promote the 
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right of consumers to privacy and protect them from unwanted calls, text messages, and 
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electronic mails inducing the purchase of goods or services and solicitations. 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
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(a) Caller and/or Sender refers to any person, including its employees and agents, who
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initiate a call, text message, or electronic mail;
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(b) Negative Option refers to a feature that shall enable a person to stop receiving any
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call, text message, or electronic mail from a caller and/or sender;
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(c) Outbound call and/or text refers to a phone call or text message initiated by any
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person to induce the purchase of goods and services;
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(d) Person refers to any person whether natural or juridical;
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(e) Prize refers to anything offered, or purportedly offered, and given, or purportedly
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given, to a person by chance;
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(f) Prohibited call, text message,  and/or electronic mail refers to a hoax, junk, and/or
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scam call, text message, and/or electronic mail. This message includes the
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following:
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1. Message congratulating the recipient for winning any prize in a promo or
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award of the prize when the recipient did not join or subscribe to any game
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or activity of chance;
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2. Message supposedly coming from a relative abroad asking the recipient to 
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reload their “new” roaming number; 
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3. Message requiring the recipient to register by texting his or her name and 
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other personal details to a phone number; or 
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4. Any other similar call, text message, and/or electronic mail; 
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(g) Text message refers to any message sent via short message service (SMS) 
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(h) Upselling refers to soliciting the purchase of goods or services following an initial 
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transaction during a single phone call, text message or electronic mail 
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(i) Unsolicited call, text message or electronic mail refers to a call, text message or 
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electronic mail which is not initiated by the recipient of the call and/or text 
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message such as upselling, surveys, award of the prize when the recipient did not 
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join or subscribe to any game or activity and/or solicitation to any non-profit and 
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charitable institution whether or not the call and/or text messages induce 
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purchases of goods or services. 
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SEC. 4.  Establishment of the No Calls, No Text Messages, and No Electronic Mails 
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Registries. – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) shall establish No Calls, No 
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Text Messages, and No Electronic Mails Registries respectively; Provided, that the identity 
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and privacy of the persons registered shall be kept highly confidential such that only the 
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phone numbers and the electronic mail addresses may be accessed from the registry. 
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Any person shall register first with the NTC before they can access the phone numbers 
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and electronic mail addresses in the registries. 
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SEC. 5. Allowable Phone Numbers Registered Per Person. – Any person shall only be 
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allowed to register up to three (3) mobile phone numbers regardless of the network provider: 
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Provided, that the registration of mobile numbers of persons below 18 years of age may be 
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done by their parents or legal guardian. 
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Registration of fixed land telephone numbers shall only be allowed for residential lines. 
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SEC. 6. Registration in the No Calls, No Text Messages, and No Electronic Mails 
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Registries. – Outbound and unsolicited calls, text messages, and/or electronic mails may 
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be managed or limited by any cell phone or electronic mail user by registering in the No 
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Calls, No Text Messages, and No Electronic Mails Registries respectively of the NTC. 
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No outbound and unsolicited calls, text messages, or electronic mails shall be 
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made or sent to the phone numbers or electronic mail addresses on the No Calls, No 
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Texts, and No Electronic Mails registries respectively.  
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SEC. 7.  Negative Option Requirement. – A person whose number is not registered in 
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the registries may manage and limit outbound and unsolicited calls, text messaging or 
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electronic mails through the negative option feature. 
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Any caller or sender shall set up a negative option which shall be available to the 
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recipient immediately upon answering the call or at the beginning of the text message or 
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electronic mail after providing the required information under Section 8 of this Act. 
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Upon selection of the negative option feature, the caller or sender shall not make any 
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further steps to persuade the recipient and immediately stop making any call or sending any 
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texts or electronic mails to the recipient: Provided, That the recipient shall report and register 
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the name and the number of the person, company or organization that made the call or sent 
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the message to the registries in order to make the caller or sender liable for violation for this 
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Act for any subsequent calls, text messages or electronic mails: Provided, further, That this 
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prohibition shall apply to the caller or sender regardless of other goods or services offered, 
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and other phone number used to contact the recipient. 
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SEC. 8.  Information Requirement of the Caller or Sender. – It shall be unlawful to 
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make an outbound or unsolicited call, text message, or electronic mail without disclosing the 
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full name of the person making the call or sending the text message or electronic mail, the 
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company or organization for whose benefit the call, text message or electronic mail is being 
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made, and the phone number of a fixed line where such identity can be established and 
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verified: Provided, that the noncompliance with this section shall constitute an outright 
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violation of the shall be punishable under this Act. 
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SEC. 9. Removal of Numbers. – Phone numbers registered in the respective registries 
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shall not be changed or removed except upon the request of the owner in writing and those 
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invalid and disconnected phone numbers upon adequate validation of the NTC. 
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SEC. 10. Liability of Callers or Senders. – Any person who commits any violation under 
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this Act either for his or her own benefit or for the benefit of another person, company, 
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organization, or association that did not officially engage his or her services shall both be held 
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separately liable for any violation under this Act. 
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It shall be the responsibility of any caller or sender to register under Section 4 hereof 
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and to get information on the numbers and electronic mail addresses which are registered in 
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the registries. Possession of a certified true copy of the registries prior to the date the call is 
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made, or the text message or electronic mail is sent shall be considered prima facie evidence 
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of knowledge on the part of the caller or sender. 
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Non-registration of the caller or sender, as required under Section 4 of this Act, shall 
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not be an excuse for any liability. 
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The use of an automatic dialer or any electronic device that automatically or randomly 
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contacts phone numbers is prohibited. Any person, company, organization, or association 
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who uses the same shall be held liable. 
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 SEC. 11. Exception. – This Act shall not apply to a call, text message, or electronic mail 
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made in order to remind, collect, or update the recipient of his or her existing bills or credit, 
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subject to applicable laws and pertinent rules and regulations of the Bangko Sentral ng 
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Pilipinas. 
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SEC 12.  Penalties. – Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of this Act 
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shall be imposed the following penalties, without prejudice to civil or criminal liability, or 
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administrative sanctions that may be imposed by the NTC: 
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(a) Any juridical person who violates the provisions of this Act or its implementing 
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rules and regulations shall suffer the penalty of a fine of not less than Fifty 
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Thousand Pesos (PhP50,000) or more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos 
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(PhP100,000) for each violation: Provided, that its officers directly responsible for 
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the violation shall suffer the penalty of a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos 
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(PhP50,000) but not more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP100,000); or  
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(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this Act, or its implementing rules and 
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regulations shall suffer the penalty of a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos 
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(PhP50,000) but not more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP100,000). 
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SEC. 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) days from the 
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approval of this Act, the Department of Trade and Industry, in coordination with the NTC and 
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Department of Information and Communications Technology, shall promulgate the rules and 
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regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.   
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SEC. 14. Implementing Agency. – The NTC shall enforce the provisions of this Act and 
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its implementing rules and regulations. 
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SEC. 15. Funding. – The NTC shall immediately include in its programs the 
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implementation of this Act, the initial funding of which shall be charged against its current 
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year’s appropriation. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued 
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implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act. 
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Proceeds from penalties herein imposed shall accrue to the general fund. 
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SEC. 16. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the other provisions not so declared shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 17. Repealing Clause. – All other laws, decrees, orders, and rules and regulations 
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contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 18. Effectivity. – Notwithstanding the This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
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Approved, 
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