Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _1637

Introduced by: Hon. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE NO CALL, NO TEXT AND NO E-MAIL REGISTRATION
SYSTEM AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section II of R.A No. 10173 states that it is the policy of the State to protect the
fundamental human right of privacy of communication while ensuring free flow of
information to promote innovation and growth. The State recognizes the vital role of
information and communications technology in nation-building and its inherent
obligation to ensure that personal information in information and communications
systems in the government and in the private sector are secured and protected.

Unsolicited spam texts and calls have long been a nuisance in the Philippines.
There has been a notable surge in voice phishing, or "vishing," where scammers use
Al-generated voice messages to impersonate banks, government agencies, or even
loved ones. Reports estimate that overall scam-related losses in the Philippines now
reach USD 8.29 billion annually, or about 1.9% of the country's GDP?. SMS phishing
alone has increased by 10% since 2023, showing that while the delivery method may
change, the threat remains persistent.

To counter these risks, experts recommend that the public avoid clicking on
suspicious links or responding to unknown messages. Scam messages should be
reported to official channels such as 7726 (SPAM), the NTC, or the National Privacy
Commission. Stronger collaboration among the government, telcos, and financial
institutions is also crucial, with shared threat intelligence and real-time detection
tools playing a central role in ongoing efforts. As scammers now leverage Al and
deepfake technologies, the regulatory and technological landscape must continue to
evolve.

Thus, to prevent abuse and establish a more responsible and accountable
business practice by marketing and sales agents, this bill seeks to establish a “No Call,
No text and No E-mail Registry” to allow mobile phone subscribers and e-mail users
to manage and limit the outbound and unsolicited calls, text and e-mail messages that
may be received by registering a telephone number in such registry. In this manner,
mobile users shall have the freedom to choose with whom they shall transact, and
will reduce, if not eliminate, the proliferation of potentially risky and harmful
unsolicited calls or messages.

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Furthermore, this version of the bill has been approved on third reading in the
18" Congress and was transmitted to the Senate for its consideration.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is earnestly
sought.

Mike” D.L. Tan
ct, Quezon


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 1637

Introduced by: Hon. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE NO CALL, NO TEXT AND NO E-MAIL REGISTRATION
SYSTEM AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

Be in enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

CHAPTER 1
TITLE AND DECLARATION OF POLICY

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “No Call, No Text and
No E-mail Registration System Act.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to:

a) Protect the interest of mobile phone subscribers and electronic mail (e-mail)
users vis-a-vis unsolicited commercial speech;

b) Provide a standard of conduct for business and industry in sending text
messages and e-mails to subscribers;

c) Promote the fundamental right of a mobile phone service subscriber and e-mail
user to privacy; and

d) Protect subscribers from unwanted calls, texts and e-mails inducing the
purchase of goods or services and other forms of solicitation.

CHAPTER II
DEFINITION OF TERMS, MECHANISMS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A ‘NO
CALL, NO TEXT AND NO E-MAIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:

a) Caller or sender refers to any person, and in the case of a juridical person, an
employee or agent, who initiates a call, a text message or an e-mail for the
purpose of making an outbound or unsolicited call, text message or e-mail;

b) Consent refers to a written contract signed by both the subscriber and a
representative of the public telecommunications entity (PTE) indicating that
the subscriber opted to receive such commercial or promotional
advertisement or push message;


c) E-mail refers to any message distributed by electronic means from one
computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

d) Negative option refers to a feature which shall enable a person to stop receiving
any call, text or e-mail from a caller or sender;

e) No Call Registry refers to the listing of Philippine telephone numbers to which
a specified voice message shall not be sent;

f) No E-mail Registry refers to the listing of Philippine e-mail addresses to which
a specified e-mail shall not be sent;

g) No Text Registry refers to the listing of Philippine telephone numbers to which
a specified text message shall not be sent;

h) Outbound call, text or e-mail refers to a telephone call, text message or e-mail
initiated by any caller or sender to induce the purchase of goods and services;

i) Prize refers to anything offered, or purportedly offered, and given, or
purportedly given, to a subscriber by chance;

j) Public telecommunications entity (PTE) refers to any person, natural or
juridical, government or private engaged in the provision of
telecommunications services to the public for compensation.

k) Subscribers refer to clients of telecommunications companies, whether under
a pre-paid or post-paid plan;

1) Text refers to any message sent via short message service (SMS);

m) Upselling refers to soliciting the purchase of goods or services following an
initial transaction during a single telephone call, text message or e-mail;

n) Unsolicited call, text or e-mail refers to a call, a text message or an e-mail that
may not be any of the following:

1. Not initiated by the recipient of the call or message containing
commercial promotions or advertisements, upselling, surveys,
awarding of a prize when the recipient did not join or subscribe to
any game or activity, or solicitation by any non-profit and charitable
institution, whether or not the call, text message or e-mail induces
the purchase of goods or services.

2. Causes an installation of programs on the subscriber's device
without consent

3. Contains false or misleading electronic representations redirecting
to websites, chat platforms, and the like; and

4. Triggers the collection of personal information by accessing an
electronic device illegally

SEC. 4. Subscriber's Consent Prior to Sending Promotional Advertisements or
Messages. - Commercial or promotional advertisements or push messages may only
be sent to a subscriber who has given prior consent or has specifically opted-in to


receive said messages without additional cost. All commercial or promotional
advertisements, or push messages must contain an accurate description of the
message, identity and contact number of the public telecommunications entity (PTE)
who sent or caused to send the message.

SEC, 5, Establishment of No Call, No Text and No E-mail Registries. - The National
Privacy Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Privacy Commission, shall
establish a No Call Registry, No Text Registry, and a No E-mail Registry: Provided,
That, the identity of persons registered shall be kept highly confidential: Provided,
further, That only the telephone numbers and the e-mail addresses of registered
persons may be accessed from the registries.

SEC. 6. Registration in the No Call, No Text and No E-mail Registries. - A
subscriber may manage and limit the outbound and unsolicited call, text and e-mail
messages that maybe received by registering a telephone number in the No Call and
No Text Registries or an e-mail address in the No E-mail Registry upon presentation
of a government identification and proof of exclusive ownership over a particular
telephone number or e-mail address, and upon payment ofa fee as determined by the
Privacy Commission: Provided, That the registration of mobile numbers of a
subscriber or e-mail address of a user below eighteen (18) years of age may be done
by the user's parent or legal guardian.

Such registration shall be valid for a period of one (1) year, subject to renewal.

SEC. 7. Removal of Numbers and E-mail Addresses. - Telephone numbers and e-
mail addresses registered in the No Call, No Text and No E-mail Registries shall not
be changed nor removed except upon the request of the owner in writing. Invalid or
disconnected telephone numbers and e-mail addresses may be changed or removed
upon adequate validation by the Privacy Commission.

SEC. 8. Opt-out mechanism. - All PTEs shall provide a mechanism for
subscribers to opt out any time from the broadcast messaging service at no cost to
the subscriber or recipient. The opt-out mechanism must enable the subscriber or
recipient to indicate the decision not to receive any commercial or promotional
advertisement or push message from the PTE.

SEC. 9. Negative Option Requirement. - A person whose number is not
registered in the No Call and No Text Registries or whose e-mail is not registered in
the No E-mail Registry may manage and limit outbound and unsolicited calls, text
messaging or e-mails through the negative option feature.

All mobile phone callers or text message senders shall set up a negative option
which shall be available to the recipient immediately upon answering the call, or at
the beginning of the text or the e-mail after providing the required information under
Section 10 of this Act.

Upon selection of the negative option feature, the caller or sender shall not
make any further step to persuade the recipient and immediately end the call or stop
sending any text message or e-mail to the recipient. The recipient shall report and
register the name and the number of the person, company or organization who made
the call, sent the message or e-mail to the No Call, No Text and No E-mail Registries in


order to make the caller or sender liable for violation of this Act for any subsequent
call, text message or e-mail. This prohibition shall apply to the caller or sender
regardless of the goods or services offered and the telephone number or e-mail
address used to contact the recipient.

SEC. 10. Requirement for a Caller or Sender. - No person shall make an outbound
or unsolicited call, text message or e-mail unless such person:

a. Registers and thereafter, obtains a certified true copy of the No Call, No Text
and No E-mail Registries from the Privacy Commission: Provided, That the
Privacy Commission shall have the power to set reasonable fees for the
reproduction of these registries; and

b. Discloses the full name of the caller or sender, the company, or organization
for whose benefit the call, text message or e-mail is being made, and the
telephone number ofa fixed line where such identity can be established and
verified.

SEC. 11. Responsibility of Caller or Sender. - It shall be the responsibility of any
caller or sender to register under Section 10 hereof and to get information on the
numbers and e-mail addresses which are registered in the No Call, No Text and No E-
mail Registries. Possession of a certified true copy of the No Call, No Text and No E-
mail Registries prior to the date the call is made, or the text message or e-mail is sent
shall be considered prima facie evidence of knowledge on the part of the caller or
sender.

CHAPTER IIL
PROHIBITED ACTS, FINES, AND PENALTIES

SEC. 12. Prohibited Acts. - Non-registration of the caller or sender as required
under Section 10 of this Act shall be considered a violation of this Act.

Except otherwise provided in this Act, no person, whether natural or juridical,
shall make:
a. An unsolicited call to any telephone number listed in the No Call Registry;
b. An unsolicited text to any telephone number listed in the No Text Registry, and
c. An unsolicited e-mail to any e-mail address listed in the No E-mail Registry

The PTE that shall give the special access to numbers or e-mail addresses of
their subscribers to commercial or marketing agencies without the latter’s consent
shall be held liable under this Act.

The use of an automatic dialer or any electronic device that automatically or
randomly contacts telephone numbers is prohibited. Any violation of this section
shall constitute the crime of unauthorized processing as defined and penalized under
Sections 25(a) and 25(b) of the Data Privacy Act of 2012, without prejudice to a
further fine that may be imposed by the Privacy Commission as provided for in this
Act.

SEC. 13. Exceptions. - This Act shall not apply to a caller or sender under the
following circumstances:


a. In representation of a public agency who is not promoting any of its programs
for commercial purpose;

Action undertaken in a personal capacity;

Action prompted by a necessity to respond to an emergency that threatens the

life, health or safety of any individual;

d. When the sole purpose of the call, text or e-mail is to:

1. Facilitate, complete or confirm a transaction that the recipient of the
message has previously agreed to enter with the sender;

2. Provide warranty information, product recall information or safety or
security information with respect to a product or service purchased or used
by the recipient of the message;

3. Deliver goods or services, including product updates or upgrades, that the
recipient message is entitled to receive under the terms of the transaction
that the recipient previously agreed to enter with the sender;

ce. When with reference to an ongoing purchase or use by the recipient of goods
or services offered by the sender, the sole purpose of the call, text or e-mail is
to:

Notify a change in its terms or features;

Notify a change in the standing or status of the recipient of the message, or

Provide, at regular periodic intervals, account balance information or other

type of account statement with respect to a subscription, membership,

account, loan or comparable ongoing commercial relationship;

{. When its sole purpose is to conduct market research or market survey;

g. When sent to an organization other than an individual acting in a personal
capacity,
for whatever purpose of the receiving organization;

h. When done by duly recognized charities, religious institutions, or educational
institutions which are not considered as telemarketers, non-profit
organizations, and other exempt organizations under appropriate rules and
regulations; or

i. Other acts that may be identified by the Privacy Commission.

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SEC. 14. Filing of Complaint. - Complainants may file their complaints with the
National Privacy Commission, which shall act on all complaints received within
fifteen (15) days from receipt of such complaints.

SEC. 15. Liability of Caller or Sender. - A caller or sender who commits any
violation under Sections 4, 9, and 10 of this Act shall be held solely liable. If the caller
or sender acted for
the benefit of another person, natural or juridical, and with authority from the latter,
they shall be both held separately liable for the violation. However, if the caller or
sender acted for the benefit of another person, natural or juridical, without authority
from the latter, the former shall be held solely liable.

Any caller or sender who calls, sends a text message or e-mail to a subscriber
who is in the No Call, No Text and No E-mail Registries shall be fined for each call, text
or e-mail.

SEC. 16. Penalties. - Without prejudice to administrative sanctions that may be
imposed by the Privacy Commission, or to civil or criminal liability, any person


found to be in violation of any provision of this Act or its implementing rules and
regulations, shall be imposed the following penalties:

a. Fora juridical person, a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000) nor more than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) for
each violation: Provided, That its officers directly responsible for the
violation shall suffer the penalty or fine of not less than Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00); or

b. Fora natural person, a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000.00) but not 2 more than One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00).

SEC. 17. Charges and Fees. - The Privacy Commission shall, within one
hundred (100) days from the enactment of this Act, develop and promulgate a
schedule of fees and charges it may collect from entities who shall access the No
Call, No Text and No E-mail Registries.

CHAPTER IV
FINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 18. Appropriations. — The Privacy Commission shall immediately include
in its programs the implementation of this Act, the initial funding of which shall be
charged against its current year’s appropriations. Thereafter, such sums as maybe
necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the Annual
General Appropriations Act. Proceeds from penalties herein imposed shall accrue to
the General Fund.

SEC. 19. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the Privacy Commission shall promulgate the necessary
rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 20. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full
force and effect.

SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, decrees, executive orders,
proclamations, and other executive issuances which are not consistent with or
contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SEC. 22. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,