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First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LANI MERCADO-REVILLA,
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA Ill

ANACT
PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Artificial Intelligence, defined by the Organization for Economic Co-
operation and Development as the ability of machines and systems to
acquire and apply knowledge and to carry out intelligent behavior, has been
existing for decades. It is only recently that people around the world are
able to more clearly grasp its impact on their lives and livelihood.

Presently, there is a lack of national policy on artificial intelligence.

In recent years, both literature and emerging events abroad have
highlighted how the rise of Artificial Intelligence (Al) have negatively
impacted ordinary workers, to the extent of Al-powered tools replacing
humans in the workplace. The resulting job loss is detrimental to the
workers and their families, and will potentially widen the income gap.
Emerging technologies have also been exploited by criminal elements in
society. Recently, no less than the voice of President Ferdinand R. Marcos,
Jr. was maliciously used to produce a deepfake video supposedly issuing a
directive to attack China.

This lacuna in public policy must be immediately addressed. Because
of the stakes, there is an urgent necessity to enact an official national policy
that will balance the pursuit of encouraging the development of emerging
technologies like those powered by artificial intelligence for common good,
and the need to protect the Filipinos from its potential negative impact. This
bill fills the gap in governance, to better the lives of our people by ensuring
that they reap the benefits of technological innovations while remaining
safe from its harmful use.


In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is eamestly sought.

YAN B. REVILLA

REP. annonce REVILLA Ill a REV
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1 District of Cavite AGIMAT Partylist


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE BILL No. 252

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LAN! MERCADO-REVILLA,
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA II!

ANACT
PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Al Regulation Act.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State recognizes the role of technological
development, including artificial intelligence, to national progress. It shall also
endeavor to protect and promote the rights of workers, as a primary social
economic force, and their welfare, especially amidst the advent of automation and
roboticization in the workplace, that may lead to the displacement of a portion of
the workforce.

To this end, the State shall regulate the utilization of artificial intelligence to
ensure that the country reaps its benefits and to protect workers from its
potentially negative consequences.

SEC. 3. Artificial Intelligence Bureau. — In pursuit of the objectives of this Act,
there is hereby created an Artificial Intelligence Bureau within the Department of
Information and Communications Technology (DICT), which shall exercise the
following powers and functions:

a) Develop a national Al development and regulation strategy;

b) Spearhead the conduct of research and development activities to promote
the advancement of Al technology in the Philippines;

c) Develop a framework of govemance over the introduction of artificial
intelligence-powered systems in public and private sectors, the academe,
and the workplace;

d) Formulate the necessary rules and regulations to prevent the displacement
of workers due to artificial intelligence while ensuring that the country
benefits from the positive consequences of such technological


advancements;

e) Conduct consultations with concerned government agencies, the business
sector, workers, the academe, and other stakeholders, in order to craft
relevant and enforceable rules and regulations;

f) Monitor the compliance of firms using Al technologies with the principles
and ethical guidelines on the use of the same;

g) Protect the rights and welfare of all people affected by Al technologies;

h) Call upon other government agencies to help enforce this Act and its
implementing rules and regulations; and

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Report to Congress regarding the status of the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. Principles of Al Governance. - The following shall constitute the
principles of Al Governance in the Philippines, on the basis of which, the Bureau
shall craft specific policies, rules, and regulations.

a) Respect, protection, and promotion of human dignity and rights is essential
throughout the lifecycle of Al systems. Human dignity relates to the
recognition of the intrinsic and equal worth of each individual human being.

b)

No human being or human community should be harmed or subordinated,
whether physically, economically, socially, politically, culturally, or mentally
during any phase of the lifecycle of Al systems.

¢) Access to emerging technologies should be democratized. The State shall
drive public awareness, knowledge, and understanding of Al technologies,
including their benefits and risks.

d)

Al should serve all people and emergent tools, products, and technologies
that has and use A! should be relevant to the contexts and priorities of the
Filipino nation.

e)

Data privacy is sacrosanct. Personal data shall be protected and used
responsibly when utilized to explore and experiment with Al.

SEC. 5. Roadmap. — Within one year from the effectivity of this Act, the Bureau
shall publish and submit to Congress a roadmap for the government regarding the
development and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence, in a way that protects the
rights of Filipinos and promote their welfare through such technological
advancements. The document shall set clear benchmarks that government
agencies must work towards, in order to attain the objectives of this Act.

SEC. 6. Appropriation. — The amount necessary for the implementation of this
Act, including the creation and operation of the Artificial Intelligence Bureau, shall
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.


SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the DICT shall promulgate the necessary implementing
rules and regulations of this Act for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. — If any portion or provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby
shall remain in force and effect.

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders and rules and regulations
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.

SEC. 10. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette.

‘Approved,