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Sec. 20. Noncompliance.
law
provisions of Chapter TV hereof specifically the orders from
of
n
violatio
a
as
d
punishe
be
shall
ies
authorit
enforcement
Presidential
No.
Decree
1829
with imprisonment
of prision
correccional in its maximum period or a fine of One hundred
thousand pesos (Php 100,000.00) or both, for each and every
noncompliance
authorities.
with
an order
by
issued
CHAPTER
law
enforcement
SK. 21. Jurisdiction. —
The Regional Trial Court shall
over any violation of the provisions
of this
or
or committed with the use of any computer system wholly
ion.
commiss
such
by
partly situated in the country, or when
who,
any damage is caused to a natural or juridical person
at the time the offense was committed, was in the Philippines.
manned
shall
be
designated
special
cybercrime
courts
by specially trained judges to handle cybercrime cases.
CHAPTER VI
INTERNATIONAL
AUTHORITIES
Sec. 23. Department of Justice (DOJ). — There 1s hereby
created an Office of Cybercrime within the DOJ designated as
the central authority in all matters
mutual assistance and extradition.
from
Act including any violation committed by a Fibpino national
regardless of the place of commission. Jurisdiction shall le
if any of the elements was committed. within the Philippines
There
COMPETENT
VII
related
to international
SEC. 24. Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating
— There is hereby created, within thirty (30) days
Center.
V
JURISDICTION
have jurisdiction
CHAPTER
Failure to comply with the
—
COOPERATION
Sac. 22. General Principles Relating to International
on
Cooperation. — Al relevant international instruments
ements
international cooperation in criminal matters, arrang
and
ion,
legislat
cal
agreed on the basis of uniform or recipro
s
purpose
the
for
e
possibl
extent
domestic laws, to the widest
s
offense
l
crimina
ing
concern
ings
proceed
or
of investigations
related to computer systems and data, or for the collection of
evidence in electronic form of a criminal offense shall be given
full force and effect.
known
the effectivity of this Act, an inter-agency
the
as
Investigation
Cybercrime
and
body
to be
Coordinating
Center (CICC), under the administrative supervision of the
Office of the President, for policy coordination among concerned
agencies and for the formulation and enforcement of the
national cybersecurity plan.
— The CICC shall be headed by
SEC. 25. Composition.
Information and Communications
the
of
Director
the Executive
Department of Science and
the
under
Office
ogy
Technol
as Chairperson with the Director of
Technology (CTO-DOST)
the NBI
the DOJ
as Vice Chairperson; the Chief of the PNP; Head of
Office of Cybercrime; and one (1) representative from
shall
the private sector and academe, as members. The CICC
and
el
be manned by a secretariat of selected existing personn
.
agencies
ating
representatives from the different particip
Src. 26. Powers and Functions.
ns:
functio
and
powers
ing
follow
have the
(a)
extend
formulate
To
immediate
commission
emergency
a national
assistance
of cybercrime
response
team
CICC
The
cybersecurity
shall
plan
and
for the suppression of real-time
offenses
(CERT);
through
a computer
(b) To coordinate the preparation of appropriate and
s
effective measures to prevent and suppress cybercrime activitie
as provided
(ce)
To
for in this
monitor
Act;
cybercrime
participating law enforcement
cases
being
and prosecution
handled
agencies;
by