Cayetanos laud BIR suspension of online seller badge rule
Source: The Manila times
Published on: 2026-10-27 20:15
MANILA, Philippines -- Senators Pia Cayetano and Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday welcomed the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) suspension of its mandatory online registration badge requirement, citing data privacy concerns and the need to ease compliance burdens on small businesses and online sellers. The BIR suspended the Oct. 31 deadline to give the agency time to review privacy and technical issues raised by taxpayers and other stakeholders, following mounting concerns over the mandatory display of its Registration Seal Badge. In a statement, Senator Pia said her office had raised the data privacy issues directly with the National Privacy Commission (NPC), which subsequently issued a Notice to Explain to the BIR seeking clarification on the requirement. "My office raised this directly with the National Privacy Commission (NPC), whose 2027 budget I handle, to help expedite action o...
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