During the plenary session, the chamber approved House Bill 7805, or the proposed Internet Transactions Act, with 232 affirmative votes, six negative votes, and no abstention.
During the virtual meeting of the Committee on Trade and Industry of the House of Representative, DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Protection Group Ruth Castelo reported that 6,907 of the total 14,869 online purchase-related complaints from January to October this year were against shopping apps Lazada and Shopee.
This, after the city government held a public consultation with the different tricycle operators and drivers association (TODA) resulting in a consensus, establishing alternative routes for the implementation of the national law issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Life has become easy and convenient because we are digitally connected. Almost everything that you need is at your fingertips. Name them and you can have them without necessarily going out from the comfort of your home or space.
