DUMAGUETE CITY – Metro Dumaguete Water has recently earned the Seal and Certificate of Registration from the National Privacy Commission (NPC). The Data Privacy Seal, awarded on August 1, 2024, affirms MDW’s commitment to adhere to the standards set by the Data Privacy Act, which includes implementing measures to protect personal data, ensuring data subjects’ rights, and handling data breaches properly.

“The milestone of acquiring the Data Privacy Seal from the National Privacy Commission demonstrates our dedication to providing utmost priority to our customers’ welfare, including their data privacy rights. It also guarantees clients that MDW will adapt to the evolving data privacy practices,” Engr. Rob Cabiles, MDW Chief Operating Officer, said.

As a custodian of sensitive personal data from clients and partners, MDW continues to uphold integrity and confidentiality to the highest standards. The company dedicates resources to comply with data privacy regulations and its consequent changes.

The acquisition of the Data Privacy seal is a requirement under the NPC Circular No. 2022-04 issued on 5 December 2022, which sets out the registration framework of Data Protection Officers (DPO) and Data Processing Systems (DPS).