The Lower House approved a bill to revise the personal information protection law. The bill includes a provision requiring businesses that repeatedly commit violations to pay fines equivalent to the earned profit to state coffers.
The Lower House approved a bill to revise the personal information protection law.
The bill includes a provision requiring businesses that repeatedly commit violations to pay fines equivalent to the earned profit to state coffers.
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Indonesia's DPR Legislation Body (Baleg) and the government have approved advancing the Domestic Workers Protection Bill (RUU PPRT) to a plenary session for enactment into law on April 21, 2026. The decision came during a Baleg plenary meeting on the evening of April 20, led by DPR Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.
After decades of delay, the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill is progressing in the Philippine House of Representatives and Senate. It cleared the committee stage in the House and passed second reading in the Senate in mid-March. Differences remain between the two chambers' versions.
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Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives approved Proclamation No. 1410/2018, a new Criminal Procedure and Evidence Law, on Miazia 24, 2018. The law replaces one over 60 years old and recognizes digital evidence as valid. It aims to protect rights of suspects, victims, and witnesses.
The House of Representatives passed 18 of 52 priority pieces of legislation listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council before its Lenten break. Speaker Faustino Dy III credited the collective effort of House members in his closing speech. This did not include the controversial Anti-Political Dynasty bill, described by opposition as 'watered-down'.
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Japan's Cabinet has approved a revision to the retrial system. The move addresses long-standing criticism that prosecutors' right to appeal prolongs court procedures for those seeking retrials, sometimes for decades.
The Argentine government announced it has sent a bill to Congress to amend the companies law, aiming to reduce state interference and simplify procedures for businesses.
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A ruling party-led constitutional amendment bill failed to pass a parliamentary vote on May 7 after the main opposition party boycotted the session, falling short of the required quorum.