Online Business Database (OBD).
Section 10
SEC. 10. Online Business Database (OBD). - Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the Bureau shall establish a database of digital platforms, e-marketplaces, e-retailers, and online merchants engaged in e-commerce in the Philippines that will provide the government and online consumers access to contact information of online businesses. In establishing the PBD, the DTI shall utilize existing business databases and coordinate with other agencies that already maintained the same or similar database. The DTI, in consultation with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the National Privacy Commission (NPC), the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and other concerned agencies shall issue the regulations to govern the development, management, operation, and maintenance of the OBD, consistent with Republic Act No. 11032 or the "Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018".