1. What are the salient features of RA 8792?

Here are the salient features of Republic Act 8792:

• It gives legal recognition of electronic data messages, electronic documents, and electronic signatures. (section 6 to 13)
• Allows the formation of contracts in electronic form. (section 16)
• Makes banking transactions done through ATM switching networks absolute once consummated. (section 16)
•  Parties are given the right to choose the type and level of security methods that suit their needs. (section 24)
• Provides the mandate for the electronic implementation of transport documents to facilitate carriage of goods. (section 25 and 26)
• Mandates the government to have the capability to do e-commerce within 2 years or before June 19, 2002. (section 27)
• Mandates RPWeb to be implemented. RPWeb is a strategy that intends to connect all government offices to the Internet and provide universal access to the general public.(section 28)
• Made cable, broadcast, and wireless physical infrastructure within the activity of telecommunications. (section 28)
• Empowers the Department of Trade and Industry to supervise the development of e-commerce in the country. (section 29)
•  Provided guidelines as to when a service provider can be liable. (section 30)
• Authorities and parties with the legal right can only gain access to electronic documents, electronic data messages, and electronic signatures. (section 31 and 32)
• Hacking or cracking, refers to unauthorized access including the introduction of computer viruses, is punishable by a fine from 100 thousand to maximum commensurating to the damage. With imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years. (section 33)
• Piracy through the use of telecommunication networks, such as the Internet, that infringes intellectual property rights is punishable. The penalties are the same as hacking. (section 33)
• All existing laws such as the Consumer Act of the Philippines also applies to e-commerce transactions. (section 33)

2. Can you relate some provisions of the Law on your past experiences as an IT Student? 

Yes, as an IT student, I have lots of experience in breaking the rules on the internet. From pirating an album to downloading cracked programs and OS. I definitely know that these kind of acts are illegal but i keep on doing it because it cost nothing.   

3. An Info-graphic about this Law

Source: 

http://digitalfilipino.com/salient-features-of-republic-act-8792-the-e-commerce-law/

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=39397&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html