30/07/2019 Republic Act No. 8792 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines CHAPTER I General Provisions SECTION 3(3). Objective. — This Act aims to facilitate domestic and international dealings, transactions, arrangements, agreements, contracts and exchanges and storage of information through the utilization of electronic, optical and similar medium, mode, instrumentality and technology to recognize the authenticity and reliability of electronic data messages or electronic documents related to such activities and to promote the universal use of electronic transactions in the government and by the general public. SECTION 4(4). Sphere of Application. — This Act shall apply to any kind of electronic data message and electronic document used in the context of commercial and non-commercial activities to include domestic and international dealings, transactions, arrangements, agreements, contracts and exchanges and storage of information. SECTION 5(5). De nition of Terms. — For the purposes of this Act, the following terms are de ned, as follows: (a) “Addressee” refers to a person who is intended by the originator to receive the electronic data message or electronic document, but does not include a person acting as an intermediary with respect to that electronic data message or electronic document. (b) “Computer” refers to any device or apparatus singly or interconnected which, by electronic, electro-mechanical, optical and/or magnetic impulse, or other means with the same function, can receive, record, transmit, store, process, correlate, analyze, project, retrieve and/or produce information, data, text, graphics, gures, voice, video, symbols or other modes of expression or perform any one or more of these functions. (c) “Electronic data message” refers to information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, optical or similar means. (d) “Information and Communication System” refers to a system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic data messages or electronic documents and includes the computer system or other similar device by or in which data is recorded or stored and any procedures related to the recording or storage of electronic data message or electronic document. (e) “Electronic signature” refers to any distinctive mark, characteristic and/or sound in electronic form, representing the identity of a person and attached to or logically associated with the electronic data message or electronic document or any methodology or procedures employed or https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2000/06/14/republic-act-no-8792-s-2000/ 2/20