#internet game classification philippines

A House Bill was recently filed by Nueva Ecija, 3rd District Representative Rosanna "Ria" Vergara which mandates the classification of internet games and the creation of the Internet Games Review and Classification Board (IGRCB) attached to the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT). According to the Bill, the primary mandate of the IGRCB is to review and classify internet games and to ensure that the classification shall be followed as to access and use by and availability to the public. It will review, examine, and classify internet games into age-appropriate categories with reference to local and international standards. It can also restrict access of the public to internet games through review and classification. Under the Act, the ISP also has the responsibility to inform and submit to the IGRCB all internet games not yet reviewed and classified by the IGRCB. No internet game shall be made available to the public without prior review and classification. Internet cafe operators, on the other hand, shall not make it available for access or play any internet games which have not yet been reviewed and classified. If a game was reviewed and classified for a certain age group, internet cafes are not allowed to make it available to persons not belonging to the said age group. Read more in our articles including "House Bill filed aiming to create the Internet Game Review and Classification Board" and "Courier Complaints Drop 88% Under Oplan Bantay Padala".