Text and photos by Shanea Mae A. Nalaunan
West Visayas State University (WVSU) welcomed the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on the morning of July 25, 2023, at the WVSU teleconference room where the NPC did an orientation prior to the on-site visit (OSV) and compliance check of several offices in the afternoon.
With the WVSU as the first state university in Western Visayas to be thus inspected, key figures from the university welcomed the OSV team led by Atty. Anna Benjieline R. Puzon. They are WVSU President Joselito F. Villaruz, Vice President for Academic Affairs Ma. Christine Asuncion Dequilla, Vice President for Administration and Finance Porfirio Barlas, and Vice President for Research Innovation, and Extension Greta Gabinete, along with other WVSU faculty and staff.
During his closing remarks, Dr. Barlas conveyed the WVSU community’s appreciation to the NPC’s OSV team for making the effort to visit West Visayas despite the challenges posed by Typhoon Egay.
He also expressed gratitude for the honor of being the first state university in Western Visayas to be visited by the NPC.
The visit and compliance checks are essential steps in ensuring that data privacy and security measures are being effectively implemented at the university.