Rappler reported that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order 131 on Thursday, November 12. The order adopts a national framework for governing AI. It also creates the National Artificial Intelligence Council, or NAIC. The council coordinates and monitors how the framework is put in place. The executive secretary chairs it. The economy and planning secretary is vice chair. The President will name one private-sector member for three years.
Rappler says the framework has four parts: principles, standards and assurance, risk-based policy tools, and support resources. It says the framework calls for testing, assessments against standards, and systems that work together. Rules should match the level of risk, and current regulators keep their powers. Rappler's account describes reporting duties for agencies and the NAIC. Agencies update their information each quarter. The NAIC reports within 30 days after each quarter ends. The account does not mention binding duties for companies. The order text itself was not reviewed. The NAIC must review the framework at least every two years.
This is our reading, not something the order says. The order builds coordination first and leaves enforcement to existing regulators. Buyers may therefore face sector-by-sector expectations, not one rulebook. Buyers could ask vendors how they test their AI and which regulator covers the use.