Practice question
An employer's file links each worker's name to a delivery address, religious affiliation, age, and medical diagnosis. Assume the address field reveals no separately classified sensitive matter and no legal privilege is involved. The employer argues that all fields are merely ordinary contact data because they are stored in one spreadsheet. Which classification is correct?
- No field is personal because the employer compiled it.
- All fields are nonpersonal because spreadsheets are numerical tools.
- The linked address is personal information, while the religious affiliation, age, and diagnosis fall within express sensitive categories.
- The employer's label controls every field's legal category.
- Only the worker's name can be personal information.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 10173, section 3(g), (k), and (l), https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10173_2012.html
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