This document outlines the RA 4200 Act, which prohibits and penalizes wiretapping and violations of communication privacy in the Philippines. The Act makes it unlawful to secretly intercept, overhear, or record private communications without authorization from all parties. It also prohibits knowingly possessing, replaying, communicating, or transcribing unauthorized recordings. Exceptions are made for recordings used as evidence in investigations or trials. The Act allows court-authorized wiretapping for specific national security offenses like treason, espionage, and rebellion.
This document outlines the RA 4200 Act, which prohibits and penalizes wiretapping and violations of communication privacy in the Philippines. The Act makes it unlawful to secretly intercept, overhear, or record private communications without authorization from all parties. It also prohibits knowingly possessing, replaying, communicating, or transcribing unauthorized recordings. Exceptions are made for recordings used as evidence in investigations or trials. The Act allows court-authorized wiretapping for specific national security offenses like treason, espionage, and rebellion.
This document outlines the RA 4200 Act, which prohibits and penalizes wiretapping and violations of communication privacy in the Philippines. The Act makes it unlawful to secretly intercept, overhear, or record private communications without authorization from all parties. It also prohibits knowingly possessing, replaying, communicating, or transcribing unauthorized recordings. Exceptions are made for recordings used as evidence in investigations or trials. The Act allows court-authorized wiretapping for specific national security offenses like treason, espionage, and rebellion.
Wire Tapping and other related Violations other copy is obtained in violation of of the Privacy of Communication and for Section 1 par. 1.1 other purposes. EXCEPTION: when the records are used as evidence in any civil or criminal investigation Section 1. or trial. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Offender is not authorized by all the parties in any private communication ----------------------------------------------------------- or spoken word; 2. To secretly overhear, intercept or Section 3 record by: a. tapping any wire or cable; A peace officer may be authorized by the b. using any other device or Court to execute the acts declared unlawful in arrangement; or cases involving the following: c. using a device commonly known a. treason as dictagraph, dictaphone, walkie- b. espionage talkie, tape recorder or however c. provoking war otherwise described. d. disloyalty in case of war 3. Or he knowingly does [sic], aid, e. piracy permit, or cause to be done any of f. mutiny in the high seas these unlawful acts. (From Section 2) g. rebellion h. conspiracy and proposal to commit rebellion i. sedition ----------------------------------------------------------- j. conspiracy to commit sedition k. inciting to sedition l. kidnapping Section 1 (Par. 2) m. Commonwealth Act 616 n. Other offenses against national 1. Offender commits the following acts: security a. Knowingly possess any tape record, wire record, disc record, or any other such record or copies of any communication or spoken words; b. Or to replay the same for any other person or persons; c. Or to communicate the contents thereof either verbally or in writing; d. Or to furnish transcriptions thereof, whether complete or partial.
2. Offender may or may not be a participant
to the offense committed in Sec. 1 par 1.
1 Provision only says ‘in a manner prohibited by this law’
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