Article 157Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 157

Evasion of service of sentence.-The penalty of prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods shall be imposed upon any convict who shall evade service of his sentence by escaping during the term of his imprisonment by reason of final judgment. However, if such evasion or escape shall have taken place by means of unlawful entry, by breaking doors, windows, grates, walls, roofs, or floors, or by using picklocks, false keys, disguise, deceit, violence or intimidation, or through connivance with other convicts or employees of the penal institution, the penalty shall be prision correccional in its maximum period.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

to

include

child

pornography

among

extraditable

offenses in future treaties.

Section 24. Congressional Oversight Committee. -There

is hereby created a Congressional Oversight Committee

composed of five (5) members from the Senate and five

(5) members from the House of Representatives. The

members from the Senate shall be appointed by the

Senate President based on proportional representation of

the parties or coalition therein with at least one (1)

member representing the Minority. The members from

the House of Representative shall be appointed by the

Speaker, also based on proportional representation of the

parties or coalitions therein with the Chair of the House of

Committee on Welfare of Children and at least one (1)

member representing the Minority

The Committee shall be headed by the respective Chairs

of the Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family

relations and the House of Representatives Committee

on Justice. The Secretariat of the Congressional Oversight

Committee shall come from the existing Secretariat

personnel of the Committees of the Senate and the

House of Representatives concerned.

The Committee shall monitor and ensure the effective

implementation of this Act, determine inherent weakness

and loopholes in the law. Recommend the necessary

remedial

legislator

or

administrative

measures

and

perform such other duties and functions as may be

necessary to attain the objectives of this Act.

Section 25. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to

implement the provisions of the Anti-Child Pornography

Act

and

the

operationalization

of

the

Inter-Agency

Council Against Child Pornography shall be included in

the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 26. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The

Inter- Agency Council Against Child pornography shall

promulgate

the

necessary

implementing

rules

and

regulations within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of

this Act.

Section 27. Suppletory Application of the Revised Penal

Code. - The Revised penal Code shall be suppletorily

applicable to this Act.

Section 28. Separability Clause. - If any part of this Act is

declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions

not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and

effect.

Section 29. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential

decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and

regulations inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions

of this Act are deemed amended, modified or repealed

accordingly.

Section 30. Effectivity. - This Act shall effect after fifteen

(15) days following its complete publication in the Official

Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general

circulation.

RA No 9995 | Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism

Act of 2009

Republic Act No. 9995

AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME OF

PHOTO AND VIDEO VOYEURISM, PRESCRIBING

PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative

of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the

"Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009" .

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State values the

dignity

and

privacy

of

every

human

person

and

guarantees full respect for human rights. Toward this end,

the State shall penalize acts that would destroy the honor,

dignity and integrity of a person.

Section 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act,

the term:

(a) "Broadcast" means to make public, by any means, a

visual image with the intent that it be viewed by a person

or persons.

(b)

"Capture"

with

respect

to

an

image,

means

to

videotape, photograph, film, record by any means, or

broadcast.

(c) "Female breast" means any portion of the female

breast.

(d) "Photo or video voyeurism" means the act of taking

photo or video coverage of a person or group of persons

performing

sexual

act

or

any

similar

activity

or

of

capturing an image of the private area of a person or

persons

without

the

latter's

consent,

under

circumstances

in

which

such

person/s

has/have

a

reasonable expectation of privacy, or the act of selling,

copying, reproducing, broadcasting, sharing, showing or

exhibiting the photo or video coverage or recordings of

such sexual act or similar activity through VCD/DVD,

internet, cellular phones and similar means or device

without the written consent of the person/s involved,

notwithstanding that consent to record or take photo or

video coverage of same was given by such person's.

(e)

"Private

area of a person" means the naked or

undergarment clad genitals, public area, buttocks or

female breast of an individual.

(f)

"Under

circumstances

in

which

a

person

has a

reasonable expectation of privacy" means believe that

he/she could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned

that an image or a private area of the person was being

captured; or circumstances in which a reasonable person

would believe that a private area of the person would not

be visible to the public, regardless of whether that person

is in a public or private place.

Section 4. Prohibited Acts. - It is hereby prohibited and

declared unlawful for any person:

(a) To take photo or video coverage of a person or group

of persons performing sexual act or any similar activity or

to capture an image of the private area of a person/s such

as the naked or undergarment clad genitals, public area,

buttocks or female breast without the consent of the

person/s involved and under circumstances in which the

person/s has/have a reasonable expectation of privacy;

(b) To copy or reproduce, or to cause to be copied or

reproduced, such photo or video or recording of sexual

act or any similar activity with or without consideration;

(c) To sell or distribute, or cause to be sold or distributed,

such photo or video or recording of sexual act, whether it

be the original copy or reproduction thereof; or

(d) To publish or broadcast, or cause to be published or

broadcast, whether in print or broadcast media, or show

or exhibit the photo or video coverage or recordings of

such sexual act or any similar activity through VCD/DVD,

internet, cellular phones and other similar means or

device.

The prohibition under paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) shall

apply notwithstanding that consent to record or take

photo or video coverage of the same was given by such

person/s. Any person who violates this provision shall be

liable for photo or video voyeurism as defined herein.

Section 5. Penalties. - The penalty of imprisonment of not

less that three (3) years but not more than seven (7) years

and a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos

(P100,000.00) but not more than Five hundred thousand

pesos (P500,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the

court shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of

violating Section 4 of this Act.

If the violator is a juridical person, its license or franchise

shall

be automatically be deemed revoked and the

persons liable shall be the officers thereof including the

editor and reporter in the case of print media, and the

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