The Supreme Court reiterated that using online chat logs and videos as evidence does not violate the right to privacy if they are used to determine if a crime has been committed.
The Court upheld the conviction of a man for qualified trafficking in persons under Republic Act No. 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act of 2003, finding that the videos and recordings of the chat logs of his conversations with an undercover agent can be admitted as evidence.
The Court rejected the accused’s arguments that they were inadmissible for violating his privacy rights. Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, allows the processing of sensitive personal information to determine a person’s criminal liability and to protect the rights and interests of persons in court proceedings.
As the chat logs and videos were submitted as evidence to assess his criminal liability for qualified trafficking, his right to privacy was not violated.
The Court emphasized that the videos and chat logs were presented as evidence to show the accused’s method of reaching out to foreigners through Skype or Facebook and offering minors for sexual exploitation.
The Decision is from the Supreme Court’s Second Division, written by Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez.
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@DepEd_PH mas matutuwa po kami kung matutulungan nyo kaming kunin yung Rice Allowance namin sa NFA na ipinangako 2 taon na nakakaraan pero hanggang ngayon hindi pa nakakarating samin sa kabila ng pirma naming lahat. Yun man lang maramdaman namin ang pakikiisa nyo saming mga guro.
@sonnyangara Secretary Sonny tulungan nyo na lang po kaming kuhain sa NFA yung Rice Allowance namin na hindi pa nabibigay, mahigit 2 years na rin yun pero wala pa rin kami natatanggap, yun na lang pa teachers day nyo samin.
Heres a longer clip.
Basta na lang hinablot ung glass ni Chiz. And chiz was too stunned to speak.😆
Chiz spent the entire speech of BBM thinking if he had to drink on the same glass when they toast at the end of the speech.😮💨
can we have a vote to evict her out the palace?
Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas says he and his wife are “both ready to raise as good Christians the children whom God will give us.”
“That is really the essence of our union… to have children whom we will raise in a Christian way.” | via @_katrinadomingo
DEAR POLITICAL BLOGGERS,
Please, please use your INFLUENCE and PLATFORMS to GIVE VOICE to the VOICELESS!!! This is the time to go and INTERVIEW VICTIMS of EJK, the surviving FAMILIES and CHILDREN!!! Manistream media did a great job exposing the human rights violaitons, but we need more STORIES about the HUMANITY and SUFFERING of the victims!!! We need to encourage our government to fight for JUSTICE and ACCOUNTABILITY!!!
Sincerely yours,
Chad