J. Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act (RA 9995)

Photo or Video Voyeurism

It refers to 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.

Communication

It refers to the transmission of information through ICT media, including voice, video and other forms of data.

PROHIBITED ACTS

Any person who commits the following shall be liable for photo or video voyeurism:

• 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, pubic 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;
• 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;
• 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
• 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 items (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. Consent to record does not by itself authorize the subsequent acts under items (b), (c) and (d); those acts require the written consent of the person/s involved.