Bureau of Investigation (NBI)in identifying and prosecuting the
perpetrators behind the online uploading of an intimate video between
his deceased brother, Ramgen Revilla, and his girlfriend Janelle
Manahan. The video was circulated in the internet a week ago.
"Sobrang pambababoy ang ginagawa nila sa kapatid ko. Karumal-dumal na
nga ang pagkamatay ni Ramgen, sinisira pa nila ang pagkatao," Bong
Revilla said. "Mas grabe pa ang pambababoy na ginagawa nila kay
Janelle. Grabe na ang kanyang pinagdaanan, at pilit pa nilang
niyuyurakan ang pagkababae nito ngayon," he added.
Bong Revilla asked the NBI to conduct an investigation and arrest the
culprits and prosecute them under the Anti-Voyeurism Law of 2009 (RA
9995), which punishes the unauthorized and unconsented publication and
uploading of videos.
Section 4 of the Law provides:
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."
"This means that every person who downloads, copies and sends the
video is guilty of committing the offense, regardless if they were the
original uploaders," Bong Revilla explained.
Offenders will be penalized with 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.
Bong Revilla is a co-author of the said law.
