Tag: Anti-wiretapping law

Lacson: Possession of info from wiretapping activities of foreign gov’ts already a violation of PHL law

(Eagle News) — For Senator Panfilo Lacson, mere possession of wiretapped information from foreign governments is already a violation of Philippine law. Lacson issued the statement after Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra’s said that information derived from the wiretapping activities of countries where wiretapping is legal may be considered “admissible” in Philippine courts. Under the Philippines’ Anti-Wiretapping Law, it is unlawful for any person not authorized by both parties to any private communication or spoken word […]

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Justice Secretary Aguirre files ethics complaint vs Senator Hontiveros

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Monday filed  an ethics complaint against Senator Risa Hontiveros over her alleged violation of the Constitution when she publicly displayed photographs of a “private” exchange of messages between him and another. Aguirre filed the complaint after he lodged criminal charges for violation of the Anti-Wiretapping Law  against Hontiveros in connection with the same incident on Sept. 5 before the Pasay Prosecutors’ Office. “Yan ang pinakagrabeng nagawa ng […]

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Justice Secretary Aguirre files criminal raps vs Hontiveros

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Monday filed criminal charges against Senator Risa Hontiveros for supposed violation of the Anti-Wiretapping Law. Aguirre personally filed the charges that stem from Hontiveros’ public display of what the justice secretary said were his private messages with a certain Jing during a Senate hearing on the death of Kian Loyd delos Santos. In the messages, Hontiveros said Aguirre urged former Rep. Jacinto Paras to file cases against […]

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Former Rep. Paras to file charges vs Hontiveros for making private messages public without consent

(Eagle News) — Former Rep. Jacinto Paras on Thursday said he would file  charges against Senator Risa Hontiveros for making public what he said should have been private text messages between him and Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre without their consent. Hontiveros said in a privilege speech on Monday that Paras–now affiliated with the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption–was the recipient of Aguirre’s “Let us expedite your cases against (Hontiveros)”  text, which she was able to […]

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Pag-amyenda sa Anti-wiretapping law, pinaburan sa Senado

Suportado ng mga Senador ang pag-amyenda sa Anti-wiretapping law. Layon nitong mapigilan ang aktibidad ng mga sindikato sa droga. Pero si Senadora Leila De Lima, ibinunyag na naka-wiretapped ang kaniyang telepono. Ayon naman kay PNP Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, walang equipment ang PNP para mag-wiretap. Si Meanne Corvera sa detalye:

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