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Republic of the Philippines

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

Metro Manila

Fifteenth CongressSecon Regular Session

!egun an hel in Metro Manila" on Mona#" the t$ent#%fifth a# of &ul#" t$o thousan

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REP)!LIC *CT NO( +,+-.

*N *CT /EFINING C0!ERCRIME" PRO1I/ING FOR THE PRE1ENTION"

IN1ESTIG*TION" S)PPRESSION *N/ THE IMPOSITION OF PEN*LTIES

THEREFOR *N/ FOR OTHER P)RPOSES

!e it enacte b# the Senate an House of Representati'es of the Philippines in Congressasse2ble3

CH*PTER I

PRELIMIN*R0 PRO1ISIONS

Section +( Title( This *ct shall be 4no$n as the 5C#bercri2e Pre'ention *ct of 6,+6789(

Sec( 6( /eclaration of Polic#( The State recogni:es the 'ital role of infor2ation an

co22unications inustries such as content prouction" teleco22unications" broacasting

electronic co22erce" an ata processing" in the nations o'erall social an econo2ic

e'elop2ent( The State also recogni:es the i2portance of pro'iing an en'iron2entconuci'e to the e'elop2ent" acceleration" an rational application an e;ploitation of

infor2ation an co22unications technolog# or eli'er# of infor2ation? an the nee to protect an safeguar

the integrit# of co2puter" co2puter an co22unications s#ste2s" net$or4s" an

atabases" an the confientialit#" integrit#" an a'ailabilit# of infor2ation an ata

store therein" fro2 all for2s of 2isuse" abuse" an illegal access b# 2a4ing punishable

uner the la$ such conuct or conucts( In this light" the State shall aopt sufficient

po$ers to effecti'el# pre'ent an co2bat such offenses b# facilitating their etection"

in'estigation" an prosecution at both the o2estic an international le'els" an b#

pro'iing arrange2ents for fast an reliable international cooperation(

Sec( @( /efinition of Ter2s( For purposes of this *ct" the follo$ing ter2s are hereb#

efine as follo$s3


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inauthentic ata $ith the intent that it be consiere or acte upon for legal purposes as if

it $ere authentic" regarless $hether or not the ata is irectl# reaable an intelligible?

or

or a2inistrati'e

announce2ents fro2 the sener to its e;isting users" subscribers or custo2ers? or


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hunre thousan pesos


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la$ enforce2ent of the pro'isions of this *ct( The N!I an the PNP shall organi:e a

c#bercri2e unit or center 2anne b# special in'estigators to e;clusi'el# hanle cases

in'ol'ing 'iolations of this *ct(

Sec( ++( /uties of La$ Enforce2ent *uthorities( To ensure that the technical nature of

c#bercri2e an its pre'ention is gi'en focus an consiering the proceures in'ol'e forinternational cooperation" la$ enforce2ent authorities specificall# the co2puter or

technolog# cri2e i'isions or units responsible for the in'estigation of c#bercri2es are

reAuire to sub2it ti2el# an regular reports incluing pre%operation" post%operation an

in'estigation results an such other ocu2ents as 2a# be reAuire to the /epart2ent of

&ustice


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The ser'ice pro'ier orere to preser'e co2puter ata shall 4eep confiential the orer

an its co2pliance(

Sec( +D( /isclosure of Co2puter /ata( La$ enforce2ent authorities" upon securing a

court $arrant" shall issue an orer reAuiring an# person or ser'ice pro'ier to isclose or

sub2it subscribers infor2ation" traffic ata or rele'ant ata in his>its possession orcontrol $ithin se'ent#%t$o


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court( The pac4age so eposite shall not be opene" or the recorings repla#e" or use

in e'ience" or then contents re'eale" e;cept upon orer of the court" $hich shall not be

grante e;cept upon 2otion" $ith ue notice an opportunit# to be hear to the person or

persons $hose con'ersation or co22unications ha'e been recore(

Sec( +-( /estruction of Co2puter /ata( )pon e;piration of the perios as pro'ie inSections +@ an +." ser'ice pro'iers an la$ enforce2ent authorities" as the case 2a#

be" shall i22eiatel# an co2pletel# estro# the co2puter ata subBect of a preser'ation

an e;a2ination(

Sec( +( E;clusionar# Rule( *n# e'ience procure $ithout a 'ali $arrant or be#on the

authorit# of the sa2e shall be ina2issible for an# proceeing before an# court or

tribunal(

Sec( +( Restricting or !loc4ing *ccess to Co2puter /ata( hen a co2puter ata is

pri2a facie foun to be in 'iolation of the pro'isions of this *ct" the /O& shall issue an

orer to restrict or bloc4 access to such co2puter ata(

Sec( 6,( Nonco2pliance( Failure to co2pl# $ith the pro'isions of Chapter I1 hereof

specificall# the orers fro2 la$ enforce2ent authorities shall be punishe as a 'iolation

of Presiential /ecree No( +6 $ith i2prison2ent of prision correctional in its

2a;i2u2 perio or a fine of One hunre thousan pesos


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offenses relate to co2puter s#ste2s an ata" or for the collection of e'ience in

electronic for2 of a cri2inal" offense shall be gi'en full force an effect(

CH*PTER 1II

COMPETENT *)THORITIES

Sec( 6@( /epart2ent of &ustice


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