The House of Representatives on Monday gave its final nod to a bill seeking to impose stiffer penalties on violators of the Anti-Wiretapping Law, as well as include the usage of electronic devices in wiretapping. With a vote of 216-0-0, the chamber approved House Bill No. 8378 that seeks to amend the 53-year-old Republic Act No. ADVERTISEMENTThe bill specifically seeks to amend Section 1 of the law to make unlawful unauthorized wiretapping of any oral, wire, radio, digital or electronic communication with the use of any electronic, mechanical, digital or analog phone system or similar devices. Under the current law enacted on June 19, 1965, wiretapping is prohibited using only dictaphones, dictagraphs, walkie-talkies, and tape recorders.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 26, 2018 10:23 UTC