House body OKs bill vs cyber voyeurism
MANILA, Philippines -- A bill against "cyber boso [voyeur]," or the distribution of private sex videos, inched closer to becoming a law after it hurdled deliberations at the House of Representatives' justice committee.
House Bill No. 4315, or the "anti-cyber boso" bill, authored by Buhay part list Rep. Irwin Tieng, criminalizes who take or possess an indecent "video tape, disc record," or "replay" or "share, relay or exhibit the contents thereof in any form."
Those taking "peep-show clips" or engaging in "audio-visual kiss-and-tell" face up to six years' imprisonment and fines of up to P500,000.
Tieng reminded lovers going out on Valentine's Day dates to be wary of video-capable phones, noting the incidence of so-called video sex scandals in the country. He also warned lovers "against being too trustful" of their partners.
"Your lover today may be your blackmailer tomorrow," Tieng said in a statement.
He said his office has monitored many cases where individuals spread sex flicks on the internet or over bluetooth networks, either to get back at lovers who have spurned them or to force their former partners back into a relationship.
And in some cases, he said, motel operators or their employees take video footage of clients.