Legal Resource · RA 9995

Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act

Republic Act No. 9995 makes clear that consent to record is not consent to share — and that sharing intimate images without permission is a crime in itself.

Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009

Penalises the taking, copying, selling, distributing, publishing, or broadcasting of photos or videos of a sexual act or of a person's private parts without consent.

Prohibited acts

Taking a photo or video of a sexual act, or of the private area of a person, without consent and under circumstances where privacy is reasonably expected.
Copying or reproducing such material, even with the consent of the person recorded.
Selling or distributing such material.
Publishing or broadcasting such material through any medium, including the internet and messaging platforms.

Key principles

Consent to the recording does not amount to consent to its copying, sale, distribution, or publication.
The material is inadmissible in any proceeding when obtained in violation of the Act.
A court order is required before law enforcement may access such recordings.
Where committed through ICT, liability may also arise under RA 10175 and, for women and children, under RA 9262 and RA 11313.

Penalties and consequences

What is at stake.

Imprisonment of three to seven years.
A fine of PHP 100,000 to PHP 500,000, or both, at the court's discretion.
Officers of a juridical person who consented to the act are held personally liable; foreign offenders face deportation after service of sentence.

How I can help

Counsel on Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act matters.

I act quickly for victims — preservation and take-down demands, criminal complaints, and coordinated protection orders — and I defend clients wrongly implicated in the circulation of such material.

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This page is general information about Philippine law and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship.

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