Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. is seeking the aid of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in identifying and prosecuting the perpetrators behind the online uploading of an intimate video between his deceased brother, Ramgen Revilla, and his girlfriend Janelle Manahan. The video was circulated in the Internet a week ago.
“Sobrang pambababoy ang ginagawa nila sa kapatid ko. Karumal-dumal na nga ang pagkamatay ni Ramgen, sinisira pa nila ang pagkatao,” Bong Revilla said. “Mas grabe pa ang pambababoy na ginagawa nila kay Janelle. Grabe na ang kanyang pinagdaanan, at pilit pa nilang niyuyurakan ang pagkababae nito ngayon,” he said in a press statement.
Bong Revilla asked the NBI to conduct an investigation and arrest the culprits and prosecute them under the Anti-Voyeurism Law of 2009 (RA 9995), which punishes the unauthorized publication and uploading of videos.
“This means that every person who downloads, copies and sends the video is guilty of committing the offense, regardless if they were the original uploaders,” Bong Revilla explained.
Offenders will be penalized with imprisonment of not less that three (3) years but not more than seven (7) years and a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), or both.
Bong Revilla is a co-author of the said law.
