EPISODE 1: FAME OR SHAME

Cast:
Tiktoker on Facebook:
● Jett Miguel

Bashers:
● Elaine Battung
● Cassandra Magabilin
● Maja Acosta
● Mary Grace Cauan
● Eloisa Talosig
● Ma Lourence Lim
● Alicia Ashley Viggayan
● Grachelle Ann Serrano
● Krisha Balubal
● Hannah Pearl Quilang
● Dianne Macaballug
● Mark Esguerra
● Karl Remudaro
● Charls Bagunu
● Jose Carlos Tumaliuan

Episode intro:
Article 19(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) states:
Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek,
receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing
or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.

Article 19(3) provides that: The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article
carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions,
but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary: (a) For respect of the
rights or reputations of others; (b) For the protection of national security or of public order or of
public health or morals.

Scene 1:
<The scene opens with Jet's post about a tiktok video coming up. A screenrecord of Jet's tiktok
videos of himself dancing posted in his Facebook wall is shown.
Jet's classmates posts nasty comments and insults on the his comment section. >

Maja: May tinatago ka palang nalalaman, itago mo na lang.

Dianne: Ahm girl? Bakit naisipan mo pang mag tiktok. Medyo nakakasira ka ng gabi. Yan na ba
yung pinagmamayabang mo? Hahahaha
Cass: ETO NA YUNG 1MILLION VIEWS????
Dianne: Parang ang sarap i report!
Cass: to ba yung ginaya mo sa unang vid? Layo naman!! Anyway, stream Twice's What is
Love!! �
Dianne: semento ba katawan mo? Dapat di ka na lang sumayaw
AA: Nakakawalang gana �
Mark:Sayang yung data pinang upload. Ginamit nalang sana sa NEOLMS.
Cass: SIRAULO LANG MAIINGGIT DITO
Mark: Born to standout pala ha.Check mo yung bag sa loob ng kabinet, buksan mo den hanapin
mo pake ko.
Sana nakatulong!
El: mukha kang gaga sana tinuon mo na lang energy mo sa pagkecase digest
Mark: Road to 1M bash ka ngayon. Magtirik ka ng kandila sa likes na namayapa na
Dianne: Paano ka nagkaroon ng lakas ng loob gumawa ng tiktok vid kahit alam mo sa sarili mong
ikakapahiya mo lang?
Mark: In fairness ganda ng music. Mp3 nalang sana inupload mo. Di akma ung video
Gracielle: ALING VICKI YUNG ANAK MO NA NAHULOG SA KANAL NAGKAKALAT NANAMAN.
Mark: Ang hot. Perfect sa match (posporo) �
Sarap silaban
El: Chakabels rainy season na nga rumarami na ang palaka sa timeline ko
Yolanda: Naglaing ka gayam agsala barok. Mas napinpintas ka ngim ni mamang mun.

Cass: check up ka na ng mata tita

Hannah: buknoy ikaw ba yaaannn??
Lou: Grabe di man lang umabot sa 20 likes. Tapos 1 million pa ang nais? Dont you ever try again.
Nangibabain. Eeew. Galingan mo nlng talaga sa law school �
Tobs: Ughhhh anong pinanood ko. Panira ng umaga.
JC: Klaseng mukha yan. San ba gawa yan?

Scene 2:
<Jet posts an Facebook live video while reading the comments. He reads some of the comments
aloud. >

Jet:Hi, guys! Welcome to my live. Magrereact tayo sa mga nagcomment sa tiktok na pinost ko sa
facebook yesterday.
<reads> "Ahm girl? Bakit naisipan mo pang mag tiktok. Medyo nakakasira ka ng gabi. "
"Mukha kang gaga sana tinuon mo na lang energy mo sa pagkecase digest."

<His facial expression changes from eagerness to hurt.>

Jet:I'm so sorry, guys.
<Jet cries.>

Scene 3:
Jet posts on his Facebook a post expressing his sentiments:
Hi guys. I just wanna say that cyber bullying is NEVER okay. It really hurts tho. Seriously, cyber
bullying kills self- esteem or worse yet, a person. Ang hirap ng ganito yung tipong wala ka naman
ginagawang masama pero hahanapan ka ng butas. Like nakakaloka talaga I am trying to be a
good person. Tapos ibanash ako ng ganito in a platform where other people could easily gain
access to? Winawasak niyo ang pagkatao ko. Sinisira niyo ang reputasyon ko. Tapos kapag
magcomment back ako mamimisunderstood na naman. Kaya all this time I chose to be silent.
Pero hindi ko na kaya. Kaya I am shaing to you my sentiments. Nahihirapan akong mag cope sa
ever- increasing hatred na binabato niyo sa akin. Hindi ko alam kung anong maling nagawa ko.
Guys, I won’t give an apology dahil alam ko na wala akong inaapakang tao at wala akong
ginagawang mali. Ang gagawin ko nalang ay umiyak. Umiyak ng umiyak. Huhuhuhuhu .............
dahil alam ko naman magbabago ang baluktot niyong pag- iisip.
<His classmates continue to post comments and insults. Some allude to self-harm and
homophobia. Some post puking emoji and mocking memes. >

Tobs: *sharing
Kulang na nga ng talent, kulang pa ng r. Ano yan? Waste of oxygen ka. Bigyan kita lubid gusto
mo?
Cass: luh anong iniiyak-iyak mo dyan e pangit naman talaga yung sayaw mo
Mark: Manahimik ka lang. Mambash lang kami dito
Karl: Drama mo...kulang yan ng tulog...
Cass: Paki namin. Aral ka na lang shuta ka
Mark: Sayang na naman. Pinang neolms mo nalang sana yung effort mo. Onse pa yata ang digest
Dianne: Napakadrama ampotek! Ang salot mo rin e no
Lou:Overacting ka! Wag ka na mag-inarte diyan. Dami mong alam! Hindi ka talaga pangtiktok,
basura ka nga lang e. Kaya lumugar ka. Pwe�
May nalalaman ka pang born to stand out e 1 like lang! Kaloka ka. Ayan para marealize mo na
hanggang diyan ka lang.��
Tobs: ahaha mas marami pa haha at angry kesa like! Wala man lang nagpuso. Wawa naman.
Baka magpakamatay na yan mamaya. �
Lou: AHAHAHAHAH! bigti na sana. Hindi naman kawalan sa mundo
Cass: Bilang basura ka naman, diequick
Grace: Balong luma na yan. 2020 na, ung bago naman
Kaka: iiyak na yan...huhuhuhu..wawa namn ����
Mark: Bastos ka gorl. D kami baluktot mag isip. Baluktot lang steps mo.
Jose: May tinatago ka palang nalalaman, itago mo na lang.

<Episode extro:>
Black screen
Today, the cyberspace hosts several human rights violations with cyber-homophobia, cyber-
racism, cyber-sexism/sexual harassment among the most common.

Pictures of women, some of them minors, often receive lewd comments. Innocuous posts by
members of LGBT regularly attract homophobes and bashers. The experiences of bullied
students also extend from the school grounds to online platforms, offering little escape for the
victims.

THESE ARE NOT RIGHT.

Today, schools and the DepEd have the burden to uphold the rights of students through the strict
enforcement of the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 or RA 10627. This law mandates schools to adopt
bullying prevention programs and provides procedures in handling bullying incidents. Bullying
refers to any severe, or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic
expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student
that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or
emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at school for the other
student; infringing on the rights of another student at school; or materially and substantially
disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school. Online, this may take the
form of slanderous statements or accusations that cause the victim undue emotional distress like
directing profanity at the target, name-calling, tormenting and commenting negatively on victim’s
looks, clothes and body.
Gender-based online sexual harassment, which encompass psychological threats and unwanted
sexual misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic and sexist remarks is punished by the Safe
Spaces Act or RA 11313. The penalties are higher when certain circumstances are present,
such as when the offense is done by the driver of a vehicle to a passenger inside a common
carrier or PUV; when the offended party is a minor, senior citizen, PWD or a breastfeeding mother
nursing her child; and when the perpetrator is a member of the uniformed services and the act
was perpetrated while the perpetrator was in uniform.

The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or RA 10175 has also increased the penalty for libel
when done online. Libel as defined by the RPC is a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or
of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance
tending to cause the dishonor, discredit, or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken
the memory of one who is dead. When such act is committed through a computer system or any
other similar means which may be devised in the future, it shall be punished with prision
correccional in its maximum period to prision mayor in its minimum period or a fine ranging from
Six Thousand Pesos (P6,000.00) up to the maximum amount determined by Court, or both.

Episode 2: POST NOW, PRISON LATER

Cast:

Original Poster on Facebook – Laine Tobako/ Laine Tobs:

● Elaine Battung

Commenters:
● Jett Miguel
● Cassandra Magabilin
● Maja Acosta
● Mary Grace Cauan
● Eloisa Talosig
● Ma Lourence Lim
● Alicia Ashley Viggayan
● Grachelle Ann Serrano
● Krisha Balubal
● Hannah Pearl Quilang
● Dianne Macaballug
● Mark Esguerra
● Karl Remudaro
● Charls Bagunu
● Jose Carlos Tumaliuan

Episode intro:
The government has employed measures to regulate online behavior through various laws which
are available for the victims of these deplorable acts.

However, cyber-regulation is a two-edged sword, and the government who wields it against law
violators may wield it against legitimate critics.
Scene 1:
<Laine posts on her Facebook wall>
So i was watching the news today. Bat naman ganun, senator bong gonzales??? naging PR
agency na ba ang PH agency for news? kala ko ba buwis ng taong bayan nagpapasahod dun?
sana pinambili ko na lang po ng milktea yung taxes ko, no, kung mapupunta sa ganyan.

buti sana kung pogi eh ang chaka naman?! nakaksira ng araw. ewwww. sa yaman na yan, di
magawang magparetoke, senator?

<Her friends post comments and share her post.>

Cassandra: Hmmmm need yata ng exposure ng chakang senador. May balak ba tong tumakbo
ulit sa next elections? Kasi ew????
Laine: ay, sis, masyadong ksp! pag yan tumakbo talaga!
Dianne:Ganun ata kapag may balak tumakbo for higher position sa 2022 election? Yikes!!!!
Laine: sis kawawa naman mga students ng elementary schools kung mukha nya nakapaskil sa
pader ng class rooms. �
Dianne:aka mawalan ng gana sila mag aral. Pero teka, kailan pa pumayag mga schools na
Bmagpaskil ng clown sa classrooms?
Lou:Hahahahahahahahahhahahah!!!! Panget na nga kapal pa ng mukha. Senator ba? Akala ko
alalay lng talaga���
Laine: mismo, sis! truelaloo. nakakalimutan ko mismong senator sya, eh.
Cass: Para namang di pa sapat yung exposure nya sa tv e kung makadikit sa tuta ng tsina akala
mo siya ang first lady �
Ma Ja: Malakas lang naman loob niyan kasi may backer siyang aso�� aww aww���
Dianne: Ma Ja with bg music “who let the dogs out” HAHAHAHAHA
Lou: Mas marami na nga siyang time maging alalay e �
Krisha: Hahahhaa
Cass:Sama po ako sa pamilktea nyo!! Tapos pag-usapan natin kung anong ambag ni senator �
Grachelle: Hallaa paano na yan, wala naman siyang ambag? Hahahahaha baka isumbong niya
tayo sa tatay/lover niyang si 2:30
Alicia: nako ubos na yung milktea wala pa tayong mapagtanto �
Ang dirty no, magsama sila mga bwiset
Grachelle: may ambag pala siya, sama ng loob! hahahha arf arf
Alicia: Brrrt Brrrt
Alicia:Bakit hindi pa yan magpahinga wala namang kwenta. Adik na adik magpabango sa publiko
mukha namang mabaho
Grace:like chonggo na walang leeg, derecho ulo.
Krisha:Trash
Dianne: actually mas ok pa ang trash pwede mo pa gamitin or i recycle e. Ee siya? Walang wala
Dianne:Ano ang tawag sa tuta ng tuta? ���
Alicia: Magsama sila ni The Rock. Mga walang kwenta! Walang nga alam! Kanser!!! Dapat sa
inyo bumaba sa pwesto. Mahiya naman kayo! Pwe!
Hannah: Di pa ba sapat ang dual capacity niya as [First Lady x Tuta] ng lick-ass Tsina na si The
Turtle? Choss

<Screen fades to black>

Scene 2:
Screen shows mugshots of Laine Tobs for violation of RA 10175 and articles about her arrest

<Articles on screen>
Netizen, Arestado Dahil sa Facebook Post!

QUEZON CITY- Arestado ngayon ang isang 24 anyos na netizen na nagngangalang Laine S.
Tobako matapos laitin si Senator Kristian Bong Gonzales at punahin ang mga balita tungkol dito
sa kanyang Facebook page sa ilalim ng pangalang Laine Tobs.

Ayon sa babae, wala raw itong intensyong makapanakit ng damdamin ng naturang senador. Ayon
naman kay Gonzales, ang public post daw ay malinaw na paglabag sa Cybercrime Prevention
Act of 2012.

Kasalukuyang iniimbestigahan ang mga kasamahan ni Tobako na nagkomento, nagbahagi at

nag-react sa kanyang di umanoy libelous na pahayag. -JBC

_____________________

Timbog sa Facebook Operation!

Sinampaan ng kasong paglabag ng Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 o RA 10175 si Laine

Tobako, isang 24-anyos na netizen mula sa Quezon City, matapos tawaging chaka ang
pagmumukha ni Senador Bong Carlito Gonzales.

Ayon pa sa naturang Facebook post, mas mainam daw na sa milktea mapunta ang buwis ng
babae kaysa sa Philippine Agency for News na di umanoy umaaktong PR agency ng senador.
Mariin itong itinanggi ni Sen. Gonzales na syang nag-utos sa kapulisan na bantayan ang mga
Facebook posts ng netizens para sa ebidensya ng paglabag sa batas.

Nakahanda ring ihabla ang mga kaibigan ni Tobako sa Facebook na nag-like, comment at share
sa post na sanhi ng kanyang kaso.

_________________________

Gonzales goes after cyber-critics

Several arrests for cyberlibel were made against netizens in Facebook posting negative news
about the President's staunch defender, Senator Carlito Bong Gonzales on 29 September 2019.

"Wala pong kasinungalingan sa mga sinabi namin online at di po namin intensyong saktan si
Senator (No lies were made in our posts, and we had ni intention to hurt the senator)," said Laine
Tobako, 24 year-old influencer from Quezon City who were among those arrested.

Senator Gonzales insists that his rights were violated by the hurtful online posts. He claims further
that warrants will be forthcoming for the commenters and sharers of the alleged libelous posts.

Headlines:
Gonzales critics arrested for libelous online posts
● Operation FB leads to Netizen arrests
"FB: Den of libel" - Gonzales
 ● Netizens arrested, under investigation for online posts against Bong Gonzales

<Episode Extro>

Where is the line drawn between crime and criticism, between libel and legitimate opinion? Often,
online comments, regardless of political and social stance, straddle the fence separating cyber-
libel and exercise of free speech.

It has long been said that freedom of speech is the lifeblood of democracy. While online behavior
needs to be regulated, regulation must not cross the line to harassment and silencing of
opposition, lest it become, in itself, a human right violation.

Who shall police the politicians who go after critics? Who shall keep in check the power held by
onion-skinned public figures when they send subpoenas and threaten with warrants of arrest?
Who shall watch the watchmen?

EPISODE 3: MIDNIGHT PREDATOR

Cast:

Couples:
● Mark Esguerra and Maja Acosta
● Mark Esguerra and Alicia Viggayan
● Mark Esguerra and Eloisa Talosig

Hacker:
● Charls Bagunu

Episode intro:

· The DOJ defined "sextortion" as "a crime committed in cyberspace where the offender
obtains nude pictures or videos from victims, and then blackmails them for money to avoid the
publication of the nude material."

· Sextortion is a criminal offense and offenders will face charges for 1. Grave threats and 2.
Robbery punishable under the Revised Penal Code. Charges for violations of the provisions of
the Cybercrime Prevention Act; charges under the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act; and
charges under the Anti-Child Pornography Act, if the victim is a minor.

Hacking is one of the most common types of cybercrimes. These hackers are responsible for
taking advantage of the weaknesses of computer systems and maliciously infiltrate the same to
illegally obtain some gain or benefits.

<Scene 1 (Maja and Mark)>

*Flirting in messenger
Maja: hi
Mark: love. Musta araw mo?
Maja: I'm so tired today. Ikaw?
Mark: massage kita want?
Maja: sends picture of cleavage *ang init
Mark: sends heart emoji
Maja: gising ka pa?
Mark:kamusta? Alam ko kailangan mo. Parang pare pareho tayo ng kailangan we. Ang ganda
nung last na sinend mo na pic. Ang sexy (inserts heart emoji)
Maja: sends picture of thigh. Vid all?
Mark:sure. call ako. Gusto kitang makita e.
(videocall)
Mark: ang perfect mo dun. Ang sexy talaga. Let's meet later
Maja: as in now na? My place or yours?
Mark:Mine nlng. Sunduin kita
Maja: shower lng ako
Mark: then I will drive you back diyan sa inyo. Gege. Tyt. Prepare ako. Mag perfume ka ha.
Maja: can I just sleep over there?
Mark: sure. Mas maganda. Para masulit kita.
Maja: fresh na fresh ito. Este amoy ko
Mark:I like that
Maja: see you later. I will take a quick shower. Very quick
Mark: take your time beautiful
Maja: come over here
Mark: Otw na me. Dala ka extra clothes mo. Daan muna ako sa 711. Bili ako ng rubbers.
Maja: yey I'm done na
Mark: dito nako baba
Maja: cumming...
Mark: shettt
<fade to black>

Scene 2:
<Screen shows screenrecord of Mark and Eloisa flirting. Nude pictures are seen in their chat>
Eloisa: Huhu. Just finished my digest charr
Mark: Yea, Love. Need massage?
Eloisa: Yes, please! I’ll shower muna. Hehe
Mark: Make it fast. May sasabihin ako. May gagawin pala.
Eloisa: Luhh. What’s that?
Mark: You’ll like it.
Eloisa: Parang alam ko na yan, love. Charr. Brb!
Mark: Take your time, love.
Eloisa: Done. I’m fresh na!
Mark: Send picture, love.
Eloisa: *sends teasing picture* Wish you were here. Huhu
Mark: Hot, love. Sana kasama kita.
Eloisa: I miss you! Ano pa lang sasabihin mo?
Mark: I miss you more, love. May sasabihin ako.
Eloisa: Ano nga??
Mark: Di ba matagal na tayong di nagkikita since lockdown?
Eloisa: True. Why?
Mark: Bala naman pwede kahit dito man lang.
Eloisa: Baka alin?
Mark: We make up through chat. Payag ka?
Eloisa: What’s that again?
Mark: Send me nudes, love.
Eloisa: HALLA. GAVVA.
Mark: Please.
Eloisa: Ganyan mob a ako kamiss? Hahahahaha
Mark: Sobra, love. Ayaw mo ba? Chachat ako ng iba.
Eloisa: Say please! Charot.
Mark: Please, love. Show me heaven.
Eloisa: Waaait. Don’t pressure. Whole body ba or boobs lang?
Mark: Sige, love. Simulan natin sa boobs.
Eloisa: Ah so dapat marami? Hahahaha
Mark: Oo, babe ah. Iba’t ibang anggulo.
Eloisa: For your eyes only ha.
Mark: Oo, babe.
Eloisa: Please. I trust you.
Mark: Satin lang to. Oo, babe. Tayo lang.
Eloisa: *sends upper body nude photo* Ikaw naman magsend ka rin.
Mark: Madilim ilaw ko, love.
Eloisa. Oks na ba?
Mark: Last one.
Eloisa: Walang magkakalat pag nagbreak. Isa pa?
Mark: Wala, love. Atin atin lang to. Yes, love. Last na.
Eloisa: Set ko lang po.
Mark: Sige, love. Yung hot ah.
Eloisa: *sends rear whole body nude photo* Last na yan ha.
Mark: Thanks, love. Dabest ka talaga. An hot mo talaga.
Eloisa: Nakaraos ka na ba? Chosss! I love youuu!
Mark: Oo, love. Kanina pa.
Eloisa: Ga*a. Hahahahaha. I miss youuu!
Mark: I miss you too!

<fade to black>

Scene 3:
<Screen shows screenrecord of Mark’s video, starting conversation with his girlfriend, Alicia>

Conversation in messenger:
Mark: Babe. Kamusta araw?
Alicia: Hi babe, ayos lang. Miss na kita
Mark: Miss na din kita babe. Free ka ba?
Alicia: Oo naman babe basta ikaw <3
Alicia: Kamusta ka ba babe?
Alicia: Sigurado ako kailangan mo ng lambing ko.
Mark: I need you babe. Miss na kita. I badly want you now.
Alicia: Sure, babe.
Mark: Babe may sasabihin ako. I hope you’re into it.
Alicia: Ano yun babe?
Mark: Diba since lockdown pa tayo di nagkita?
Alicia: Let’s see babe.
Mark: It’s been a while since last natin.
Alicia: Oww
Mark: Can we catch up kahit ditto lang sa chat..
Alicia: *sends inviting clip..
Mark: Babe.. Oww… Ugh..
Alicia: Your pleasure is mine, babe. Namiss na rin kita e. Want more?
Alicia: *sends nude photo*

<fade to black>

Scene 4:
<Charls is seen hacking>
Hacker: Tanginang Mark to. Tatlong kepyas a. Tangina ka! Ihack ko account mo. (Typing)
Pinagsasabay mo sila. Tangina ka! (typing)

Scene 5:
<Screen shows screenrecord of chat with mark>

Hacker: Masarap ba pagsabayin ang tatlong kepyas?

Mark: Ha? Sino ka?
Hacker: Wag ka nang mag maangmaangan pa.
Mark: Hindi ko po alam pinagsasabi nyo.
Hacker: Hindi mo kilala si eloisa? E si maja? E si alicia?
Mark: Sorry ho di ko alam sinasabi nyo
Hacker: Anak ka ng puta! Pinagsasabay mo tatlong kepyas! Masarap ba?
Mark: Back off! Di kita kilala at di ko alam pinagsasabi mo!
Hacker: (Sending link to Porn Site) www.pornhub.com › site › youporn
Mark: Pano mo nakuha ung mga videos namin? Kuya pakibura naman po yan. Nanahimik ako
dito.
Hacker: Wala akong pakiaalam sa nararamdaman mo puta ka! Tatlong pepe pala a.
Mark: Kuya pakibura naman po. Kawawa sila! Kahit wag na lang po ako. Kahit sila na lang isipin
nyo.
Hacker: Naawa ka ba sa kanila nung sabay sabay mo silang tinutuhog? Ano sila fishball?
Mark: Kuya sorry na po
Hacker: Bat ka sakin nagsosorry? Gusto mo burahin?
Mark: Opo kuya
Hacker: 50k kada isa. Mabilis lang ako kausap
Mark: Kuya wala akong ganun kalaking pera
Hacker: Wala akong pakialam. Binibigyan kita ng tatlong araw. Kung wala kakalat yan sa buong
mundo. Makikita ng buong mundo kabababuyan mo.

<fade to black>

Episode extro:

In the Philippines, we have several laws that punish the act of hacking.
• Republic Act No. 8792 or the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 defines hacking as the
“unauthorized access into or interference in a computer system/server or information and
communication system; or any access in order to corrupt, alter, steal, or destroy using a computer
or other similar information and communication devices, without the knowledge and consent of
the owner of the computer or information and communications system, including the introduction
of computer viruses and the like, resulting in the corruption, destruction, alteration, theft or loss of
electronic data messages or electronic document.” A person who is found guilty of hacking is
“punished by a minimum fine of P100,000 and a maximum commensurate to the damage incurred
and a mandatory imprisonment of six months to three years.”

• Republic Act No. 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, offenses against
confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems, including, 1.) illegal access
to a computer system without right; 2.) illegal interception; 3.) data interference; and, 4.) system
interference, are penalized. Any person found guilty of any of the above acts shall be “punished
with imprisonment of prision mayor or a fine of at least P200,000 up to a maximum amount
commensurate to the damage incurred or both.”

• Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, recognizes the role of information
and communications technology in the modern world, and the need to protect and secure the
rights of the data subject, particularly its right to privacy. The law punishes unauthorized
processing of personal and sensitive personal information, as well as unauthorized access or
intentional breach of security data systems where personal and sensitive information is stored. A
person found violating the provisions of the Data Privacy Act will be subject to imprisonment
and/or a fine.

• R.A. 10175, violation of Republic Act 9995 (Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009).
The law prohibits recording videos or taking photos of a sexual act, the male or female genitalia,
and of the female breast, among others, without consent of the persons featured in the material.
The law ultimately seeks to prevent the reproduction, distribution, and publication of said material
regardless of whether or not the persons featured consented to the recording. The penalties for
any person found guilty of violating any of the prohibitions enumerated under Section 4 of R.A.
9995 range from an imprisonment of 3 to 7 years and a fine of P100,000.00 up to P500,000.00 at
the discretion of the court. Additional penalties are meted for the following violators: juridical
persons, public officers or employees, and aliens

EPISODE 4: DIGNITY FOR SALE

Cast:

Perpetrator- Aling Minda:

● Dianne Macaballug

Sextortion victim:
● Grachelle Ann Serrano

Pedo/online clients:
● Charls Bagunu
● JC Tumaliuan
● Karl Remudaro
Aling Minda, the perpetrator, forces, coerces and threatens the victim to perform sexual acts
online or over webcam for the purposes financial or other personal gains. She makes it a business
to offer the innocent victim to her clients online. Aling Minda then connects via the internet
with paying clients(Charls, JC and Karl) who specifically request for the victim to interact with
them online.

(Victim while being forced to perform sexual acts online)

Episode Intro

The Philippines has been dubbed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) the “global
epicenter of the live-stream sexual abuse trade.” One in 5 Filipino children are vulnerable to online
sexual exploitation.

Article 3 and 5 of The United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons
and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949) of 2 December 1949 adopted by its
General Assembly states says in its preamble that “Prostitution and the accompanying evil of the
traffic in persons for the purpose of prostitution are incompatible with the dignity and worth of the
human person”.

The United Nations 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW) asks states to “take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress
all forms of traffic in women and exploitation of prostitution of women”.

<Short video clip from 24 Oras, a GMA News Show about sextortion in the Philippines plays>

Scene 1:
Aling Minda: good evening sir!
Client : Ye, good evening!
Aling minda: I have a new face. Very fresh. Never been kissed and never been touched. Would
you like to see her?
Client1: I'm going back to my hotel. Where are those pictures? I need to relax in my hotel. I need
the girls give me happiness. Where are the pictures?
Aling Minda: OK I will send
. (when sent) what can you say?
Client 1: hot, fucking girls. Are they young?
Aling minda: yes. She is fresh.she is new. She is expensive we are doing business here. I'm lugi.
You know lugi?
Client 1: I will give you 2500 dollars. Is it OK already?
Aling minda: my God that is why I like to have business with you.
Client 1: yes until the next day. I will use them for two days only.
Aling minda: OK ok till our next transaction. Don't forget, OK. On Friday.
Client 1: OK ok ok, see you. Room 108.

Scene 2:
Aling Minda: (Brings her victim to a hotel/cyber den)
Victim: Ano pong ginagawa natin dito?
Aling Minda: Basta halikana
Victim: Ha? Anong ginagawa natin dito?
Aling Minda: pumasok ka na. Andami dami mo pang tanong.
Victim: Ano pong gagawin natin dito Aling Minda?
Aling Minda: o ayan maghubad ka na.
Victim: bakit po? Para saan?
Aling Minda: Hubad
Victim: ayaw ko po
Aling minda: gusto mo bang masaktan?ano ba? Ang arte mo. Kailangan mo ng pera diba?
(slaps the victim for her refusal to undress)

Victim, without any choice and because of fear, perform sexual acts online
(Victim crying)

Pedo2/client 2: Tanginang bata to!

Mas maganda ka pa sa nanay mo putang ina ka!
Ganda mo!
Sige. Fingerin mo! Tangina ka. (Lit a cigarette).
Tanginang bata to o.
Sige lamasin mo. Tangina ka! Fuck! Sige na.
End

Pedo3/client 3:
(in a maniac expression, like a drooling dog, licking)
Ganyan ibaba mo pa! Ibaba mo pa!
Para makita ko ang iyong balahibong pusa!
Ayan sige. Tanggalin mo na! Sige. (Gritting )
Limas limasin ko yan e. hmmm
Nakakapanggigil ka iha.
Ayan nga. Ibuka mo. Ayan.hmmm
Kitang kita! Hayan. Hayan. (Touching his pennis)
Ibuka mo ung pisngi! Hayan! (Smiling, feeling satisfied)

Epsiode Extro:
Online sexual exploitation or authorizing the purchase of, or selling access to, another person’s
body reaffirms the established imbalances of power in sexual relationships and it is an
unacceptable and direct assault to the inviolable, inherent dignity of every victim which is contrary
to human dignity and universal human rights.

The government is under a binding obligation to respect and to protect the dignity of the citizens,
which is the cornerstone of international human right law. When defining and implementing
policies with regards to cybercrimes such as prostitution and its resultant exploitation, the govt
must ensure that it works towards the elimination of these cybercrimes and the protection of its
victims.

The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175, is a law in
the Philippines that was approved on September 12, 2012 addresses legal issues concerning
online interactions and the Internet in the Philippines. Among the cybercrime offenses included in
the bill are cybersquatting, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, illegal access to data and
libel.
The Congress has also enacted Republic Act No. 11313 also known as the Safe Spaces Act or
the “Bawal Bastos Act” to address existing gaps and issues on equality, security, and safety of
both women and men in private and public spaces. The Safe Spaces Act is intended to expand
the scope of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 or Republic Act No. 7877. Safe Space law
provides stronger protection vs sexual harassment acts.

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Video clip credit:

Tiangco, M. (Anchor). (2017). Umano'y cybersex dens na sangkot sa "online sextortion,"

sinakalay ng NBI [Video]. 24 Oras. Quezon City, Philippines: GMA News.
accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcGAZ9eDcMw&feature=youtu.be