MAPEH PT

Group 7
Marc Ledesma, Martin Villacorta, Joshua Yee, Kathreen Jover
Republic Act No. 10175
Republic Act No. 10175
Cybercrime Prevention Act

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. It aims to address legal issues
concerning online interactions and the Internet in the Philippines.
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Cybercrime Prevention Act
The role of cybercrime law
Cybercrime law identifies standards of acceptable behaviour for information and communication
technology (ICT) users; establishes socio-legal sanctions for cybercrime; protects ICT users, in
general, and mitigates and/or prevents harm to people, data, systems, services, and infrastructure, in
particular; protects human rights; enables the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed
online (outside of traditional real-world settings); and facilitates cooperation between countries on
cybercrime matters . Cybercrime law provides rules of conduct and standards of behaviour for the
use of the Internet, computers, and related digital technologies, and the actions of the public,
government, and private organizations; rules of evidence and criminal procedure, and other criminal
justice matters in cyberspace; and regulation to reduce risk and/or mitigate the harm done to
individuals, organizations, and infrastructure should a cybercrime occur. Accordingly, cybercrime law
includes substantive, procedural and preventive law.
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Cybercrime Prevention Act

Among the crimes punishable under RA 10175

are libel, cybersex, child pornography, and offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of computer data and systems like illegal access, illegal interception, data
interference, system interference, misuse of devices, cyber-squatting, computer related fraud,
computer-related Identity theft, and unsolicited commercial communications.
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Cybercrime Prevention Act

Penalties
Any person found guilty of any of the punishable acts shall be punished with imprisonment of prision
mayor or a fine of at least Two hundred thousand pesos (PhP200,000.00) up to a maximum amount
commensurate to the damage incurred or both.

If a violation is committed against critical infrastructure, the penalty is a prison term ranging from 12
years and one day to 20 years (reclusion temporal) or a fine of at least PHP500,000 or both.

If a violation involves child pornography, the penalty is one degree higher than that imposed in the
Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 under RA 9775. Corporate liability under RA 10175 is punishable
by a fine ranging from PHP5 million to PHP10 million without prejudice to the criminal liability of
corporate officers.
Republic Act No. 10175
Cybercrime Prevention Act

Questions:

What are 3 crimes that are punishable under cybercrime law?

Crimes that are punishable under cybercrime law are : Cybersex, child pornography, and
offenses against the confidentiality.
Republic Act No. 10175
Cybercrime Prevention Act

Questions:

Who is protected by the cyber crime law?

The law protects ICT users, in general, and mitigates and/or prevents harm to people, data,
systems, services, and infrastructure.
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Cybercrime Prevention Act

When was cyber crime law implemented?

The Philippine Congress enacted Republic Act No. 10175 or “Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012” which completely address crimes committed against and by means of computer system
on 12 September 2012.