SB 398

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 10, 2025

Expanded Anti-Wire Tapping Act

An Act Expanding the Scope and Coverage of Republic Act No. 4200, Otherwise Known as an Act to Prohibit and Penalize Wiretapping and Other Related Violations of the Privacy of Communication, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The Expanded Anti‑Wire Tapping Act would let police, drug agents, investigators and the military obtain court‑approved wire‑taps for a wider range of serious crimes, while imposing stricter penalties for illegal tapping and tighter controls on the sale of spying equipment.

Public Order and SafetyInformation and Communications TechnologyJustice and Judiciary

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Author · Senator

Ping Lacson
SenatorPanfilo "Ping" Lacson
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Subjects

Anti-Wire Tapping

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 914· Filed Jul 1, 2025
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 4200, Entitled, �an Act to Prohibit and Penalize Wire Tapping and Other Related Violations of the Privacy of Communication�
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-07-29Rep. Bernadette S. Barbers
HB 4715· Filed Sep 23, 2025
An Act Amending Section 3 of Republic Act No. 4200, Otherwise Known as an Act to Prohibit and Penalize Wiretapping and Other Related Violations of the Privacy of Communication, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on DANGEROUS DRUGS since 2025-09-25Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1
HB 8022· Filed Feb 24, 2026
An Act Amending Certain Section of Republic Act No. 4200, Otherwise Known as an Act to Prohibit and Penalize Wiretapping and Other Related Violations of the Privacy of Communication, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on DANGEROUS DRUGS since 2026-03-02Rep. Ann Matibag
HB 2793· Filed Jul 31, 2025
An Act Defining and Penalizing Espionage and Other Similar Offenses Against National Security
Substituted by HB09642Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez
HB 1157· Filed Jul 2, 2025
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 4200, Otherwise Known as the Anti-Wiretapping Law of 1965, to Include New Technologies and Modern Surveillance Methods, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2025-07-29Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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SBN-398 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch