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AN ACT TO PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE WIRE TAPPING AND OTHER RELATED VIOLATIONS OF THE PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date filed
January 5, 1962
Date of Submission to Senate
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Legislative History
| S. No. 9 - | An Act to prohibit and penalize wire tapping and other related violations of the privacy of communication, and for other purposes. |
| Introduced by Senator Tañada and filed on Jan. 6, 1962; | |
| Submitted to the Senate on February 22, 1962; | |
| Referred to the Committee on Revision of Laws on the same day; | |
| Returned by said Committee with the Committee Report No. 25, recommending that it be approved with amendments on April 6, 1962; | |
| Submitted said Report to the Senate on April 10, 1962; | |
| Sponsorship speech of Sen. Manglapus & Tañada on March 10, 1964; | |
| Passed on second reading by the Senate with amendments on March 20, 1964; | |
| Printed copies distributed to the Senators on April 10, 1964; | |
| Passed on third reading by the Senate on April 14, 1964; | |
| Sent to the House requesting concurrence n April 15, 1964; | |
| The House having passed a Bill (H. No. 1314) similar to this Bill, and owing to discrepancies found in the provisions of the two measures, said House asked for a conference on March 25, 1965, having designated as representatives on its part Cong. Briones, Crisologo and Natividad; | |
| The Senate insisted on its Bill and accepted the conference asked for by the House on April 5, 1965, having appointed as conferees at the same on its part Senators Sumulong, Tañada and Liwag; | |
| Conference Report was submitted with the statements that the Conference Committee has reached and agreement on the disagreeing votes of both Houses, and agreed to by the Senate on May 18, 1965; | |
| The House approved the Report of the Conference Committee on May 18, 1965; | |
| Enrolled copies of the Bill were sent to the President of the Philippines for his action on June 15, 1965; | |
| Approved by the President of the Philippines on June 19, 1965; | |
| (Converted into Republic Act No. 4200). |
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