Privacy of Communications Section 3 of the Bill of Rights (Article III, 198 Constitution! says" Section 3# (1!

$he %rivacy of communication an& corres%on&ence shall 'e inviola'le e(ce%t u%on la)ful or&er of the court, or )hen %u'lic safety or or&er re*uires other)ise as %rescri'e& 'y la)# (+! Any evi&ence o'taine& in violation of this or the %rece&ing section shall 'e ina&missi'le for any %ur%ose in any %rocee&ing#

,hat &oes this mean,ithout a court or&er an& if not &one in accor&ance )ith the a'ove.state& %rovision, the /loriagate ta%es are ina&missi'le in any %rocee&ing an& for any %ur%ose# Inclu&ing im%eachment %rocee&ings as this %rovision &i& not ma0e any &istinction### ,ell, )ell1 $his is a 'reath of fresh air for them###or 'a& ne)s for others### ,hat is the e(em%tionRe%u'lic Act 2o# 3+44, our goo& frien&, the Anti ,ire $a%%ing Act# It says" Sec# 3# 2othing containe& in this Act, ho)ever, shall ren&er it unla)ful or %unisha'le for any %eace officer, )ho is authori5e& 'y a )ritten or&er of the Court, to e(ecute any of the acts &eclare& to 'e unla)ful in the t)o %rece&ing sections in cases involving the crimes of treason, es%ionage, %rovo0ing )ar an& &isloyalty in case of )ar, %iracy, mutiny in the high seas, re'ellion, cons%iracy an& %ro%osal to commit re'ellion, inciting to re'ellion, se&ition, cons%iracy to commit se&ition, inciting to se&ition, 0i&na%%ing as &efine& 'y the Revise& Penal Co&e, an& violations of Common)ealth Act 2o# 616, %unishing es%ionage an& other offenses against national security" Provi&e&, $hat such )ritten or&er shall only 'e issue& or grante& u%on )ritten a%%lication an& the e(amination un&er oath or affirmation of the a%%licant an& the )itnesses he may %ro&uce an& a sho)ing" (1! that there are reasona'le groun&s to 'elieve that any of the crimes enumerate& hereina'ove has 'een committe& or is 'eing committe& or is a'out to 'e committe&" Provi&e&, ho)ever, $hat in cases involving the offenses of re'ellion, cons%iracy an& %ro%osal to commit re'ellion, inciting to re'ellion, se&ition, cons%iracy to commit se&ition, an& inciting to se&ition, such authority shall 'e grante& only u%on %rior %roof that a re'ellion or acts of se&ition, as the case may 'e, have actually 'een or are 'eing committe&7 (+! that there are reasona'le groun&s to 'elieve that evi&ence )ill 'e o'taine& essential to the conviction of any %erson for, or to the solution of, or to the %revention of, any of such crimes7 an& (3! that there are no other means rea&ily availa'le for o'taining such evi&ence# $he or&er grante& or issue& shall s%ecify" (1! the i&entity of the %erson or %ersons )hose communications, conversations, &iscussions, or s%o0en )or&s are to 'e

overhear&, interce%te&, or recor&e& an&, in the case of telegra%hic or tele%honic communications, the telegra%h line or the tele%hone num'er involve& an& its location7 (+! the i&entity of the %eace officer authori5e& to overhear, interce%t, or recor& the communications, conversations, &iscussions, or s%o0en )or&s7 (3! the offense or offenses committe& or sought to 'e %revente&7 an& (3! the %erio& of the authori5ation# $he authori5ation shall 'e effective for the %erio& s%ecifie& in the or&er )hich shall not e(cee& si(ty (64! &ays from the &ate of issuance of the or&er, unless e(ten&e& or rene)e& 'y the court u%on 'eing satisfie& that such e(tension or rene)al is in the %u'lic interest# All recor&ings ma&e un&er court authori5ation shall, )ithin forty.eight hours after the e(%iration of the %erio& fi(e& in the or&er, 'e &e%osite& )ith the court in a seale& envelo%e or seale& %ac0age, an& shall 'e accom%anie& 'y an affi&avit of the %eace officer grante& such authority stating the num'er of recor&ings ma&e, the &ates an& times covere& 'y each recor&ing, the num'er of ta%es, &iscs, or recor&s inclu&e& in the &e%osit, an& certifying that no &u%licates or co%ies of the )hole or any %art thereof have 'een ma&e, or if ma&e, that all such &u%licates or co%ies are inclu&e& in the envelo%e or %ac0age &e%osite& )ith the court# $he envelo%e or %ac0age so &e%osite& shall not 'e o%ene&, or the recor&ings re%laye&, or use& in evi&ence, or their contents reveale&, e(ce%t u%on or&er of the court, )hich shall not 'e grante& e(ce%t u%on motion, )ith &ue notice an& o%%ortunity to 'e hear& to the %erson or %ersons )hose conversation or communications have 'een recor&e&# $he court referre& to in this section shall 'e un&erstoo& to mean the Court of 8irst Instance 9Regional $rial Court: )ithin )hose territorial ;uris&iction the acts for )hich authority is a%%lie& for are to 'e e(ecute&# ,hat are the crimes involve& )hen %rivacy of communications can 'e violate&$hey are" 1# +# 3# 3# =# 6# # 8# 9# $reason, <s%ionage, Provo0ing )ar an& &isloyalty in case of )ar, Piracy, >utiny in the high seas, Re'ellion, cons%iracy an& %ro%osal to commit re'ellion, inciting to re'ellion, Se&ition, cons%iracy to commit se&ition, inciting to se&ition, ?i&na%%ing, an& @ther offenses against national security

Ao) a'out Cou% &BetatSince it is a crime against national security (Article 133.A of the Revise& Penal Co&e!, it is inclu&e&# Ao) a'out election frau&Again, unfortunately (or fortunately-!, it is not inclu&e&#

IBm in a hurry an& I canBt )aste my time rea&ing your 'lah.'lag 'log# Cust give me the ste%s for la) enforcement to o'tain an& use )ireta%s are vali& %ieces of evi&ence# $hey are" 1# A%%lication )ith the R$C )here the )ireta% shall 'e ma&e# $his shoul& %rove (a! commission or imiment commission of the a'ove.state& crimes, ('! im%ortance in o'taining )ireta%s an& (c! lac0 of any other rea&ily availa'le means# +# Court @r&er to con&uct the )ire ta%# 3# De%osit of )ire ta% materials to court that issue& the or&er# So )hat ha%%ens again if these are not follo)e&Again, the evi&ence o'taine& shall not 'e a&missi'le in any ;u&icial, *uasi.;u&icial, legislative or a&ministrative hearing or investigation# (Section 3, RA 3+44! $his inclu&es im%eachment cases#