00:00The Supreme Court clarified that the online chat logs and videos are allowed to be used as evidence in court.
00:07In the Supreme Court's decision, it strengthened the challenge of the Regional Trial Court
00:12that is guilty against Yul Vincent Rodriguez, who was accused of qualified trafficking.
00:19The court explained that there is no such thing as violating the Data Privacy Act,
00:23the process of sensitive and personal information,
00:27if it can help to determine the criminal liability of an accused investigated.
00:33There is also a protection of the law, the right and interest of the complainants
00:37while the court is hearing the case.
00:40First, the Regional Trial Court sentenced Rodriguez to life imprisonment,
00:47and fined 2 million pesos, which was also strengthened by the Court of Appeals.
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