Department of Information and Communications Technology Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio reminded the public that those sharing private videos may be held liable for violating the cybercrime law.
Rio issued the statement after a ‘sex video’ involving singer Jim Paredes were leaked and had become viral online.
Rio said it should be common sense that people should not be sharing videos of this nature.
“Nasa cybercrime ‘yun… Do not share anything na talagang… that is a private video… Common sense lang na hindi dapat ishare,” Rio said.
He added that sharing private videos is a criminal act.
“Criminal act na ‘yun. Tama naman ginawa niya, kinomplain na niya sa pulis. Kasi law enforcement na ang pag-settle ng kaniyang problem,” he added.
Rio also advised the public to be careful with their actions in order to prevent the incident from happening again.
“Whatever you think should not be done in the real world, do not do it in the virtual world,” he said.
Paredes, meanwhile, said that the video was supposed to be private and not meant for public consumption.
Paredes, who rose to fame as member of the group Apo Hiking Society, has apologized for the incident.
Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police said it was “very much willing” to help Paredes as regards his private video, according to PNP chief Police General Oscar Albayalde.
The PNP likewise urged the public to stop sharing the video because doing so is illegal.