
Did the repeal of the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (RA 9775) through the passage of the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act (RA 11930) extinguish the criminal liability of those charged with the former? What are the other effects of the subsequent enactment of RA 11930?
Listen to the latest episode of the Supreme Court Podcast with guest Court of Appeals Associate Justice Wilhelmina B. Jorge-Wagan, a member of the Supreme Court Special Committee on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, and a Professorial Lecturer at the Philippine Judicial Academy.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice Wagan talk about the repeal of a criminal act by its reenactment and whether it would extinguish or erase criminal liability within the context of the case of People of the Philippines v. YYY, G.R. No. 262941, penned by then Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, decided on February 20, 2024.
This episode of the #SCphPodcast is also available on YouTube and the #SupremeCourtPH website.