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CA 616 Section 8

Photographing, etc., defensive installations regulated; penalties.

Section 8

SEC. 8. Photographing, etc., defensive installations regulated; penalties. — Whenever, in the interests of national defense, the President of the Philippines shall define certain vital military, naval, or air installations or equipment as requiring protection against the general dissemination of information relative thereto, it shall be unlawful to make any photograph, sketch, picture, drawing, map, or graphical representation of such vital military, naval, and air installations or equipment without first obtaining permission of the commanding officer of the military, naval, or air post, camp, or station concerned, or higher authority and promptly submitting the product obtained to such commanding officer or higher authority for censorship or such other action as he may deem necessary. Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than two thousand pesos, or both.

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CitationCA 616 Section 8 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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