TWO bills have been filed in the House of Representatives that seek to update the country's laws on spying.

In the explanatory notes to House Bills 10983 and 10988, Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said there is a need to review the existing espionage laws — Commonwealth Act 616, which was enacted in 1941, and the Revised Penal Code (RPC) which became effective in 1932.

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