Liboro: Data Privacy Act doesn't shield high-profile inmates

National Privacy Commission Chairman Raymund Liboro says the Data Privacy Act does not shield high-profile inmates from public scrutiny.

Liboro argues that there is a justified public interest in releasing information about the deaths of such inmates due to issues already concerning the public, like Jaybee Sebastian's death from COVID-19.

He stated it is up to the Department of Justice (DOJ) or Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to confirm if Sebastian died from the virus while incarcerated.