Page 1 of 7 CASES ON WRIT OF HABEAS DATA 1. In the matter of the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus/Data and Amparo in favor of Amin Inam Boratong, Memie Sultan Boratong vs. De Lima G.R. No. 215585/G.R. No. 215768, September 8, 2020 When writ is not granted. There is no longer any reasonable expectation of privacy when one is being monitored and guarded at all hours of the day. Unless there is compelling evidence that a public employee engaged in the gathering, collecting, or storing of data or information on the convicted national inmate has committed an unlawful act that threatens the life of the inmate, a petition for the writ of habeas data cannot prosper. LEONEN, J.: FACTS: A case has become moot and academic when, by virtue of subsequent events, any of the reliefs sought can no longer be granted. This is a Petition for Writ of Amparo and Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus /Data (With Prayers for Production and Inspection of Place) and Petition for the Issuance of a Writ of Amparo assailing the sudden transfer of national inmates from the National Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City to the National Bureau of Corrections in Manila City for the purpose of conducting an inspection on their living quarters. In a December 12, 2014 Memorandum, captioned "SECRET," then Secretary Leila M. De Lima (Secretary De Lima) directed then Bureau of Corrections Director Franklin Jesus B. Bucayu and then National Bureau of Investigation Director Virgilio L. Mendez (Director Mendez) above major operations. This activity was conducted as a result of several months of intelligence reports investigating the alleged conduct of illegal activities by some inmates inside the New Bilibid Prison. The alleged illegal activities "included the operation of a narcotics trade through mobile phones, laptops, and internet equipment illegally brought inside the [New Bilibid Prison], enabling incarcerated [New Bilibid Prison] inmates to communicate with their contacts (i.e. , couriers and buyers)." On December 15, 2014, members of the Department of Justice, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Corrections, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, National Capital Region Police Office, Special Action Force, and Muntinlupa Police conducted a surprise raid on the living quarters (kubol) of 20 inmates of the New Bilibid Prison classified as High-Risk/High Profile. The 19 inmates were subsequently transferred to the New Bilibid Prison Extension Facility in the National Bureau of Investigation compound in Taft Avenue, Manila while their living quarters were dismantled.