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In a criminal case against R for misappropriation in a government project, police secretly install spyware on R's government-issued smartphone, which is used for both official and personal communications, and record two private messages between R and a co-conspirator about the alleged scheme. The recordings are admitted at trial. R moves to suppress, arguing that the recordings violate the privacy of communications and correspondence under the 1987 Constitution and RA 4200 (Anti-Wiretapping Act). (a) Identify the central doctrine and governing rule on the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence in the Philippines. (b) Apply the doctrine to these facts and state whether the recordings should be admitted or excluded, with reasoning. (c) If the recordings are excluded, discuss any potential exceptions or alternative lawful bases for admitting related evidence.