Kathryn, Nadine, Liza speak up vs anti-terror bill

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/12/05/1205kathdine.jpg"/><figcaption>Nadine Lustre, Kathryn Bernardo, and Liza Soberano are among the celebrities who are backing a campaign to junk the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. <em>FILE/ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Kathryn Bernardo, Nadine Lustre, and Liza Soberano are among the high-profile stars lending their voice to a campaign against the anti-terrorism bill being pushed by the Duterte administration.</p><p>The actresses — among the most visible and widely followed Filipino personalities on social media — each posted about the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/02/20/why-tough-new-anti-terror-bill-strikes-feareven-to-non-terrorists">Why tough new anti-terror bill strikes fear—even to non-terrorists</a></li></ul><p>Its proposed sweeping powers, including warrantless arrests and wiretapping of suspected terrorists, have alarmed rights groups, who fear even legitimate dissent against the administration may be targeted.</p><p>&quot;Please do not take away our voices, our basic human rights!&quot; Soberano tweeted on Wednesday, linking to an information page about the measure and a petition against it.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Please do not take away our voices our basic human rights!!!!</p>— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) <a href="https://twitter.com/lizasoberano/status/1267825735885971456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Lustre, in an Instagram Stories update on Wednesday, shared a post depicting the bill being put in a trash bin.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">Nadine on IG <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUNKTERRORBILLNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUNKTERRORBILLNOW</a> <a href="https://t.co/YNf38GXfQu">pic.twitter.com/YNf38GXfQu</a></p>— Tonette, Tonette (@tonetjadaone) <a href="https://twitter.com/tonetjadaone/status/1267871759484596224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Bernardo joined the growing chorus on Thursday, tweeting the hashtag, #JunkTerrorBillNow.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><div dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUNKTERRORBILLNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUNKTERRORBILLNOW</a></div>— KATH 🐘 (@bernardokath) <a href="https://twitter.com/bernardokath/status/1268069215203819527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Several other celebrities have similarly backed the campaign since Wednesday. The likes of Pia Wurtzbach, James Reid, Janine Gutierrez, Maris Racal, and Enchong Dee have posted about the bill.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><div dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUNKTERRORBILLNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUNKTERRORBILLNOW</a> <a href="https://t.co/PucvcwDpNu">https://t.co/PucvcwDpNu</a></div>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href="https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/1267982754500599808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Notably, US pop superstar Taylor Swift included the campaign in an Instagram Stories update urging action on pressing issues around the world, alongside the Black Lives Matter movement.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Taylor Swift joins call to junk anti-terror bill in the Philippines, sharing on her Instagram story a petition against injustices across the world. <a href="https://t.co/ZZEuJYpkfA">pic.twitter.com/ZZEuJYpkfA</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1268068090723487744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Malacanang, in response to criticisms, said on Wednesday the Anti-Terror Bill <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/03/20/anti-terror-bill-wont-suppress-free-speech-vows-duterte-spokesman">won&#x27;t suppress free speech</a>. The Palace also defended President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s move to certify the bill as urgent amid the coronavirus crisis, saying it had been pending in Congress for four years.<br/> </p>

<p>Kathryn Bernardo, Nadine Lustre, and Liza Soberano are among the high-profile stars lending their voice to a campaign against the anti-terrorism bill being pushed by the Duterte administration.</p>

Kathryn Bernardo, Nadine Lustre, and Liza Soberano are among the high-profile stars lending their voice to a campaign against the anti-terrorism bill being pushed by the Duterte administration.

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Kathryn, Nadine, Liza speak up vs anti-terror bill

Kathryn, Nadine, Liza speak up vs anti-terror bill

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Published Jun 03, 2020 05:17 PM PHT

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