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'What if my son is detained on mere suspicion?' Belmonte 'uncomfortable' with parts of terror law

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Posted at Jul 20 12:54 PM

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday she was "uncomfortable" with some provisions of the new Anti-Terror Act, which she relayed to lawmakers in an informal survey they conducted among local chief executives nationwide.    Read more »

DOJ chief clarifies: Anti-Terror Act to take effect July 18, not July 19

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Updated as of Jul 17 07:53 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday clarified that the anti-terror law will take effect July 18, Saturday, not July 19, as earlier announced. Read more »

Don't interfere in PH affairs, Palace tells US lawmakers calling for repeal of anti-terror law

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 06:10 PM

American lawmakers should not interfere in the Philippines' domestic affairs, Malacañang said Thursday after at least 45 US congressional representatives called on the Duterte administration to repeal the new anti-terror law. Read more »

SATIRE: An Open Letter to my Dad, the Congressman

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Updated as of Jul 16 02:12 PM

I was going to tweet, but realized I have a lot to say. By JUANCHO ANTON O. MANALOTO Read more »

Some lawmakers to lodge fresh petition against anti-terror law

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Posted at Jul 13 12:29 PM

Several lawmakers and concerned citizens will lodge "very soon" another petition asking the Supreme Court to strike down the new Anti-Terrorism Act as unconstitutional, rights lawyer Chel Diokno said Monday.    Read more »

Bato: Terror law to boost drug war

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Posted at Jul 08 02:09 PM

The new anti-terrorism law will help law enforcers go after drug traffickers who evade arrest with the help of extremist groups, Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said Wednesday.    Read more »

'Why fear possible abuse?' Dela Rosa tells terror law critics

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Updated as of Jul 08 01:54 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday questioned the basis of critics of the Anti-Terror Law for claiming that the measure could spawn rights abuses and stifle legitimate dissent against the government.  Read more »

'Huwag ho kayong matakot': Duterte says law-abiding citizens should not fear anti-terror law

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Posted at Jul 08 03:06 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte assured the public that they should not worry about the new anti-terror law if they are not terrorists. Read more »

Supreme Court consolidates 4 pleas vs Anti-Terrorism Act

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Updated as of Jul 07 04:17 PM

The Supreme Court has consolidated 4 petitions to block the Anti-Terrorism Act, which critics said could be used to target government critics, 2 sources told ABS-CBN News on Tuesday. Read more »

Legal experts, opposition congressmen want Supreme Court to block enforcement of anti-terror law

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Posted at Jul 06 11:06 PM

Legal experts and opposition congressmen head to the Supreme Court, filing petitions that question the constitutionality of the controversial anti-terror law.  Read more »

Terror law 'like a nightmare' for martial law survivors: Chiz

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Updated as of Jul 06 01:03 PM

The new anti-terrorism law is "like a nightmare being brought back again" for some critics who lived through the martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos, said former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Monday.    Read more »

'Nobody' can release terror suspects from 24-day warrantless detention: lawyer

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Updated as of Jul 06 11:12 AM

"Nobody" can interfere with the 24-day arrest of terror suspects under the new Anti-Terror Law that critics say could be used to target government critics, a lawyer who is leading the Supreme Court challenge against the measure said Monday.    Read more »

Ilang naaresto sa anti-terror bill protest sa Laguna pinalaya na

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Updated as of Jul 05 08:44 PM

Nakalaya ngayong Linggo ang 3 sa 11 aktibistang inaresto kahapon habang nagpoprotesta laban sa anti-terror law sa lungsod ng Cabuyao, Laguna. Read more »

BenCab and 100 more of CCP’s 13 Artist awardees issue statement against Anti-Terror Law

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Updated as of Jul 05 11:53 AM

“As concerned artists and citizens, it is our role to safeguard cultural values which embody our Constitutional rights,” the joint statement proclaims. By AUDREY CARPIO Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit planong kuwestiyunin ng isang grupo ang Anti-Terror Law sa SC?

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Posted at Jul 04 07:29 PM

Kinuwestiyon ng isang grupo ng mga abogado, La Salle Brothers, at civic groups ang Anti-Terrorism Law isang araw matapos ianunsiyo na pirmado na ito ni Pangulong Duterte.  Read more »

Robredo on Anti-Terror Act: ‘Why pass it during pandemic, amid opposition?’

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Posted at Jul 04 05:33 PM

Robredo on Saturday denounced the passage of the anti-terror bill amid calls to scrap the measure while the country continued to grapple with the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Human rights, civic group leaders hold online rally vs 'unconstitutional' Anti-Terror Law

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Updated as of Jul 04 06:22 PM

Several leaders of different organizations held an online rally to denounce the signing of the Anti-terror bill into law, with many of them expressing their support to lodge an appeal to the Supreme Court to declare the law unconstitutional.    Read more »

Who's a terrorist? Social media can be basis under new law but no immediate arrests, says Esperon

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 01:06 PM

Authorities could use social media as basis for identifying terror suspects under a new law that gives law enforcers additional powers against extremists, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said Saturday.    Read more »

Terror law ill-timed? Extremists know no timing, says senator

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Updated as of Jul 04 04:34 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) — Terrorism "knows no timing", Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Saturday, as critics of an anti-extremism law that he backed questioned its approval during the coronavirus pandemic and prepared to challenge it before the Supreme Court.  Read more »

Anti-terror law takes effect on July 18; Supreme Court fight looms

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 06:04 PM

MANILA — The contentious anti-terrorism law will take effect in 2 weeks, Malacañang confirmed Saturday, as critics who feared the legislation could be used to silence dissent prepared to challenge it before the Supreme Court.  Read more »