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PH gov't to pursue labelling of CPP-NPA-NDF as 'terrorists'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 11:36 PM

The Philippine government will launch a fresh bid to get local communist rebels categorized as terrorists after a Manila court rejected its attempt to do so. Read more »

Court junks DOJ's bid to declare CPP-NPA as terrorists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 11:04 PM

The Philippine government loses a court bid to declare the local communist party and left-wing rebels as terror organizations. Read more »

Court junks PH govt’s plea to tag CPP-NPA as terrorists

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 03:38 PM

A Manila court has junked the Philippine government’s petition to declare the CPP-NPA as terrorist organizations, making clear that rebellion and political acts are not acts of terrorism. Read more »

Tolentino: Officials must say if kin linked to terrorists

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 11:52 PM

Sen. Loren Legarda also sought the review of the controversial Anti Terrorism Act. Read more »

KWF reviewing order vs alleged subversive books: chair

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 10:15 PM

The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino is reviewing a memorandum signed by two of its commissioners for the pull-out and termination of publication of five allegedly subversive books, the agency’s chair said Tuesday. Read more »

Pagharang ng NTC sa higit 30 websites, walang basehan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 07:15 PM

Ayon sa legal experts, wala itong basehan at hindi maaaing idamay ang mga sinsasabing affiliates sa mga grupong itinalaga o dinesignate ng NTF-ELCAC na mga terorista Read more »

Remulla on red-tagging: It's a 'political term, I'm just unmasking them'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 12:55 AM

Boying Remulla, who was tapped by presumptive president Bongbong Marcos to lead the DOJ, dismissed fears he would weaponize the agency against those he accused of having links with the communist movement. Read more »

DOJ: Anti-Terrorism Act can now be fully implemented

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 04:34 PM

'Wala nang balakid para ito ay i-implementa at gamitin ng ating law enforcement agencies para masawata itong terorismo sa ating bansa.' Read more »

Lawyer hopes anti-terror law will not be used vs candidates, supporters

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 01:19 PM

One of the petitioners against the anti-terror law said he hopes it will not be used against candidates and their supporters in the 2022 polls. Read more »

Supreme Court upholds decision on anti-terror law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 11:45 PM

The Philippine Supreme Court dealt a final blow to petitions against the country's controversial anti-terrorism law. Read more »

It’s final: SC affirms anti-terror law ruling

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 08:07 PM

The Supreme Court has junked with finality the motions for reconsideration of its decision on the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Lacson 'Duterte attack dog' for claim on arrested activists: CPP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 06:44 PM

CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said Lacson is using his campaign to serve as an "attack dog" against Robredo's camp. Read more »

26 groups appeal SC ruling on anti-terror law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 09:27 PM

Twenty-six out of 37 groups of petitioners filed on Wednesday a joint motion for reconsideration of the Supreme Court's ruling on the anti-terror law. Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council tags 16 more groups as terrorist

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 07:35 PM

Sixteen organizations considered by authorities as "underground groups" of the communist movement in the country have been designated by the government's Anti-Terrorism Council as terrorist entities. Read more »

The danger of eliminating anonymity in social media

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 20 09:27 AM

What we should guard against in our search for a solution to the problem of a toxic social media is the possibility of coming up with a medicine that is worse than the disease. Read more »

Activists mark int'l human rights day with protests vs ATA, drug war killings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 02:45 AM

Activists mark international human rights day with protests against the country's anti-terror law and drug war killings under the administration. Read more »

'Tuloy ang abuso': SC ruling sa anti-terror law hindi ikinatuwa ng ilang petitioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:18 PM

Walang panalo sa naging desisyon ng Korte Suprema sa Anti-Terrorism Act: ito ang iginiit ng ilan sa mga petitioner kontra sa batas. Read more »

Int'l Human Rights Day sinabayan ng kilos-protesta

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Posted at Dec 10 08:08 PM

Daan-daan ang nagkilos-protesta sa UP Diliman at sa harap ng Quezon City Hall sa paggunita sa International Human Rights Day. Read more »

Petitioners vow to continue fight vs Anti-Terrorism Law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 06:12 PM

Senatorial candidate and former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares believes that if protests continue, the government would find it hard to implement the law. Read more »

Extended detention under anti-terror law problematic: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:59 AM

Section 29 of the Anti-Terror Act allowing law enforcers to extend detention of terror suspects should also have been struck down by the SC, a lawyer said. Read more »