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Moro, indigenous, civil society leaders join forces in petition vs Anti-Terrorism Act

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 05:57 PM

Three female indigenous leaders who were previously labeled as terrorists in an unverified government proscription list have joined forces with Moro and civil society leaders in a bid to nullify and stop the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Ex-VP Binay, Saguisag lead lawyers' group in petition vs Anti-Terrorism Act

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 12:20 PM

MANILA - Former Vice President Jejomar Binay and former senator Rene Saguisag on Thursday led a team of lawyers in filing a petition before the Supreme Court to nullify the Anti-Terrorism Act, the 25th challenge to the measure. Read more »

Mga grupo nagambala sa hirit na regulasyon sa social media sa ilalim ng anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 08:34 PM

Nangangamba ang ilang grupo at netizens sa naging pahayag ni bagong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay na isama ang pag-regulate sa social media sa implementing rules and regulations (IRR) ng Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Chilling effect: Proposal to regulate social media via anti-terror law hit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 11:59 AM

Every Filipino would be "fair game" if the anti-terror law is used to regulate social media, a lawyers' group said Wednesday after the country's military chief made the proposal to counter radicalization and recruitment of terrorists. Read more »

Lawmakers: Anti-terrorism law threatens Muslims with discriminatory arrest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 06:00 AM

Claiming the recently-passed anti-terrorism law threatens Muslims with discriminatory arrests, a group of Muslim lawmakers, lawyers and residents of Mindanao questioned the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act before the Supreme Court on Monday. Read more »

Anti-terror law cannot be used to regulate social media: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 06:25 PM

There is no provision in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 for the regulation of social media use, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Read more »

'Protect internet freedom': Bloggers, online influencers file 21st petition vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 10:13 PM

This is the first petition filed focusing on impact of Anti-Terrorism Act on a specific medium: the internet, particularly social media.    Read more »

Cebu organizations file petition vs Anti-Terrorism Act

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 06:52 PM

Lawyers and representatives of different Cebu-based student organizations file a petition against the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 at the Supreme Court in Manila on Tuesday. A total of 20 petitions have already been filed at the high court, questioning the constitutionality of the new law.  Read more »

Mga petisyon sa SC laban sa anti-terror law umabot na sa 20

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 06:42 PM

Umabot na sa 20 ang bilang ng mga kumukuwestiyon sa Korte Suprema na sa legalidad ng Republic Act 11479 o Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Read more »

PH anti-terror law faces 16 petitions in Supreme Court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 12:27 AM

Among its latest challengers are senators, journalists, framers of the Constitution, and Muslim lawyers.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 23, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 11:54 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Petisyon sa SC vs Anti-Terrorism Act umabot na sa 16

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 09:13 PM

Ang batas na ito ay isa na sa may pinakamaraming kumukwestiyon sa kataas-taasang hukuman. Read more »

Supreme Court says 16 petitions filed vs Anti-Terrorism Act so far

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 09:05 PM

A total of sixteen petitions have been filed so far at the Supreme Court, questioning the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, court spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said Thursday. Read more »

Questioning the Philippines' new anti-terror law

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 03:39 PM

Lawyers Erin Tañada, Chel Diokno, and Quezon City 6th district Representative Kit Belmonte pose for photos outside the Supreme Court before filing a petition against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, on Thursday. Read more »

Constitution framers, rights defenders, journalists challenge Anti-Terrorism Act

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 01:40 PM

Compared with the Human Security Act of 2007, the law which it replaced, petitioners claimed the ATA's coverage is broad as it punishes acts based on intent and purpose, regardless of stage of execution and even if there is no actual death, injury or damage. Read more »

2 former Supreme Court justices lead 11th petition vs anti-terror law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 11:19 PM

The Philippines' new anti-terror law is facing yet another Supreme Court challenge, this time from legal luminaries which include two former Supreme Court justices. Read more »

READ: Full text of petition filed by UP Law professors, alumni vs Anti-Terrorism Act

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:37 PM

Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and several lawyers filed a petition before the high court Wednesday seeking to declare the entire law unconstitutional and stop its implementation -- the 11th group to challenge the measure.   Read more »

Gov't says to speed up implementing rules of anti-terror law

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 05:58 PM

The Anti-Terrorism Council will fast-track the implementing rules and regulations of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday.   Read more »

'Activism is not terrorism, terrorism is not activism,' says Duterte security adviser

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 02:07 PM

National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon assured the nation Wednesday that the stricter anti-terror law would not be used to silence government critics as it allayed concerns that the measure might be abused.   Read more »

Ex-justices Morales, Carpio, law experts question anti-terror law at Supreme Court

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 01:38 PM

MANILA - Two former Supreme Court justices and law experts from the University of the Philippines College of Law were the latest to question the constitutionality of the recently passed Anti-Terrorism Act, citing provisions dangerous to the innocent.    Read more »