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DOJ: Anti-Terrorism Act can now be fully implemented

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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 »

Junking of first anti-terror case won't have 'significant' impact on SC ruling: task force

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Updated as of Jul 21 11:57 AM

The junking of a local court of the first known anti-terror law case against 2 Aetas will not have any "significant" impact on the petitions challenging the validity of the controversial law, the country's anti-insurgency task force said Wednesday.   Read more »

Labor and human rights groups protest anti-terror law

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 03:16 PM

Members of different labor and human rights groups join a protest march along Recto Avenue going to Mendiola bridge in Manila on Monday. Read more »

Olongapo court junks terrorism case vs 2 Aetas

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 02:16 PM

(UPDATE) An Olongapo City court has dismissed one of the first publicly-known terrorism cases in the country, involving two Aetas who were accused of engaging in a firefight with government troops in August last year. Read more »

As Anti-Terror Law turns year old, BAYAN says proven right over its 'weaponization'

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Posted at Jul 03 05:36 PM

As Anti-Terror Law turns year old, BAYAN says proven right over its 'weaponization' Read more »

Supreme Court opens all offices May 3-14

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Posted at May 03 01:00 PM

The Supreme Court opens all its offices starting Monday, May 3, according to an announcement from the Office of Clerk of Court. Read more »

SC moves anti-terror law oral arguments to April 6 due to 'alarming' COVID-19 spike

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Posted at Mar 22 04:29 PM

The Supreme Court on Monday rescheduled again the 5th session of oral arguments on petitions against the new counterterrorism law for April 6, following a spate of new coronavirus infections. Read more »

SC suspends Day 5 of oral arguments on anti-terror law over COVID-19 concerns

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Posted at Mar 08 05:04 PM

The Supreme Court on Monday suspended its 5th session of oral arguments on petitions against the country's Anti-Terrorism Act, saying some magistrates are on self-quarantine as a precaution against COVID-19. Read more »

Probisyon ng anti-terror law sa pinahabang detensiyon tinalakay sa oral arguments

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Posted at Feb 16 08:42 PM

Tinalakay sa Korte Suprema ang isa sa kontrobersiyal na probisyon ng Anti-Terror Act.  Read more »

Military urged: Fire Parlade over red-tagging claims

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Posted at Feb 08 10:38 AM

A lawyer's group is urging the Armed Forces to fire a ranking military official for alleged persistent red-tagging claims, the latest of which involved a journalist whom he accused of being a propagandist. Read more »

Bedrock of anti-terror campaign must be respect for human rights: petitioner

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Posted at Feb 04 01:19 PM

The fundamental principle of the campaign against terrorism must be respect for human rights, a petitioner said Thursday, as the Supreme Court has begun oral arguments on the contentious anti-terror law. Read more »

Designation of groups as terrorists means freezing of assets, not arrests - DOJ

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Posted at Dec 28 09:52 AM

Designating the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), as terrorist groups means freezing their assets and not immediate detention of its members, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday. Read more »

SC sets preliminary conference on petitions vs. Anti-Terrorism Act on Nov. 26

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 05:55 PM

Four months and 37 petitions after, the Supreme Court has set the date for a preliminary conference on the pleas questioning the constitutionality of the country's anti-terror law. Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, Anti-Terrorism Act, Supreme Court, anti-terror law, petitions against the anti-terror law, petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, Republic Act No. 11479 Read more »

Jolo twin blasts spark debate on new anti-terror law

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Posted at Aug 26 10:16 PM

Monday's extremist attack in the southern Philippines amplified the debate on the controversial anti-terror law, a measure which may not address violent extremism at the grassroots level, according to at least one conflict expert. 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 »

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 »

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

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Posted at Jul 24 12:27 AM

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