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Families of alleged communist leaders tagged as terrorists fear for their safety

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 01:23 AM

The families of alleged Philippine communist leaders fear for their safety after the government tagged them as terrorists.  Read more »

'Terrorist list' ng Anti-Terrorism Council nakababahala: grupo ng mga abogado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 09:51 PM

Nababahala ang Philippine Bar Association sa paglalabas ng Anti-Terrorism Council ng listahan ng itinuturing na terorista. Read more »

Safeguards in place for those designated as terrorists: ATC spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 03:50 PM

MANILA - Safeguards are in place for those who have been designated as terrorists, a spokesperson of the Anti-Terrorism Council said on Friday.   Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council tags 19 alleged CPP-NPA leaders as 'terrorists'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 09:49 PM

Nineteen Filipinos with alleged links to the Philippine communist movement are tagged by the government as terrorists. Read more »

Mga binansagang 'terorista' ng Anti-Terrorism Council pumalag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 08:22 PM

Ayon sa kanila, walang basehan ang paratang ng pamahalaan. Read more »

Joma Sison shrugs off terrorist designation, urges SC to invalidate anti-terror law

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 04:10 PM

Self-exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison on Thursday slammed as "fascist" the Anti-Terrorism Law as it urged the Supreme Court to invalidate the measure. Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council designates 19 alleged CPP-NPA leaders, 10 others as 'terrorists'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 01:37 PM

The Anti-Terrorism Council has designated 19 alleged leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army as “terrorists,” based on a resolution published in newspapers Thursday. Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council to publish list of designated 'terrorists'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 09:56 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — The Anti-Terrorism Council will publish on Thursday a list of individuals it has designated as terrorists, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. disclosed during Wednesday’s oral arguments on petitions against the anti-terror law at the Supreme Court. Read more »

AMLC orders freezing of property, funds tied to CPP-NPA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:43 AM

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has ordered the freezing of properties and funds that may have links to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA), according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council tags CPP-NPA, Islamic State East Asia, Maute and associated groups as 'terrorists'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 01:43 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Anti-Terrorism Council has begun the controversial process of designating who may be considered by authorities as "terrorists" and "terrorist groups" under the new Anti-Terror law, which may have implications on freezing of assets. Read more »

Supreme Court sets January 2021 oral arguments on petitions vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 09:52 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — The Supreme Court (SC) has set a date to hear oral arguments on several petitions filed against the controversial Anti-Terrorism Law, according to on an advisory a petitioner received Friday, which was also subsequently released to the media.   Read more »

Lawyers' group pleads to SC: Stop implementation of anti-terror law, IRR

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 04:57 PM

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers on Monday again urged the Supreme Court to address petitions against the anti-terror law following the release of its implementing rules and regulations. Read more »

Terror law flouting rights? Go to Supreme Court, Palace tells critics

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 06:42 PM

Critics of the anti-terrorism law should seek help from the Supreme Court if they fear rights abuses, Malacañang said Tuesday, ahead of the release of the measure's Implementing rules and regulations (IRR).  Read more »

Groups, persons wrongly tagged as terrorists may seek delisting, judicial redress: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 03:04 PM

Groups or individuals improperly tagged as terrorists by the Anti-Terrorism Council may delist themselves or seek judicial redress from courts, the council's spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council to publish names of alleged 'terrorists'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 12:02 AM

The Anti-Terrorism Council will publish a list of persons and entities it will designate as "terrorists" under the newly-released Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Anti-terror law IRR nagtatakda ng limitasyon sa warrantless arrest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 08:19 PM

Inilabas na ng Anti-Terrorism Council ang implementing rules and regulations para sa mas pinalakas na batas kontra terorismo. Read more »

Anti-terror law IRR introduce new provisions limiting warrantless arrests, terror-tag delisting

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 01:56 PM

Warrantless arrests under the country's new anti-terror law will be limited to those allowed under existing rules and will be based on probable cause, not mere suspicion, according to the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) released last week by the Department of Justice. Read more »

DOJ: IRR para sa anti-terror law, aprubado na ng Anti-Terrorism Council

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 04:35 PM

Sa isang text message sa media, sinabi ni Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra na inihahanda naman na nila ang mga kopya ng IRR na ipadadala sa Kongreso at sa mga law enforcement agencies bilang pagsunod na rin sa batas.  Read more »

ASG-tagged Muslims, rights defenders, lawyers file 28th petition vs. anti-terrorism law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 07:16 AM

Muslims who have been tagged as Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Maute members have come forward to question the Anti-Terrorism Act before the Supreme Court, claiming the new law would only intensify prosecution of Muslims for terrorism. Read more »

SC sets oral arguments for petitions vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 02:31 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has set for oral arguments the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »