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CHR questions limited role in anti-terror bill

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 01:32 PM

The Commission on Human Rights questioned Thursday its limited role in the controversial Anti-Terror Bill which awaits President Rodrigo Duterte's signature. Read more »

Opinion: The five provisions that should alarm Filipinos about the Anti-Terror bill

ANCX
Updated as of Jun 04 01:45 PM

And what it really means for the liberties we are currently enjoying. A law professor lists down what we need to know. By EUGENE KAW Read more »

Hong Kong to lead Tiananmen mourning despite virus vigil ban

Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 07:24 AM

Hong Kong will Thursday lead global remembrance of China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, with people lighting candles in neighborhoods across the restless city after authorities banned a mass vigil because of the coronavirus.   Read more »

Hontiveros seeks probe on how gov't used funds, special powers under Bayanihan Law

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 01:46 AM

MANILA - Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called for an audit on how the executive branch spent public funds and how special powers were used to boost the government's response to the coronavirus crisis, saying that Congress "surrendered" its power of the purse to the President but has yet to see results. Read more »

Biazon withdraws as anti-terror bill sponsor a day after defending it

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:44 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker who sponsored the controversial anti-terror bill which critics fear could be used to suppress free speech and harass those who go against President Rodrigo Duterte, withdrew as author of the legislation a day after defending it. Read more »

House Committee of the Whole OKs bill extending Bayanihan law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:39 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives Committee of the Whole on Wednesday night approved a substitute bill extending the Bayanihan To Heal As One Act until September 2020 to give President Rodrigo Duterte additional time to address the pandemic. Read more »

House approves controversial anti-terror bill on 3rd and final reading

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 09:35 PM

The bill authorizes the government to wiretap suspects, arrest them without warrants and hold them without charge for 14 days, among other provisions.  Read more »

OPINION: Why we can’t believe platitudes proffered for new anti-terror law

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Jun 03 06:34 PM

When President Rodrigo Duterte and his apologists tut-tut and sneer that only terrorists need to fear the proposed new anti-terror law, the easiest answer is “Drug War”.   Read more »

TIMELINE: Key dates in Hong Kong's anti-government protests

Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 03:11 PM

China's decision to impose national security laws on Hong Kong has exacerbated public and international concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the city and has rekindled anti-government protests in the financial center. Read more »

'Daming epal, namimintas': Sotto claims some critics don't understand anti-terror bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 02:04 PM

"Ang dami kong naririnig at nababasa sa social media na mukhang di naiintinddihan eh, katakot-takot na pintas, hindi nila alam itong anti-terror bill na bago, daming epal ika nga. Iyung pinipintas nila wala don sa bill," Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said in a Teleradyo interview.  Read more »

Asserting Philippine citizenship, Gabby Lopez says 'committed' to service to Filipinos

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 01:05 PM

ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III on Wednesday asked lawmakers to look at his record of service to Filipinos as he answered questions on his citizenship, which critics raised against the proposed fresh franchise for the network.  Read more »

ABS-CBN's Gabby Lopez faces lawmakers to defend citizenship, franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 09:56 AM

ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III joined Wednesday a congressional hearing into the proposed fresh franchise for the network to defend its compliance with the law, including a ban on foreign ownership.  Read more »

UK's Johnson offers visas for millions in Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 07:34 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would offer millions of Hong Kongers visas and a possible route to UK citizenship if China persists with its national security law.   Read more »

Duterte's 'draconian' anti-terror bill alarms activists in Philippines

Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 06:59 AM

Lawyers and human rights activists in the Philippines have raised the alarm over a new anti-terrorism bill pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte, warning of draconian and arbitrary provisions that could be abused to target his detractors.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga probisyon ng kontrobersiyal na 'anti-terrorism bill'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 07:54 PM

Umalma naman ang ilang grupo at mga netizen sa paglusot sa Kongreso ng naturang panukala dahil pinangangambahan nilang magamit ito laban sa kritiko ng administrasyon.  Read more »

Sotto 'confident' Supreme Court will uphold constitutionality of Bayanihan Law

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 06:21 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said he is "confident" that the Supreme Court will uphold the constitutionality of a law that allows President Rodrigo Duterte to realign funds for coronavirus-related programs, after a former law school dean questioned the measure before the high court. Read more »

Judge Manuel Real: Unsung American human rights hero

Gerry Lirio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 02:21 AM

Californian Judge Manuel Real, who in 1995 ordered the Marcos family to pay martial law victims nearly $2 billion in damages, died almost unnoticed in the Philippines on June 26, 2019, five months after he celebrated his 95th birthday. Read more »

Senate tackles bill pushing for lower height requirement for police applicants

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 01:00 AM

The Senate on Monday began discussion on a bill seeking to lower the minimum height requirement for Filipinos seeking to become law enforcers.   Read more »

Facebook slams 'severe' Singapore misinformation law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 03:32 PM

Facebook said Monday Singapore's use of an online misinformation law is "severe" and risks stifling free speech, after the company was again forced to block a page in the city-state.   Read more »

Enforcement of 'doble plaka' law deferred until license plates available - LTO

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 01:49 PM

 A law requiring motorists to use bigger license plates on the front and rear of motorcycles cannot be implemented yet due to the lack of number plates, an official of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said Monday.   Read more »