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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 »

SC defers oral arguments on anti-terror law after SolGen says staffers have COVID-19

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 11:55 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)— The Supreme Court on Friday postponed oral arguments on the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act after Solicitor-General Jose Calida told the High Court that some of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

SC denies SolGen’s last-minute bid to cancel anti-terror law oral arguments

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:33 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court has denied the last minute plea of the Office of the Solicitor General to cancel the oral arguments on the petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act scheduled on Tuesday, January 19.   Read more »

Former SolGen, rights lawyers, solon to lead lawyers arguing vs anti-terror law before SC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 08:20 PM

The petitioners against the country's anti-terror law have identified a team of 7 lawyers, with 6 alternates, who will assert their case before the Supreme Court during the oral arguments on Jan. 19.   Read more »

SC to start oral arguments on anti-terror law this month, no word yet on ex-SolGen's amicus curiae bid

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 02:41 PM

Oral arguments on petitions questioning the Anti-Terrorism Act before the Supreme Court will push through on Jan. 19, based on a revised advisory released Friday. Read more »

Petitioners band together to urge SC to halt enforcement of anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 02:19 AM

Twenty-three groups of petitioners out of the 37 who petitioned against the Anti-Terrorism Act before the Supreme Court came together on Thursday to reiterate their plea for the high court to stop the implementation of the new law.   Read more »

2 Aetas facing terrorism test case under new law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:10 AM

Two arrested male Aetas alleged to be New People’s Army rebels are about to become test cases for the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). 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 »

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 »

27th petitioners vs. anti-terror law: Even Duterte’s words could be 'threats to commit terrorism'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 06:23 PM

Even President Rodrigo Diuterte’s own words could be considered “threats to commit terrorism” under the new anti-terror law, said a new group of petitioners against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.   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 »

'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 students, youth groups file 20th petition vs Anti-Terrorism Act

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 07:51 PM

Several students and youth groups from Cebu City filed the 20th petition against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. 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 »

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 »

SC urged to stop formation of Anti-Terrorism Council in 10th petition vs. anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 01:36 PM

More than 40 leaders of progressive groups, academics and journalists on Sunday filed the 10th petition against the new anti-terror law, asking the Supreme Court to declare it as unconstitutional and stop the formation of an anti-terrorism council. Read more »