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Can lawmakers be arrested for distributing ivermectin? Up to law enforcers, says justice chief

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 02:10 PM

MANILA — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Thursday it was up to law enforcers to decide whether or not they would arrest 2 lawmakers distributing ivermectin, which is not registered for human use nor for COVID-19 treatment in the Philippines.   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 »

'What if my son is detained on mere suspicion?' Belmonte 'uncomfortable' with parts of terror law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 12:54 PM

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday she was "uncomfortable" with some provisions of the new Anti-Terror Act, which she relayed to lawmakers in an informal survey they conducted among local chief executives nationwide.    Read more »

Mayor denies Quezon City out to 'indiscriminately arrest' quarantine violators

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Updated as of Jul 20 10:59 AM

MANILA — Law enforcers in Quezon City are "not out to indiscriminately arrest people" using a memorandum that summarizes laws and protocols on containing the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday.  Read more »

QC memo for warrantless arrest of lockdown flouters has legal basis - city lawyer

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Posted at Jul 18 02:23 AM

The Quezon City's memorandum on warrantless arrest of quarantine violators has ample legal basis, its city attorney said Friday, after its legality was questioned by a lawyers' group Read more »

Questioning anti-terror law does not make you a terrorist: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 10:52 AM

MANILA – One of the groups that filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of some of the provisions of the Anti-Terror law is hoping that a temporary restraining order would be granted before the new measure takes effect.  Read more »

Warrantless arrest for quarantine violators in QC has no legal basis: NUPL

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Updated as of Jul 18 12:37 AM

Quezon City's memorandum on the warrantless arrest of quarantine violators lacks legal basis, the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) said Wednesday. Read more »

Warrantless arrest guidelines vs QC quarantine violators inilabas ng LGU

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 09:06 PM

Naglabas ng panuntunan ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City sa pag-aresto nang mga lalabag sa community quarantine protocols ng LGU.    Read more »

Some lawmakers to lodge fresh petition against anti-terror law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 12:29 PM

Several lawmakers and concerned citizens will lodge "very soon" another petition asking the Supreme Court to strike down the new Anti-Terrorism Act as unconstitutional, rights lawyer Chel Diokno said Monday.    Read more »

Bato: Terror law to boost drug war

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Posted at Jul 08 02:09 PM

The new anti-terrorism law will help law enforcers go after drug traffickers who evade arrest with the help of extremist groups, Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said Wednesday.    Read more »

'Why fear possible abuse?' Dela Rosa tells terror law critics

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Updated as of Jul 08 01:54 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday questioned the basis of critics of the Anti-Terror Law for claiming that the measure could spawn rights abuses and stifle legitimate dissent against the government.  Read more »

Supreme Court consolidates 4 pleas vs Anti-Terrorism Act

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Updated as of Jul 07 04:17 PM

The Supreme Court has consolidated 4 petitions to block the Anti-Terrorism Act, which critics said could be used to target government critics, 2 sources told ABS-CBN News on Tuesday. Read more »

Terror law 'like a nightmare' for martial law survivors: Chiz

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Updated as of Jul 06 01:03 PM

The new anti-terrorism law is "like a nightmare being brought back again" for some critics who lived through the martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos, said former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Monday.    Read more »

OPINION: The case of Ronnel Mas is a preview of the possible horror of Anti-Terrorism law

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jun 26 04:46 PM

The case of public school teacher Ronnel Mas should give us a preview of the horror that we would have to go through if and when the Anti-Terrorism bill, which is awaiting the signature of President Duterte, becomes a law. Read more »

Shakedown or drug bust? Warrantless arrest of 2 Manila traders questioned

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:37 AM

Independent investigators should look into the warrantless arrest of 2 Muslim traders in Manila who were accused of links to the narcotics trade, a lawmaker said Tuesday, as he raised fear of increased police abuses under a new anti-terror bill.  Read more »

Lacson belies IBP claim proposed Anti-Terror Council may order arrest of terror suspects

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 12:29 PM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday belied the Integrated Bar of the Philippines' claim that a proposed 9-member Council under the Anti-Terrorism Bill could "authorize in writing" the arrest of suspected terrorists. Read more »

Congress transmits Anti-Terror bill to Palace for Duterte's signature

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 01:13 PM

The Anti-Terror bill has been transmitted to Malacañang for President Rodrigo Duterte's signature, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday. Read more »

Anti-terror bill tough but safeguards tougher: Lacson

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Posted at Jun 08 11:46 AM

The anti-terror bill is tough but its safeguards against human rights violations are "even tougher," its main sponsor in the Senate said Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 3, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 12:01 AM

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

Protest all you want? Sotto says gov’t critics won’t be classified as terrorists

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:50 PM

Protesters, government critics and those who exercise their civil and political rights will not be branded as suspected terrorists under the proposed Anti-Terrorism bill, Senate President Vicente Sotto III assured on Wednesday. Read more »