Two former senators welcomed the rules set by the Supreme Court on the Rules on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 and related laws which is set to take effect on Jan. 15, 2024. Among the rules set by the SC on Republic Act No. 11479 include mandating law enforcers to secure an...
The National Security Council (NSC) welcomed “with great enthusiasm and optimism” the latest results of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2023 which showed that the Philippines was ranked as the 18 th most affected country by terrorism out of 163 nations last year, down from Top 10 in the...
The dean and professors of the Far Eastern University (FEU) Law welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling that two portions of the Anti-Terrorism Act are unconstitutional. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Supreme Court declared a portion of Section 4 and a portion of Section 25 as unconstitutional. Section 4...
The Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP) called anew for the junking of the Anti-Terrorism Law a year after it was first imposed. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 on July 3. The law took effect on July 18. In a...
As the nation marked the first year of the Anti-Terror Law, student journalists sought anew for its scrapping due to its provisions "meant to crush down every campus journalists' responsibility for critical reportage." (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the...
Detention of a maximum period of 24 days already imposes punishment even to innocent individuals, violates his or her right to due process, right to bail, as well as other rights guaranteed under the Constitution. These arguments were raised by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman in convincing the Supreme...
