What the anti-terror bill means to ordinary citizens
What the anti-terror bill means to ordinary citizens
June 6, 2020
Farmers, indigenous peoples and teachers have been tagged as terrorists and subjected to various forms of attack since Duterte assumed office. The Anti-Terror Bill, if enacted into law, would only escalate what they describe as “state terror” and would target ordinary citizens for merely exercising their constitutional rights.
By Menchani Tilendo
Bulatlat.com
MANILA–The Philippines is on its way to having a law that rights defenders say would infringe on civil and political rights. The draft Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 was just railroaded both in Congress and Senate and President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign this bill into a law despite the more urgent solutions needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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