
House vote sends anti-terror bill to Duterte’s desk
The House of Representatives passed the controversial “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” on third reading Wednesday, 173-31, and with 29 abstentions.
The House of Representatives passed the controversial “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” on third reading Wednesday, 173-31, and with 29 abstentions.
A Catholic bishop has called on the public to unite against the passage of a new anti-terrorism measure which he branded as “vague”.
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) has expressed alarm over Philippine Anti-Terror Bill or Senate Bill 1083, saying it would infringe upon rights such as freedom of the press and of expression.