Training and exporting islamist militants
The Islamist militants’ activities may have been reduced to a peace and order problem that does not need US support.
UP-DND pact “has done good” – Atienza
For Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza, the 1989 pact between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) “has done good” in the past 30 years.
Duterte admits uncertainty in fight vs terrorism
“May dalawang taon pa ako, ewan ko kung ano ang magawa ko talaga. But you know when you go into fighting may galit na ‘yan. Mahirap ito aregluhin kasi lahat may sugat na sa puso. And it would take more than a generation to do this,” Duterte said in front of troops in Jolo, Sulu.
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.
Anti-terror bill to negate free expression, press freedom – NUJP
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.