Rappler's latest stories on Anti-Terror Bill
Robredo pushes for safeguards in anti-terror law
The Vice President says 'the fight is not yet over' in pointing out contentious provisions in the newly-signed law
Duterte signs 'dangerous' anti-terror bill into law
Critics say the new law gives the Duterte government more room to define terrorism and more power to act against persons or groups it includes in that definition
'Leaderless movement' urges Filipinos to join #VetoTerrorBill email protest
'We believe that all Filipinos who must stand for democracy against this bill that edges us closer and closer towards tyranny – in any way, shape, or form that is possible in spite of the pandemic,' says the #JunkTerrorBill group
'We can do better': Bangsamoro gov't asks Duterte to veto anti-terrorism bill
'While we agree that a policy framework needs to be enacted to fight the menace of terrorism, we feel that the fundamental guarantees of liberty and the institutions of democracy must be protected,' says Interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim
FALSE: No specific mention of warrantless arrests in the Constitution
There are two sections in the 1987 Constitution that mention warrantless arrests
'Further chilling effect:' U.N. rights chief urges Duterte not to sign anti-terror bill
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says the passage of the bill 'heightens our concerns about the blurring of important distinctions between criticism, criminality and terrorism'
Military vows more offensives as Duterte insists NPA top terror threat in PH
'We will strike while the iron is hot,' says the Armed Forces of the Philippines after Duterte steps up his rhetoric against communist rebels
[OPINION | Newspoint] A strategy of crackdown and cover-up
'The pandemic lays itself open to official exploitation for the fear and the hunger and joblessness and the other distractions it has brought; the government could also use some covering up for its shortcomings in dealing with the emergency'
Cayetano: Congress can amend or repeal anti-terror law if abuses happen
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano also appeals to the military to 'work together' with the government to ensure there will be 'zero abuses' should the anti-terror bill becomes law
Anti-terrorism bill well-intended but unclear – CHR
'Napakaganda pakinggan ano ang intent ng ating mga legislators, pero hindi kasi nakasaad sa bill,' says CHR Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel Gana
[OPINION] When we're scared to share: Thoughts from an environmental advocate
'They were already able to red-tag us without the bill, how much more so if it's passed?'
[ANALYSIS] The Anti-Terror Act is worse than Martial Law
'[The Anti-Terror Act] is authorized to order the arrest of any person even if he or she has not committed any crime of terrorism'
Critics ready to petition vs anti-terror bill – and Carpio is one of them
'If we do not want to experience a contraction of our civil liberties we must all work to have the objectionable provisions in the anti-terrorism act invalidated by the Supreme Court or repealed by Congress'
Carpio: House arrest clause of anti-terror bill violates right to bail
Some crimes in the bill are bailable, like inciting to terrorism, but under Section 34, a person charged with inciting to terrorism can be placed on house arrest
PH situation 'worse than martial law' under anti-terror bill – Carpio
The retired justice says that once the anti-terror bill is enacted into law, he will be among the petitioners who will challenge the constitutionality of the measure before the Supreme Court
[ANALYSIS] On the Anti-Terror Bill: Beyond constitutionality
'The question is not only: is it constitutional? The question is also: does or will it serve its intended or at least declared purpose?'
Año hands Malacañang list of LGU chiefs supporting anti-terror bill
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque says the document shows there is an 'overwhelming majority' of local government chiefs who support the controversial measure
'Consider the Constitution': Groups urge DOJ to recommend veto of anti-terror bill
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra will submit the review to Malacañang on Wednesday, June 17. He will not make it public unless Malacañang releases it from their end.
Address terrorism but not at expense of human rights, Cebu City SK urges
The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Cebu City shows its opposition to the anti-terrorism bill
[OPINION] Who’s afraid of the new anti-terrorism law?
'They can tap my phone, record my conversations, read my emails, hack my internet accounts, take photos and videos of anything I do for 30-60 days'
Duterte 'inclined' to sign anti-terror bill – Roque
(3rd UPDATE) The Chief Executive has until July 9 to act on the controversial bill before it lapses into law
Defending anti-terror bill, Esperon bares arrest of 8 Abu Sayyaf 'sleepers'
'We assure you that terrorism is not activism, and activism is not terrorism,' says National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr
[OPINION] Where lies the terror?
'It is a supreme irony that Filipinos suspected of being communist are being hounded and hunted down, while communists from Mainland China are being invited to tutor the Senate, most likely on how to lock down and fence us all in for effective social control'
House of terror: How the lower chamber let slip a 'killer' bill
The House of Representatives passes a controversial bill that could endanger the progressives, Moros, and Lumad among them due to terrorist-tagging
[OPINION] The humanitarian imperative and the threat of the Anti-Terror Bill
'An important issue, though less discussed in online debates, is the anti-terror bill’s implication on people’s access to humanitarian support'
Democracy faces 'death by a thousand cuts' with looming anti-terror law – Maria Ressa
'All these kinds of legal acrobatics, the law has been weaponized. And now the question is if it's codified into law, it becomes the norm,' says Rappler CEO Maria Ressa
University of Cebu Law School latest to join calls vs anti-terror bill
'I have been a lawyer for 22 years now and I have not encountered these objectionable provisions that we found in the law,' says UC Law Professor Liza Eisma-Osorio
[OPINION] Anti-Terror Law? Or Anti-Filipino Law?
In truth, therefore, the word 'terror' in the title of the bill is very appropriate
Lawyers' group: Lacson 'dead wrong,' bill allows anti-terror council to order arrests
Section 29 of the bill is very clear on the power of the anti-terror council to order arrests and detention lasting up to 24 days
Bacolod bishop urges Duterte: Listen to the people, veto anti-terror bill
'We feel that there is a need for this government to listen to its people and in turn reconsider and reassess the bill in its present form. There is no point rushing the process,' says Bishop Patricio Buzon of the Diocese of Bacolod
Supporters of anti-terror bill in Cebu City allowed to rally on Independence Day
None of them were detained unlike the 8 individuals arrested for protesting in the University of the Philippines Cebu against the passage of the anti-terrorism bill a week ago
Can lawyers' growing calls vs anti-terror bill be crossroads for Duterte?
'Nakakatakot,' says former vice president Jejomar Binay of the anti-terror bill as he joins fellow lawyers for a picket in front of the Supreme Court
With impending anti-terror law, lawmakers urge Filipinos to guard freedoms
Opposition lawmakers say that the anti-terrorism bill, if passed, will kill freedoms
On Independence Day, Cayetano tells Filipinos 'freedom always comes at a price'
'It is right to be vigilant to abuses, but it is wrong to see a conspiracy behind every action of government,' says Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano
[OPINION] Independence in a time of terror
'Independence does not die. Not even when all freedom-fighters are murdered.'
Panelo recommends signing of anti-terrorism bill
President Duterte's chief legal counsel claims the bill is constitutional and has enough safeguards against abuse
Never again, vow Filipino journalists on Independence Day
At least 30 groups and close to a 100 journalists sign a joint statement to 'renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats'
No to anti-terror bill? DILG employees ‘advised’ against posting on social media
‘We are encouraging everyone in the DILG to be responsible in posting their views and comments against the bill in their social media accounts’
Robredo on fight for freedom: Resist, because a threat to one is a threat to us all
'Sa mga pagkakataong may banta sa kalayaan ng isa, kailangang lahat tayo pumalag dahil ang tunay na binabantaan ay ang kalayaan ng lahat,' Vice President Leni Robredo says on Independence Day
‘Mas dapat magalit’: Filipino youth face dangerous future with anti-terror bill
The Filipino youth will bear the brunt of the anti-terror bill's long-lasting effects
[PODCAST] Law of Duterte Land: Dissecting anti-terror bill and threats to freedoms
The definitions are broader, detention is longer, and it has a 'killer' provision that equates dissent to terrorism
Lawmakers' changing of anti-terror bill vote has 'no more bearing' – Villafuerte
Villafuerte – among the closest allies of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano in the House – slams his colleagues for changing their votes
[OPINION] The politics of dissent
'Some would say this fear of the Anti-Terrorism Bill of 2020 is hypothetical as it is imaginary. There is nothing hypothetical or imaginary though with the story we have seen the last 4 years.'
[OPINION] Let us think more critically about 'terrorism'
'[C]ertain academics have recently argued that the legalization of armed movements in the country...would result in the end of their armed struggle. The academics’ arguments stand on shaky ground.'
The bystander of Cebu 8: 'I got arrested for asking a question'
19-year-old Clement Corominas is arrested after asking a cop, 'What is happening?'
Family of #JunkTerrorBill protester in Cebu gets harassed by unidentified men
In a statement, the family condemns the visit of the unidentified men and urges the public not to let harassment stop them from speaking up
[PODCAST] Making Space: Braving the anti-terror bill as student-journalists
With the youth and students at the forefront of speaking truth to power, how are they dealing with the threat of the pending anti-terror bill?
DOJ's precarious role in the contested anti-terror bill
Will prosecutors be independent of the Secretary of Justice who will sit in the anti-terror council?
Some House members' votes on anti-terror bill incorrectly recorded
Most of the House members voted on the anti-terrorism bill through Zoom or a Viber group chat, methods that are prone to errors when there are a total of 302 lawmakers
Congress transmits anti-terrorism bill to Malacañang
(UPDATED) The anti-terrorism bill is now awaiting the signature of the President, unless he vetoes it. If he decides not to act on it, the bill will lapse into law after 30 days from receipt.
