Duterte signs anti-terrorism bill into law — spokesman

MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo

The law grants police and military sweeping powers to tackle security threats, but legal experts had warned its overly broad articles could open the door to discriminatory enforcement, privacy infringements and suppression of peaceful dissent. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque confirmed the bill has been signed when asked by reporters on Friday.

The anti-terrorism act, which Duterte, 75, fast-tracked through both houses of Congress during the coronavirus outbreak, has been widely condemned by human rights groups. The United Nations’ human rights chief earlier this week urged Duterte not to pass it in its current form.

FOR ALL OF THIS PALACE ANTICS 'THE BOTTOM LINE IS, SAGLIT NA LANG MGA KABABAYAN', SUSUNDUIN NA SIYA!

Just asking the noisemakers who are doing everything to convince some Filipinos to go against this bill which had been signed into law by our dear PRRD today, a historic event, no valid explanation has been made esp by radical groups who favor terroristic acts of NPAyourdayhasend

Oo nga naman.MAJORITY of our PROBLEM RIGHT NOW is TERRORISM.Sige na nga,mag me-MENTAL SUICIDE na ako LULUNUKIN 2. As ADOLPH HITLER said:'WHAT LUCK for RULERS that MEN DO NOT THINK.' '...broad MASSES of a nation..they more READILY fall VICTIMS to the BIG LIE than the SMALL LIE..'

Wtf!

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