Voting 34-2 on May 29, with only Reps Karlos Zarate and Kit Belmote dissenting, the House committees on Public Order and Safety, and on National Defense and Security, essentially adopted the Senate’s version of the new terrorism act, otherwise known as “The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” or SB No. 1083, which was voted against by Senators Risa Hontiveros and Kiko Pangilinan.
On June 2, the House approved on second reading the bill, rejecting any attempts to introduce amendments thereto, including those proposed by Rep Bong Suntay, chair of the Committee on Huan Rights, and Magsasaka Representative Rep Argel Cabatbat. Due to the fact that it is an adoption of the Senate version, once it passes the third reading, a bicameral conference committee hearing is no longer necessary.
Perhaps one of the most controversial provisions of the new bill is that on detention without judicial warrant of arrest. The present Human Security Act requires the delivery of detained persons to the proper authorities within a period of 3 days from the moment of their apprehension, arrest, or detention. Failure to do so will be penalized. Under the newly drafted bill, the law enforcement agents or military personnel can have custody over the suspected person for up to 14 days.
It has been noted by many critics that the penalties for erring law enforcement agents or military personnel have been lowered as compared to the penalties under the current law, while the penalties for suspected terrorists are harsher and more broad.
Moreover, time and again, democracy demands dissent. A government that suppresses legitimate dissenters and lumps them under the umbrella term “terrorists” is a government that fails in its biggest duty: to listen to – and serve – its constituents.
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