'Hindi lang sinisingit, pinipilit.' With the anti-terrorism bill only one step away from becoming law, VP Leni Robredo questioned why the Duterte government railroaded the bill's passage in Congress during the coronavirus pandemic. JunkTerrorBill READ:
PRIORITIES. Vice President Leni Robredo at the formal opening of The Medical City-South Luzon COVID-19 Complex of Hope in Sta Rosa City, Laguna, on May 11, 2020. Photo from the Office of the Vice PresidentVice President Leni Robredo
Robredo hit the priorities of lawmakers as she pointed out that government officials should be"all hands on deck" in responding to the health emergency. "Iyong iba't ibang boses, iyon iyong essence ng demokrasya. Ang gusto nila…i-adopt na lang iyong Senate version kasi minamadali nga kahit na huwag na mag-bicam. Pero parang binawian 'nyo ng boses iyong mamamayan,"of the bill which civic groups and human rights lawyers warned made the measure more dangerous than the Human Security Act of 2007.
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