Senator Risa Hontiveros, one of the lawmakers who voted against the bill, reiterates that the public's concerns are valid, and that the measure should not be prioritized in the middle of the pandemic
The controversial anti-terrorism bill is as"good as passed," Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the measure as urgent.
Senate Bill 1083 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2019, which seeks to"preserve national security and general welfare" was so far approved at the House committee level last week.have raised concerns against the measureThe measure repeals the Human Security Act of 2007 by giving more surveillance powers to the military and police.
The bill also allows surveillance activities such as tracking down individuals or organizations, wire-tapping and recording of discussions and other communications of individuals supposedly engaged in terrorism. "I suggest they read the bill first before reacting. Terrorists or their supporters are the only ones who will be afraid of the bill," he said."The concerns being raised by the progressive and leftist groups as well as human rights advocates have been adequately addressed during the Committee on National Defense and Security public hearings, as well as the debates and interpellations in plenary," he said in a statement.
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