{"id":256776,"date":"2020-06-01T07:58:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T11:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=256776"},"modified":"2020-06-01T07:58:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T11:58:34","slug":"duterte-certifies-anti-terror-bill-as-urgent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/01\/duterte-certifies-anti-terror-bill-as-urgent\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte certifies anti-terror bill as urgent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on April 20, 2020. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent a bill that will give the country\u2019s anti-terrorism law more teeth.<\/p>\n

Duterte, in a letter to House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, certified House Bill 6875, as urgent to allow the lower house to expedite the legislative process.<\/p>\n

He called for the immediate passage of the bill \u201cto address the urgent need to strengthen the law on anti-terrorism in order to adequately and effectively contain the menace of terrorist acts for the preservation of national security and the promotion of general welfare.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a virtual presser on Monday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana urged Congress to pass the bill before it goes on a recess this week.<\/p>\n

“It is certified urgent bill\u00a0para matapos ito bago mag<\/em>-recess\u00a0iyong\u00a0<\/em>Congress\u00a0ngayong<\/em>\u00a0June 5 (so that it could be finished before the Congress goes on a recess this June 5),” Lorenzana said<\/p>\n

Lorenzana also defended the bill from critics claiming it was an attack on freedom of speech or an avenue for red-tagging.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala namang basehan iyong kanilang mga<\/em>\u00a0opposition\u00a0dahil binasa ko iyong panukalang batas \u2014 nandito sa akin ngayon \u2014 iyon namang karapatan ng mga tao ay may sapat na<\/em>\u00a0provisions (Those who oppose the bill have no basis, the rights of the people are ensured under its provisions),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also assured that law enforcement officials who abuse their powers would be penalized.<\/p>\n

\u201cIyong mga<\/em>\u00a0law enforcement agencies\u00a0ay may sapat ding kaparusahan sa mga nag-aabuso<\/em>. So\u00a0dapat walang ipangamba ang ating mga kababayan<\/em>\u00a0(Law enforcement agencies will also be punished if they commit abuses. So our citizens should not be worried),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In February, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1038 or proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 on third and final reading.<\/p>\n

Two committees at the House of Representatives approved their version of the measure, which is similar to the Senate version on Friday (May 29).<\/p>\n

Under the bill, persons who voluntarily and knowingly join any organization, association, or group of persons knowing that such is a terrorist organization, shall suffer imprisonment of 12 years.<\/p>\n

Suspected persons can be detained for 14 days without a warrant of arrest with an allowable 10-day extension.<\/p>\n

A 60-day surveillance on suspected terrorists can also be conducted by the police or the military, with an allowable 30-day extension.<\/p>\n

The use of videoconferencing for the accused and witnesses will also be allowed under the measure.<\/p>\n

To allay concerns of abuse, the Commission on Human Rights will be notified in case of detention of a suspected terrorist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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