MANILA GUARANTEES human rights of law-abiding citizens are
fully respected and doused fears the new anti-terrorism law will trample on the
constitutional rights of Filipinos following the signing of the Republic Act No. 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism
Act of 2020.
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| President Rodrigo Duterte (Simeon Celi, Jr) |
The National
Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict also said the law was crafted to comply with the constitutional
freedoms of the people while increasing the means to strengthen national
security by legally fighting terrorists whose main agenda is to overthrow the
government by any means possible.
“Only
persons involved in the act of terrorism are threatened. It will be more difficult for them to continue their relentless and cruel
recruitment of young citizens to be used as pawns in their terrorist actions,”
it said, adding, the national government is doing its best to protect
the nation and its people.
President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11479 on July 3.
“As we have said, the President, together with his Legal Team, took
time to study this piece of legislation weighing the concerns of different
stakeholders. Terrorism, as we often said, strikes anytime and anywhere. It is
a crime against the people and humanity; thus, the fight against terrorism
requires a comprehensive approach to contain terrorist threat.”
“The signing of the aforesaid law demonstrates our serious
commitment to stamp out terrorism, which has long plagued the country and has
caused unimaginable grief and horror to many of our people. Together, let us
defeat terrorism and make our communities safe and secure under the rule of law,”
said Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque.
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said with the new
anti-terrorism law, a more discerning mechanism is in place to prevent and
deter the threats and dangers posed by terrorists to the Filipino people.
“The new legislation addresses flaws in the Human Security Act of
2007, which served as a dead letter law and was severely underutilized, and
helps advance our country’s national security interests,” he said.
“As the Philippines is heavily afflicted by terrorism, as reflected
in its ranking in the Global Terrorism Index of 2019, the Duterte
administration stands with a firm position of undertaking stricter measures
against terrorists, including foreign ones, while maintaining the respect for
human rights as we have ensured safeguards against abuse,” he added. (Mindanao Examiner)
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