The controversial anti-terrorism bill, certified as urgent legislation by President Rodrigo Duterte, bears no “draconian provisions” but is needed because the Philippines has “one of the most lenient” anti-terror laws in the world, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque claimed in his June 2 press briefing.
By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes, Joel F. Ariate Jr., and Elinor May K. Cruz
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Jun 8, 2020
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