Sa pagsisikap na ilayo si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa labis na tinutuligsang anti-terrorism bill, mali ang sinabi ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque na ang panukala ay sinangayunan ng Senado noon pang ika-17 Kongreso.
In trying to distance President Rodrigo Duterte from the much criticized anti-terrorism bill, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque wrongly claimed the measure had gotten the nod of the Senate as early as in the 17th Congress.
The image was from 2018.
It is yet to be transmitted to the Office of the President.
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.
Ipinasa ng Senado sa third at final reading noong Peb. 26 ang Senate Bill 1083, o "Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020," isang panukala na naglalayong i-update at ipawalang-bisa ang ilang mga probisyon ng Human Security Act (HSA) at “palakasin" ang kakayahan ng bansa na labanan ang terorismo.
Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 1083 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 to update the provisions of the Human Security Act.