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Tag: anti-terrorism bill

  • Thumbnail-Harry Roque on claiming Duterte did not have a hand on ATB.JPG
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Roque na ‘hindi hiningi’ ni Duterte ang anti-terror bill nangangailangan ng konteksto; mali sa pagsasabi na naipasa ng Senado ang panukalang batas sa nakaraang Kongreso

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 19, 2020 8:58 PM

    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.

    anti-terrorism bill, Duterte, Roque

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque’s claim that Duterte ‘did not ask’ for anti-terror bill needs context; errs in saying Senate passed measure in previous Congress

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 19, 2020 7:33 PM

    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.

    anti-terrorism bill, Duterte, Roque

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo ALTERED to show support for junking of Anti-Terror Bill

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 10, 2020 1:28 AM

    The image was from 2018.

    Anti-Terrorism Act 2020, anti-terrorism bill

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The Anti-Terrorism bill is NOT YET a law

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 08, 2020 8:30 PM

    It is yet to be transmitted to the Office of the President.

    Anti-Terrorism Act 2020, anti-terrorism bill

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    Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    The Anti-Terrorism Act 2020: Foreign Borrowings and Local Hacks

    By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes, Joel F. Ariate Jr., and Elinor May K. Cruz  |  Jun 08, 2020 1:16 PM

    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.

    Anti-Terrorism Act 2020, anti-terrorism bill

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Mga kailangan mong malaman tungkol sa panukalang anti-terrorism bill ng Senado

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 05, 2020 10:22 PM

    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.

    anti-terrorism bill, Senate, senate bill 1083

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the Senate’s anti-terrorism bill

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 05, 2020 6:26 PM

    The Senate, on Feb. 26, passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 1083, or the “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,” a measure that aims to update and repeal some provisions of the Human Security Act (HSA) and “strengthen” the country’s capability to combat terrorism.

    anti-terrorism bill, Senate, senate bill 1083

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