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Battle Over Anti-Terror Law Opens at the Philippines’ Top Court
Critics argued for the repeal of terror law at the Supreme Court in oral arguments starting February 2.
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February 04, 2021
People protest outside the gates of the Supreme Court as oral arguments start in a case against the Anti-Terror Law.
Credit: Michael Beltran
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On February 2, the Supreme Court in Manila held oral arguments on the whopping 37 petitions filed by various civil society groups against the controversial Anti-Terror Law. The end of the session was inconclusive and is set to continue on February 9.
Since the inception of the law and its passage in July 2020, rights groups have been up in arms about what they see as draconian provisions and intentions. Attorney, law professor, and former dean Tony La Viña explained to The Diplomat the law’s most contentious provisions: “One is the definition of terrorism, which is made very general, drawing no lines bet