By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Published December 15, 2020 3:23pm
Updated December 15, 2020 3:27pm
Duterte Youth party-list Representative Ducielle Cardema is seeking the revival of the Anti-Subversion Act as she filed a measure proposing to outlaw the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People's Army (NPA), as well as the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
Cardema's proposal is contained in House Bill 8231, which she called the proposed "Anti-CPP-NPA-NDF Act of 2021".
The measure likewise outlaws all other organizations that support the CPP, NPA, and NDF in their recruitment, operations, financial transactions, among others.
According to Cardema, the repeal of the Anti-Subversion Law in 1992 through RA 7636 was a "mistake" as it allowed the "terrorist activities" of CPP and NPA to continue, and they supposedly used the NDF and other civilian organizations as fronts in recruiting for, operating, and financing their terrorist activities.