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Indigenous peoples plea vs anti-terror law gets support
By Fernan Angeles LOCAL indigenous groups behind a petition asking the Supreme Court to declare Anti-Terrorism law as unconstitutional gets a push from an international organization. The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), a global indigenous organization promoting and fighting indigenous rights, has taken a stand which jives with that of their local counterparts in the…
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DND chief rejects plan to regulate social media
By John Clifford Lintao DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana seemed to know only too well where he stands insofar as the anti-terror law is concerned as he just turned down Armed Forces chief Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay’s proposal to regulate the social media. Lorenzana said there is no provision in the law that regulates social media.…
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Tribesmen go to SC, want anti-terror law nullified too
By Fernan Angeles TRIBESMEN in the upland often mistaken as insurgents and terrorists have joined the fray, and filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to declare the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 null and void, alleging that the law violates their right to self-determination. Officers of Indigenous People’s alliance KATRIBU, Muslim activist and 2019 senatorial…