Another senior administration congressman changed his mind and decided to withdraw his “yes” vote for the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, firming up further the arguments against the controversial measure.
In a letter to House Secretary General Jose Luis Montales, Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, chairman of the House committee on ways and means, asked on Friday that his vote be amended to “abstention.”
A total 173 congressmen voted in the affirmative for passage of the measure. On the other hand, 31 congressmen registered their negative votes while 29 refused to vote. In changing his vote, Salceda expressed misgivings over the definition of “terrorism” under the bill. Acts of terrorism are punishable with life imprisonment under the proposal.
“Further, since the ATC will be composed of the implementers, its members could not possibly be objective in its decisions,” Salceda warned.
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