The mayor said that while she understood the “hesitation of some people” to use the anti-terrorism law to pin down Teves by designating him as a terrorist, the Teveses had allegedly committed acts that fit constitute “terrorism.”
agreed with the “terrorist” tag given by the government to suspended congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, saying it was the best way to describe him.,” Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo told Rappler on Wednesday, August 2.as “light at the end of the tunnel.”
The mayor said that while she understood the “hesitation of some people” to use the anti-terrorism law to pin down Teves by designating him as a terrorist, the Teveses had allegedly committed acts that constitute “terrorism.” “But perhaps those people who criticize the use of the law have not been victimized by these groups themselves. They are organized. They grab land that does not belong to them. Even local reporters are afraid to report on them. If that’s not terrorism, then what is it?” Degamo said in a mix of Cebuano and English.
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