Albay second district Rep. Joey Salceda requests to change his vote on the controversial Anti-Terror Bill into abstention due to the lack of a bicameral conference committee meeting to tackle what he calls vague provisions
Albay second district Rep. Joey Salceda joined some of his colleagues who withdrew their vote for the controversial Anti-Terrorism Bill for lack of a meeting with senators to thresh out what he calls vague provisions.
He said the creation of an Anti-Terrorism Council, composed of Cabinet officials with powers to order the arrest of suspected terrorists, may violate the separation of powers in particular with the Judiciary’s functions.
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