Vice Ganda, the latest star to decry the anti-terrorism bill, called on lawmakers to address the fears that people have toward it after Congress passed it yesterday, June 3 on its final reading. | NGunoINQ
“Ang AntiTerrorismBill ay dapat magtanggal sa akin ng takot sa banta ng terorismo,” he said. “Ngunit kung depektibo o kulang sa kalinawan ang pagkakalahad nito ay maaaring magresulta ito sa pangaabuso ng autoridad na syang nagbibigay sa akin ng malaking takot na baka matanggalan ako ng mga karapatan at kalayaan.”He appealed to lawmakers, “[S]ana’y bigyan [n’yo] ng atensyon at halaga ang aming mga pangamba bago [n’yo] tuluyang pagdesisyunan ang batas na ito.
“ANG KAILANGAN NG MGA PILIPINO SA NGAYON AY MAKARAMDAM NG PROTEKSYON AT DI NG ANUMANG URI NG TAKOT,” he stressed and used the hashtag #JunkTerrorBill. The bill replaces the Human Security Act, with suspected terrorists facing up to 24 days in jail without a warrant of arrest, instead of three days in current laws. It also removes the provision of payment of P500,000 damages per day of detention of any person acquitted of terrorism charges.
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