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The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, officially designated as Republic Act No. 11479, is a counter-terrorism law intended to prevent, prohibit, and penalize terrorism in the Philippines. [1] The law was passed by the 18th Congress and signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 3, 2020, effectively replacing the Human Security Act of 2007 on July 18 ...
The following are a list of organizations designated as terrorist in the Philippines by the Anti-Terrorism Council under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 which was signed into law on July 3, 2020 by then former President Rodrigo Duterte. [1] The implementing rules and regulations was approved by the ATC on October 14, 2020. [2]
The Human Security Act of 2007, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9372, was a Philippine law that took effect on July 20, 2007. [1] The law, which was watered-down after opposition from some politicians and rights groups feared the legislation would endanger human rights, was aimed at tackling militants, particularly the Abu Sayyaf, in the southern Philippines.
The Philippines' Supreme Court declared two parts of a controversial anti-terrorism law unconstitutional on Thursday, dismaying activists and rights groups who sought the scrapping of the ...
According to Philippine laws, terrorism is a crime under the Human Security Act of 2007 which describes such acts as causing "widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace". The first group to be officially listed as a terrorist organization under the law was the Abu Sayyaf on September 10, 2015, by the Basilan provincial court ...
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The National Counter-Terrorism Action Group (NACTAG; Filipino: Pambansang Lupon ng Pagsasagawa Laban sa Terorismo) was formed on November 27, 2007, with its existence announced to the public on November 29, 2007. [1] It is a counter-terrorism body under the Anti-Terrorism Council. [1] NACTAG is under the direct command of the National Security ...