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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.
Amending the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 or RA 9485: The Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 2018-05-28: 11033: Converting a State College into a State University: Davao Oriental State University 2018-06-15: 11034: Renaming a Road: Rodolfo G. Fariñas Jr. By-Pass Road 2018-06-15: 11035: Balik Scientist Act ...
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 law replaces the Human Security Act of 2007 (RA 9372), [171] which he noted became a dead-letter law as some of its provisions – including a P500,000 daily penalty for the wrongful detention of a suspected terrorist – discouraged law enforcers from using it to charge suspected terrorists. In more than 10 years in effect, the 2007 law ...
In October 2007, the CBCS was one of the speakers in a forum participated by other civil society groups and lawyers which discussed and reviewed the soundness of Philippine Republic Act 9372, otherwise known as the Human Security Act of 2007.
Republic Act No. 9372 — Human Security Act of 2007; Republic Act No. 9379 — Handline Fishing Law; Republic Act No. 9396 — Redefining the term "Veteran" Republic Act No. 9399 — One-Time Amnesty for Businesses in the Special Economic Zones and Freeports; Republic Act No. 9400 — Amending the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992 ...
The Human Security Act of 2007, passed by the Philippine Congress in February and signed by President Gloria Arroyo in March, took effect on July 15. It was amended with the Anti-terrorism Act of 2020. [141] This act has been heavily criticized by Human Rights Watch due to its "vague and overbroad" definition of terrorism. [142]
The emergence of the human security discourse was the product of a convergence of factors at the end of the Cold War.These challenged the dominance of the neorealist paradigm's focus on states, "mutually assured destruction" and military security and briefly enabled a broader concept of security to emerge.