Several business groups have publicly opposed the terror bill, joining a growing voice of dissent against the measure being pushed amid a pandemic. In a joint statement on Friday, eight business groups expressed their “opposition in the strongest possible terms to the enactment” of the bill that had recently passed Congress. The groups, which include influential organizations, such as the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Makati Business Club (MBC), echoed the sentiments earlier raised by civic groups and other critics of the bill. The government and the private sector should instead focus “on what really matters,” such as addressing the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic; strengthening the health-care system; and improving the investment climate to create more jobs, the business groups said. ADVERTISEMENT“These are what our country needs to pull us out of our crisis and get back on our feet,” they said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 05, 2020 20:37 UTC