De Lima files resolutions probing ‘weaponization’ of anti-terror lawsMANILA, Philippines — Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has filed two resolutions seeking a congressional inquiry into the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 following the denial of bail to community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil. De Lima authored House Resolutions 786 and 787, urging the House committees on justice and human rights to conduct a joint investigation into Republic Act 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), and Republic Act 10168, or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act (TFPSA). “These laws should not be used as a license to put pressure on people, to red-tag or jail people with trumped up charges, much less to kill innocent people,” De Lima said. “Our objective is clear: to ensure that our laws protect our people instead of suppressing dissent. “Despite the noble intent of the law, reports of international human rights bodies cautioned that the ATA contains overly broad provisions and vague definitions that may be susceptible to abuse,” the resolution reads.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2026 16:33 UTC