MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson may ask the crafters of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 to “clarify further” a provision that allows the publication of names of suspected terrorists. “Ang designation naman, hindi ito arrest e (The designation does not mean an arrest will be made). The Department of Justice released the IRR of the anti-terror law almost three months after the controversial law took effect last July 18. But the anti-terror law currently faces 37 petitions filed before the Supreme Court, challenging the law’s constitutionality. This makes the law the most contested after the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 22, 2020 05:37 UTC