MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer has insisted that the Anti-Terrorism Law, while it has taken effect already, cannot be implemented yet because its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) have not yet taken effect. According to election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, effective laws does not automatically translate to implementation, as the government must first craft the IRR based on Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. ADVERTISEMENT“An effective law does not necessarily mean an implementable law, especially when the procedure for the law’s implementation has yet to exist,” Macalintal said in his legal opinion sent to reporters on Monday. “All these have to be specifically defined under the IRR before the law could be fully implemented,” he noted.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2020 12:56 UTC