MANILA, Philippines — Petitioners against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 called the Supreme Court’s attention to the alleged intelligence-gathering and profiling against them and their members by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. “Under the ATA, this can trigger grievous consequences to the concerned persons and organizations’ rights and liberties,” they told the court. The petitioners stressed that COURAGE and ACT, which have been relentlessly vilified, are accredited, registered and recognized as legal groups for government workers and for school teachers. Prior to the memorandum, members of COURAGE and ACT were also red-tagged and arrested “for false criminal charges,” they added. “The foregoing incidents remind us once again of the terror that the assailed law perpetuates.

Source: Philippine Star March 29, 2021 10:18 UTC