On Thursday, human rights advocates, cause-oriented groups, youth, veteran journalists, lawmakers, and Constitution framers have joined the call for the Supreme Court to declare ATA as unconstitutional. ADVERTISEMENTTo date, there are already 16 petitions pending before the Supreme Court, making this law the most highly contested since the Cybercrime Prevention Act. The 14th and 15th petitions were filed by artists, cultural workers, and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and 16 youth groups while Muslim groups filed the 16th case. Their case is the 14th filed before the Supreme Court. To date, eight petitions have already been consolidated by the Supreme Court.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 23, 2020 09:22 UTC